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Latrines May Not Improve Health of Poor Children
Because of the well-known dangers of open defecation — especially for children’s health — bringing millions of latrines to the poor has long been a goal of public health experts. But now a major study in India has stunned advocates of latrine building by showing that it may do little good.
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- Education, Health Care
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- South Asia
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Task Force on India “Postal Bank” to submit report by year-end
The Task Force set up by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to leverage the country's post office's network in a bid to advance financial inclusion will submit its report by the end of this year, a top government official said today.
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Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Invests In Social Enterprise Kinara Capital
@Michael_and has made an undisclosed amount of equity investment in Bangalore based social enterprise, Kinara Capital.
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- Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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- impact investing
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eRezeki project to connect Malaysians at bottom 40% of income pyramid with digital income
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced the eRezeki project to connect Malaysians at the bottom 40% of the income pyramid (B40) with domestic and global digital income.
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Pharma companies feel law change can weaken ability to provide low-cost drugs
Indian drugmakers and public health activists are deeply worried that sections of the American pharmaceutical industry may use the recently announced Indo-US working committee on intellectual property rights to force changes in Indian patent laws to further their commercial interests at the cost of the domestic industry.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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- vaccines
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OPINION: Microfinance in India: To hell and back
In a nation where half the population isn’t served by formal banking system, the microfinance industry acquired a halo in the early part of last decade. And then, the Andhra Pradesh crisis happened.
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India to enter top two markets for health company Abbott
Close on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make in India" call, global health giant Abbott is setting up a Rs 450-crore plant for manufacturing nutrition products in Jhagadia, Gujarat.
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- Health Care
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After Winning Hult Prize, MBA Entrepreneurs Seek To Heal Indian Healthcare
Manish Ranjan led his business school team to victory in the Hult Prize 2014. Now, the MBA entrepreneur has grand plans to help fix India's healthcare system.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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