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IDB’s assignment: A proposal to reform private sector operations
The Inter-American Development Bank’s annual meeting has concluded with a lot of promise for businesses in the region, from the establishment of a new Chinese cofinanced fund to a plan to streamline the activities of the bank’s private sector windows.
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- Asia Pacific
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Connecting the dots between vaccines and hunger
Comic Relief started as a response to the 1984 famine in Ethiopia. Any solution to the persisting problem of global hunger must factor in immunization.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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Mozambique turns to technology in battle against tuberculosis
New machine expected to cut TB diagnosis time dramatically, enabling speedier treatment in Maputo and beyond.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Immune Finding Aids Quest for Vaccines to Beat Tropical Infections
Scientists are a step closer to developing vaccines for a range of diseases that affect 200 million people, mainly in tropical south-east Asia, Africa and Central America.
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At USAID, more post-sequestration scenarios emerge
Anxiety could be sensed among aid implementers meeting Thursday at the U.S. Agency for International Development headquarters in Washington, D.C. Just like most people working in the area, they worry about what lies ahead in the wake of the sequestration.
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Philips highlights unmet healthcare needs of African women
Royal Philips Electronics released its Fabric of Africa Trends Report on healthcare services across Africa, focusing specifically on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), maternal and child health and the strengthening of healthcare systems.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uganda: Invest in Agriculture – World Bank
The World Bank has said that investing in agribusiness could be one of the landmark solutions to the slow pace of Africa's economic development.
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- Agriculture
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- impact investing
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Africa on the move
Awolowo Road has long been a destination for enterprising Nigerian traders. In the 1990s, Kola Karim became one of them, setting up shop on the road that links the plush neighbourhood of Ikoyi to the tumult of the Lagos Island business district, selling shirts and jeans to the throngs.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa