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Gavi Alliance to Present Plans to Expand Impact of Vaccines By 2020 in Africa
Drive to secure a healthy future for children in developing countries.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- vaccines
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Why Bill Gates Fights Diseases Abroad, Not At Home
"Our view on health is that we have a lot of interventions where we're saving lives for less than $2,000 per life saved."
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- Health Care
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- public health
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Engaging the Private Sector in the Global War Against Malaria in India
The past decade has seen unprecedented progress against many of the world’s leading global health challenges, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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Why are Africans Getting Ripped off on Remittances?
Four factors combine to drive up charges. The first is limited competition.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Technology Exists to Lower Kenya’s Money Transfer Costs
Kenyans living abroad could soon send money back to their families and friends in the country at lower costs.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Beyond the Pioneer: Getting Inclusive Industries to Scale
Beyond the Pioneer enumerates the barriers to scale that hinder, not just the firm, but the entire ecosystem, including the value chain, public goods, and the regulatory and policy environments.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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For Super-Rich, Investing to See Dramatic Changes
Lots of start-up funding. Crowd-sourced investment ideas. Real-time low-cost portfolio monitoring. An emphasis on environmental and social impact.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Myth of Sustainable Investment Performance Sacrifice ‘Finally Withering Away’
Speaking to Blue & Green Tomorrow after the launch of the Pax MSCI International ESG Index fund, Keefe explained that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors were becoming increasingly relevant to companies’ long-term financial risk and performance.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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