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Interactive Training and Rapid Diagnostic Testing Reduces Over-diagnosis of Malaria
A study published on Friday in The Lancet Global Health showed countries where malaria is endemic should rollout malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) at the same time new training programs are integrated into the medical care system.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Harvard Startup Champion Focuses on India’s Women
Saathi, a social enterprise startup that provides low-cost sanitary napkins and jobs to women in rural India, took top honors at Harvard's New Venture Competition. Co-founder Amrita Siagal discusses the origins of the project and its path forward.
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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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- public health
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Reserve Bank of India May Allow MFIs to Function as Business Correspondents of Banks
However, the move has faced serious opposition from various departments in the central bank.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- South Asia
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Philippines Using Postal Banks to Advance Financial Inclusion
The Philippine Postal Savings Bank (Postbank) inaugurated Tuesday this week two branches of its Microfinance Banking Office (MBO) or Bangko sa Nayon in Albay alongside the government efforts to pursue inclusive growth particularly on the countryside.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Microfinancing Mexico Via Responsible Tourism Activities
Fundacion En Via aims to empower women in Mexican villages with interest-free loans and business coaching.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Latin America
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India’s SKS Microfinance Posts First Full Year of Profit Since Andhra Pradesh Crisis
SKS Microfinance Ltd has posted its first full year of profit after its business took a beating due to the microfinance crisis in Andhra Pradesh.
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- Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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- lending, microfinance
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U.K. Institutional Investors Keen to Increase Social Investment Activity, Says Report
New sources of capital for the UK social investment market are likely to be local authority pension funds, charities with large endowments and housing associations, says a new report.
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- Impact Assessment
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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- impact investing
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PRESS RELEASE: So-Fi Peer-to-Peer Lender Surpasses Half a Billion Dollars in Student Loans Funded
SoFi has streamlined the lending process with a pain-free online application, mobile document upload, and helpful customer service via text, email, or phone.
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- Education
- Tags
- lending
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