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Literacy, Not Income, Key To Improving Public Health In India
New research suggests public health in developing countries may be better improved by reducing illiteracy rather than raising average income.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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What will happen when the MDGs expire?
The UN High Level Panel report has a universal focus USAID, under a CC License
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- governance
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Egypt: World Bank Provides $1.25 Million to Support Job Creation in Upper Egypt
The World Bank group and its partners are investing more than $1.25 million in the Egypt Development Marketplace program that addresses job creation, poverty alleviation and rural development, said a press release issued by the World Bank.
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- Impact Assessment
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- North Africa & Near East
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- impact investing
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Toms sets out to sell a lifestyle, not just shoes
Founder Blake Mycoskie has set out to save the world with his "one-for-one" tagline. His critics say that giving alone doesn't solve a thing.
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- Impact Assessment
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Lifestyle changes contributing to ill health in China
Pollution, poor diet and stress are causing health problems in world's most populous country despite health reforms and affordable healthcare
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- Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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- nutrition
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Fake & sub-standard drugs: India, China may be worst offenders
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has a humble disclosure to make: there is still no accurate estimate of the global scale of counterfeit medicines.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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Dengue vaccine to be out soon
A vaccine for the prevention of dengue may soon be released before 2016.
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- Health Care
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Yourstory Buys Social Entrepreneurship Platform – ThinkChange India
YourStory.in, the media platform covering startups and early stage deals, has acquired social enterprise platform ThinkChange India.
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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- impact investing