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How Drones Could Deliver Better Health
Drones are the sexy, mysterious tech craze that are often a butt of a joke, a vague solution or an ominous threat. But no matter how flashy, good technology should still solve concrete problems. Amid the hype of getting packages and pizzas delivered in half the time, what if drones could revolutionize transportation networks, connecting people to what they actually need the most?
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Faso Soap: A Weapon Against Malaria?
A soap created by two students in Burkina Faso holds promise as an affordable way to fight the devastating disease.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- crowdfunding
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From Remittance to Startups, How Bitcoin Is Used in Africa
With the high mobile phone penetration already in place, Africa is set to enable more users to download a Bitcoin wallet on their devices.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech, remittances
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60 Minutes Investigates Medical Gear Sold During Ebola Crisis
During the most recent outbreak of the Ebola virus, more than 500 health care workers died of the disease, and something called Personal Protective Equipment became essential to preventing the deaths of even more. We're talking about gowns, gloves, masks and other gear designed to block the transmission of deadly bacteria and viruses. They're used every day in hospitals to protect doctors, nurses, and patients. But Ebola was so lethal, it raised the stakes enormously. If the protective equipment fails, infectious bodily fluids can get through -- a problem known as "strike-through." At the height of the Ebola outbreak, we received a tip that a major American manufacturer had knowingly provided defective protective equipment to health care workers in the U.S. and abroad. It's a serious accusation that's never been publicly examined -- until tonight.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tanzania’s State-Run Telco Ventures Into Mobile Money
The State-run Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited (TTCL) is now venturing into mobile money transfer services as it seeks to enter the competitive market that already has four players.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Why Cash Will Remain King, Even in the Promised Land of Digital Money
If you talk to tech companies, telecom companies, and even some NGOs, they will tell you that the future of money in Africa is based on technology.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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If You Think She Looks Like An Avon Lady, You’re Half Right
In the 1990s Chuck Slaughter built the online clothing retailer, TravelSmith, from a startup to a company with sales in excess of $100 million a year. Then he signed up to be an Avon lady.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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In Response to Fraud, Bank of Ghana Puts Hold on Issuing New Microfinance Licenses
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has put on hold the issuing of new licences to microfinance companies.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- microfinance
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