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In India, Nachiket Mor defends the need for specialized banks
Nachiket Mor, Chairman of the RBI's committee on financial inclusion, strongly defended the need to have specialised banks compared to new full service banks. He said that the idea of financial inclusion will be better served in the medium term if specialised banks such as payments only banks and lending only banks are allowed to flourish.
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Philips India & PGIMER showcase mobile health outreach programme Asha Jyoti in New Delhi
Philips Healthcare’s flagship Women's Healthcare Outreach Mobile programme, Asha Jyoti, has collaborated with Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), and the non-governmental organization RAD-AID to screen 4000 women in less than 20 months.
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Top 10 Global Health Issues to Watch in 2014
The past year has given us plenty of global health successes to celebrate.
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Surgery Goes Global
Drafting a plan for universal access to surgical care
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Pakistan facing challenge over procuring vaccines
Pakistan may face a country-wide shortage of life-saving vaccines due to government’s failure to fulfil its international co-financing liabilities for the procurement of vaccines to safeguard lives of millions of children from seven lethal preventable diseases.
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OPINION: Branches Will Never Result In 100% Financial Inclusion in India
India has just 110 branches per million persons, compared with the USA which has more than 300 branches per million persons, and Spain which has an incredible 900 branches per million persons, with the next nearest in the EU being Italy with 650/mm.
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Innovative New Initiative from JPMorgan Chase to Catalyze Investment in Low- and Moderate-Income Communities
$33 million to help CDFIs across the country build capacity.
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Microinsurance coverage rises in the Philippines
Over 19 million Filipinos are covered by microinsurance, more than six times the number recorded five years ago, the Department of Finance yesterday reported.
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