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  • Millennium Development goals in rural Africa get $100 million boost

    In 2011, the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) and the Earth Institute (Columbia University) formed a partnership to work with African nations to support their efforts to end extreme poverty. On Tuesday, the IsDB and the Earth Institute and its partner, Millennium Promise, announced that the IsDB and its poverty reduction arm, the Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development (ISFD), have now extended more than $100 million in financing to help eight African nations combat extreme poverty, improve public health and achieve more sustainable development.

    Source
    RYOT.org (link opens in a new window)
    Categories
    Health Care
    Region
    Sub-Saharan Africa
    Tags
    public health, rural development
  • Raikes steps down as CEO of Gates Foundation

    Former Microsoft exec Jeff Raikes said Tuesday that he would step down as the chief executive of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, theoretically freeing himself up as Microsoft searches for a new CEO.

    Source
    PC World (link opens in a new window)
    Tags
    philanthropy
  • Bank? What bank? Orange, Visa and the changing face of Africa’s mobile money

    While relatively few Africans have a bank account, companies are finding new ways to offer consumers bank-type services just using mobile devices.

    Source
    ZD Net (link opens in a new window)
    Categories
    Technology
    Region
    Sub-Saharan Africa
    Tags
    financial inclusion
  • NextDrop Uses Big Data, Texting To Improve Water Distribution

    The proliferation of mobile-supported business models in India is substantial. Given its ubiquity amongst lower-income groups, mobile technology is recognized as a maximum impact tool, particularly for grassroots data collection. This “tech” model of social entrepreneurship has become the norm not only in India, but also in other emerging markets throughout Asia, Africa and South America.Case in point: NextDrop, a social enterprise launched in 2011, is simplifying urban water collection in India. With its “Smart Grid ‘Lite’” solution, the enterprise collects and shares water delivery information with city residents and water utilities. In this way, efficiency and transparency are improved upon.

    Source
    dowser.org (link opens in a new window)
    Categories
    Environment, Health Care, Technology
    Region
    South Asia
    Tags
    public health
  • Developing Healthier Habits

    Health-care companies facing a host of profit-threatening conditions—such as pricing pressures, patent expirations and sluggish economic growth in mature markets—are beginning to build some immunity by boosting their exposure to the developing world.According to Julia Giguere, a senior analyst who covers the health-care sector for MSCI ESG Research in Boston, developing countries are experiencing stronger economic and population growth than the developed world. They also boast rising middle classes and they increasingly need products that can address shifting disease burdens.

    Source
    Financial Advisor (link opens in a new window)
    Categories
    Health Care
    Tags
    impact investing
  • Universal health coverage within reach for developing countries

    Once seen as a distant objective, economic growth and political will are now bringing universal health coverage within reach for the developing world. But great financial and social challenges still remain to be addressed before the vision becomes reality, EurActiv France reports.Developing countries in the Middle East, Asia and Africa are quickly catching up with European healthcare standards, although it will take nearly half a century before all can provide comparable treatments.

    Source
    EurActiv.com (link opens in a new window)
    Categories
    Health Care
    Tags
    public health
  • The funds cashing in on the global healthcare crisis

    Healthcare and biotechnology companies have had a storming few years on a global scale, with the UK pharmaceutical sector getting in on the action this year too.The FTSE World Healthcare Index has made 71.49 per cent over the past three years, according to data from FE Analytics, with the FTSE World index, which includes stocks from all sectors, up 38.59 per cent.

    Source
    FE Trustnet (link opens in a new window)
    Categories
    Health Care
    Tags
    public health
  • The Best Of Both Worlds

    A frail looking Mini Shaji sits on a bed in the corner of the general ward of AyurVaid’s hospital in Bengaluru. Wearing a brick red nightgown, Shaji’s painfully thin frame looks devoid of all energy, but there is a glimmer of hope in her eyes. Six months back, the 36-year-old Shaji, who suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, could not move without the help of a walking stick. A friend directed her to the AyurVaid centre at Ramamurthy Nagar. After 10 days of in-patient treatment, Shaji can now walk slowly without a stick. Though still weak, she’s now hopeful that the weight she lost because of her ailment will be regained too.

    Source
    Business Outlook India (link opens in a new window)
    Categories
    Health Care
    Region
    South Asia
    Tags
    public health
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