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Habitat Destruction Is Exposing Us to a Dangerous New Form of Malaria
If you’re not a doctor, you probably think of malaria as a single disease. That’s not quite right. There are several parasites that cause what we call malaria—likePlasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale, and Plasmodium malariae—and each brings a slightly different form of the disease. Now, in a northeastern corner of Malaysia, doctors are concerned about the rapid expansion of yet another malaria-inducing parasite named Plasmodium knowlesi. Incidence of the parasite increased tenfold between 2004 and 2011, and many public-health researchers are worried things are going to get worse.
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- Health Care
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- Asia Pacific
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- public health
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Impact Investment Fund launches: a new $100 million socially-conscious Aussie start-up fund
The constrained Australian venture capital industry is about to receive a $100 million infusion earmarked for companies that promise to do good for society or the environment.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing
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Can China’s Financial System Become More Inclusive?
Beijing is trying to make finance accessible to those traditionally denied it, with mixed results.
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- Asia Pacific
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Foundation Searches for Young Social Entrepreneurs
There are many success stories of social enterprises taking off, but most of these are in Manila. Proponents of a contest seeking to award social entrepreneurs hope to find the next success story in the provinces.
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- Asia Pacific
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Indonesia Turns to Technology to Build its Banking Sector
Indonesia is hoping to get more of its 250 million citizens using formal financial services, and it’s looking to some of the creative tech startups that are already one step ahead for some assistance.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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World Bank Group President Pledges Up to $11 Billion in Support to Indonesia
World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim pledged up to $11 billion in new financing in the next three to four years to Indonesia, the fourth most populous country in the world.
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- Asia Pacific
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Visa Pushes for Financial Inclusion in Philippines
There is an opportunity for financial inclusion in the Philippines, and VISA is banking on such potential.
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- Asia Pacific
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation pushes microinsurance for disaster mitigation
The 21 member-economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is pushing for microinsurance to mitigate the impact of natural disasters.
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- Asia Pacific
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- microfinance