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High-Speed Recovery: Twenty years after the genocide, Rwanda looks to a high-tech future
Almost 20 years have passed since the 1994 Rwandan genocide, when politicians, doctors, miners, merchants, and farmers killed about 800,000 of their fellow politicians, doctors, miners, merchants, and farmers in the East African nation of just 12 million. To this day, the 100-day horror remains one of the most appallingly efficient cases of systematic murder in modern history, and Rwanda, at least in the eyes of the West, remains synonymous with the chaos of its not-too-distant past.
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Ecuador will increase electrification in rural and isolated areas using renewable energy
At least 350 families in the Amazon region of Ecuador will use solar energy provided by an IDB-GEF pilot project.
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‘Light Up Their Lives,’ Student-Created Ads Ask
A cause marketing campaign from a global seller of electrical equipment and services is borrowing a thought from a proverb, declaring that it is better to give away a light than curse the darkness.
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Indigenous thalassemia diagnostic kit launched in India
India on Tuesday launched a low-cost, indigenously-manufactured Thalassemia and Sickle Cell diagnostic kit that will simplify the identification of 7 common beta-thalassemia mutations and two common abnormal haemoglobins, common in India.
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Schistosomiasis: a Latin American neglected tropical disease
Schistosomiasis is classified as a Latin American neglected tropical disease (NTD), meaning it belongs to a group of parasitic and bacterial diseases that cause substantial illness for more than one billion people globally, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
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A Victory for Rwanda
The African country synonymous with violence is winning the battle against disease and death.
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The Lion and the Toucan: Bank of Tanzania’s experiences in mobile finance offer valuable lessons to peers in Brazil
Brazil is the largest nation in Latin America in terms of population and area. Already a well-established regional and global leader in the field of financial inclusion, notably in areas such as agent banking and financial education, with a long history of overcoming policy challenges and difficulties, it would be easy for the nation to rest comfortably on its impressive policy achievements.
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Microfinance’s macro potential
Microfinance is, at its heart, an effort to provide financial services to people who are not served – or are under-served – by the formal banking system. With appropriate, accessible, and fairly priced financial services, people can build their savings, cover the costs of unexpected emergencies, and invest in their families’ health, housing, and education.
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