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Viewpoint: New Global Focus Placed on Reducing Anemia in Adolescent Girls
Recently, the World Health Assembly set out new global nutrition targets. These targets will guide and influence priorities in health programming and investments. One such ambitious goal is to see a 50 per cent reduction of anemia in women of reproductive age by 2025.
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- Health Care
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WHO Expands Postpartum Family Planning, Increasing Chances for Maternal and Child Survival
The fifth edition of the Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use has been released and it could significantly change the family planning (FP) landscape in developing countries, expanding access to long-acting contraceptives and reducing the unmet FP needs of 225 million women.
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- Health Care
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‘One in 10 Malaria Drugs in Nigeria Is of Poor Quality’
New research released recently has indicated that substandard medicines are more prevalent than fake ones in world's most malaria-burdened country, Nigeria.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenya’s Equity Bank gets court backing to roll out thin SIM technology
After a year-long court battle, Equity Bank can finally go ahead and roll out its thin Sim technology in Kenya.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mobile finance
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Rajasthan-based Karma Healthcare raises investment from Ennovent Impact Investment Holding
Ennovent Impact Investment Holding on Monday said it has invested an undisclosed in Rajasthan-based healthcare provider Karma Healthcare.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Nepal government grows wary of foreign aid
International relief organizations are intensifying efforts to distribute aid in Nepal a month after the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Nepal's government, however, seems intent on rejecting the help.
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- South Asia
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Tanzania surpasses financial inclusion target
TANZANIA has surpassed its financial inclusion target of 50 per cent, some two years ahead of deadline in 2016, thanks to mobile transaction platform.
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Ecuadorian Banks Must Adopt Official Electronic Currency – or Else
While companies worldwide are embracing the rise of decentralized cryptocurrency bitcoin, Ecuadorian officials have chosen to make local banks adopt a home-grown state digital currency — whether they like it or not.
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