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Tech Entrepreneur Priya Haji, Founder And CEO Of SaveUp, Has Passed Away At 44
Priya Haji, a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur known for her focus on socially-minded ventures in both the for-profit and non-profit spaces, most recently as CEO and co-founderof personal financial savings app SaveUp, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on July 14th at the age of 44.
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Gemalto, GSMA drive African mHealth initiative
Gemalto has announced its partnership with (global System for Mobile Communication Association (GSMA1) to drive the pan-African mHealth Initiative (PAMI).
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Supply Chain Overhaul To Boost Coffee Farmers’ Income 400%
This is about a social enterprise on a mission to reinvent the coffee supply chain, giving farmers a bigger and more equitable piece of the action.
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Discovery Health, Woolworths ‘winning at home’
These emerging market companies are giving multinationals a run for their money – BCG.
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Lessons from India for Africa’s healthcare entrepreneurs
Access to high-quality, low-cost healthcare services is a big challenge in many African countries. There are few public hospitals in most areas and those available are often under-staffed, under-funded and lack basic facilities. Low-income earners and people residing in rural areas face even greater difficulties accessing the most basic care.
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High School Student 3D Prints Innovative Syringe Which Could Expand Vaccination Possibilities
While some high school students were worrying about their school portraits or who might take them to the prom, Park City High School senior Peter Bermant was worrying about the problems with distributing vaccines in developing countries.
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5 things you need to know about the New Development Bank
At the 6th BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, on Tuesday, the New Development Bank was created.
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Indian government to set up credit guarantee fund to support Rs 40,000-crore Financial Inclusion Mission
NEW DELHI: The government will set up a credit guarantee fund to support its over Rs 40,000-crore new Financial Inclusion Mission, which envisages to give a Rs 5,000 overdraft facility to around 8 crore new account holders.
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