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Maternal health in India much worse than previously thought, new study finds
More than 40 percent of women in India are underweight when they begin pregnancy, according to a new study published by Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
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- Education, Health Care
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- South Asia
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OPINION: Moving Africa toward health self-sufficiency
Across Africa, growth rates and the discovery of natural resources are pushing countries toward middle-income status, but their health systems are still too weak for donors to withdraw support.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: The Rise of the Social Entrepreneurs Is Egypt’s Silent Revolution
Tuning in to news channels, browsing through social media sites, or engaging in a chit-chat with one of Egypt's ever-so talkative taxi drivers can leave even the biggest optimist heavy-hearted. High illiteracy rates in Egypt's primary and middle schools, blood-covered hospital beds shared by multiple patients, and increased suicide rates among men unable to provide for their families are tragically common and familiar headlines. While the core of our economic and social problems have long been recognized, very little has been done to address them.
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- North Africa & Near East
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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Philanthropy
One of the greatest challenges for philanthropy today is the very term itself --philanthropy.
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- Impact Assessment
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Bitcoin Startups Bring ‘Rebittance’ Service to Argentina and Mexico
Bitcoin startups Volabit and SatoshiTango have opened a money transfer service between their respective countries through a collaboration called Coinnect.
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- Latin America
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World Bank to boost India’s MSME sector through $500 million loan
The World Bank on Monday approved a $500 million loan for the MSME Growth Innovation and Inclusive Finance Project to improve access to finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) working in the manufacturing and services sector at an early stage.
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PRESS RELEASE: GSMA Report Shows Active Mobile Money Customers Increased by Over 40 Percent to 100 Million in 2014
The GSMA’s Mobile Money for the Unbanked (MMU) programme today released its fourth annual ‘Mobile Financial Services State of the Industry Report’, providing a quantitative assessment of the state of mobile financial services, including mobile money, mobile insurance, mobile savings and mobile credit.
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- Education
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Europeans Selling Mobile Payments Should Ask Africa for Help
As telecommunications carriers in Europe seek a share of the billions of dollars likely to flow to companies that build mobile-payment systems, Claudio Chiche has a few words of advice: Ask Africa for help.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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