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Access Bank, Airtel Team Up To Launch Nigeria’s Newest Mobile Money Service
Nigeria’s fourth largest bank, Access Bank Plc, has signed a deal with Airtel Nigeria that will see its mobile money service run on the network of the mobile operator. The collaboration is aimed at boosting financial inclusion in the country.
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PRESS RELEASE: Agora Fund Will Bring Rigor of Investing to Philanthropy
Innovative new social enterprise will work with donors and nonprofits to apply the rigor, transparency and ease of a for-profit investment platform to the world of charitable giving.
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Africa’s Mobile Money Makes its Way to Europe with M-Pesa
Snapchat may be the latest application with a new mobile payment feature launched this week, but the idea that made Snapcash possible was spawned more than seven years ago in Africa.
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Philips and SNV collaborate to increase access to clean, efficient cooking solutions for communities in Africa
Royal Philips and the SNV Netherlands Development Organisation (http://www.snvworld.org), will be working together to improve access to clean cooking solutions in Africa by introducing clean and efficient household cook stoves to rural communities across the continent. The partnership aims to improve the health and well-being and income of rural populations while having a direct positive impact on the environment and will include research, community education and access to financing for adopting clean cooking technologies.
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Gilead Buys Shortcut For FDA Drug Review For $125 Million
How much is a fast track for the Food and Drug Administration review of a new drug worth? Try $125 million.
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OPINION: Déjà Rule: The Health Damaging Consequences of Reinstating the Global Gag Rule in 2015
This year, the Foreign Operations Bill proposed by the House of Representatives includes the restoration of $300 million in funding for the successful President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), which has been chronically underfunded in recent years.
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500 Startups’ $10M fund will invest in mobile health in India, China, Africa
A $10 million micro fund that will make investments in early and growth stage mobile startups, including mobile health, got started this week.
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Wish Foundation plans to raise $100 mn for health innovators
Foundation seeks to reach 10 mn under-served people, ties up with Rajasthan govt to offer 11 low-cost health innovations
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