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Haiti’s new generation of doctors hope to revive ailing health sector, rebuild country
A cholera epidemic, one of the highest malnutrition and maternal mortality rates in Latin America and an ill-equipped health sector are not putting off a new generation of Haitian doctors born and trained in the Caribbean nation.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Latin America
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New Solar Lamp for African Villagers
On a continent where more than half the population lives off-the-grid, many African villagers can neither afford nor acquire simple solar lamps. Instead, they have to rely on dangerous kerosene products to light their homes.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Next Frontier: Transforming Healthcare in Africa
Strategic public-private partnerships are going beyond traditional philanthropy to solve Africa's health challenges and promote development.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tanzania Reaches Out to People Without Accounts
Tanzania wants to capture the 50% of the population who are unbanked by 2016 after the launch of the National Financial Inclusion Framework.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Crowdfunding and Climate Innovation: The Next Steps are in Funding Impact Investing
The future of Impact Investing and Crowdfunding was on display in Nairobi, Kenya last week.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mobile Money for the Unbanked
Mobile money and virtual currencies for cross border remittances: opportunity or risk?
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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“Charge the world, change the world.”
The campaign is on behalf of Schneider Electric, a French company with operations in more than 100 countries including the United States.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
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Startup Spotlight : Specialty Telehealth Services
Specialty Telehealth Services (STS) integrates complex telehealth systems to produce positive health impacts. STS owns and operates a 24-hour Response Center providing teletrauma services and is also implementing a Latin American Telestroke Network.
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- Health Care