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African Medical students join fight against diabetes
Over 5000 medical students at the University of Nairobi, Makerere University and University of Namibia are set to steer the fight against diabetes.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ethiopia spreads health awareness in its villages over coffee
The government has employed an army of women health workers to educate rural women about healthy lifestyle practices
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New Study Demonstrates the Power of Ultrasound Screenings to Transform Maternal and Newborn Care in Rural Uganda
"Magnet Effect" caused by access to innovative ultrasound technology includes positive clinical trends in antenatal visits and newborn deliveries
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Delegates Debate Climate Change Influence On Health
Through providing leadership, advocacy, policy and research, the Alliance aims to ensure health impacts are integrated into global, national and local responses to climate change and to encourage the health sector's mitigation and adaptation efforts.
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- Education, Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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Lifebuoy, UNICEF partner to fight colera
Lifebuoy commences another journey towards saving lives by partnering UNICEF with donation of Lifebuoy soap towards basic hygiene practice aimed at preventing the spread of cholera in Nigeria.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Agency ready to provide telemedicine in Nigeria
The Nigerian Communication Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) is ready to provide telemedicine services to improve the health status of Nigerians.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Is Africa Widening or Rising?
Africa may or may not be “rising” but it's certainly widening. Obesity is on the rise, and is rising fast.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- nutrition
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Why Khosla Impact Is Investing Nearly $2M in This Plug-and-Play Solar Firm
Off-grid applications are cleantech's next big market. Nowhere is this more true than in Africa, where the International Energy Agency predicts population growth will outstrip grid expansion to leave 645 million people without power.It’s predictably tough for companies in this vast market to stick out from the pack. In order to get a sense of how companies can achieve success in this space, I sat down to chat with Mansoor Hamayun, the CEO of U.K.-based BBOXX, on the eve of a Series A investment from Khosla Impact.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing, solar