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Coronavirus May Cost Africa $4.8 Billion in Crop Exports
The coronavirus pandemic could cost Africa as much as $4.8 billion in lost agricultural exports and affect the livelihoods of 10 million farmers, McKinsey & Co. said.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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WHO Foundation to Broaden Funding Base for Global Health Investment
The WHO Foundation, which is legally separate from the UN health agency, will facilitate contributions from the public, individual major donors and corporate partners.
It will make grants that support WHO's efforts to address pressing global health challenges, which include extending universal health coverage to one billion people.- Categories
- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- nonprofits
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Viewpoint: Now More Than Ever
The report analyzes the impact on extreme poverty of global economic contractions at three levels. In the best-case scenario, a 5% contraction, the researchers anticipate that 87 million people would fall into extreme poverty – half of them in South Asia where Upaya works.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- South Asia
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CTI Africa Chooses Vonage to Power Breakthrough Telehealth Solution in Uganda
With Vonage’s Video API, CTI Africa Limited is bringing advanced telehealth capabilities to the developing world, providing rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa with high quality, affordable medical care and holistic solutions to address economic and social challenges.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Big Pharma’s Blindspot: Before COVID-19, Vaccine and Antiviral Research Went Neglected
Public health experts have warned for years that the world is at risk of a major pandemic, and advocates say Big Pharma showed little interest in developing vaccines — or even antibiotic and antiviral medications — until the latest outbreak offered an opportunity to rake in public funding and turn out massive profits with minimal risk.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- public health, research, vaccines
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A New Website Is Helping Nigerians Check If They Have Coronavirus
Created through a partnership between the Wellbeing Foundation and PocketPatientMD, the site will determine if a person needs to visit a coronavirus test center based on a series of questions.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa