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Tanzania to Get Second Floating Clinic
The Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic/WAVE non-governmental organization is introducing a floating health clinic on Lake Tanganyika.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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PHN Unveils $1m HIC to Address Nigeria’s Suboptimal Health Outcomes
As low application of innovation and technology in the healthcare sector remains the biggest drawback in transforming delivery in Nigeria, the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PHN), a private sector-led coalition, has unveiled $1 million Health Innovation Challenge (HIC) to address suboptimal health care.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing
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GSK Opens £4 Million Research Grant on Non-Communicable Diseases
Apparently to find scientific answers to why Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are rising on the African continent, GlaxoSmitheKline (GSK) has opened a £4m grant initiative to researchers in the region.
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- Education, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- research
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The AIDS-Fighting Tampon
An electrically charged fabric makes for a quick-dissolving delivery vessel for drugs that kill HIV.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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MasterCard Teams With Gates Foundation to Expand Digital Financial Services in East Africa
MasterCard has unveiled the launch of MasterCard Labs for Financial Inclusion, a new initiative seeking to impact more than 100 million people globally by developing practical and cost-effective financial tools that expand access and help build stable futures over the long term.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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United Bank of Africa, Airtel to Launch Mobile Financial Services Across Africa
United Bank for Africa (UBA) is partnering with telecoms firm, Bharti Airtel to provide mobile-based financial services across Africa through Airtel Money.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A New Technology to Support HIV Prevention
Trymore Chikwiriro is 29 years old, and his wife gave birth to their first child just this past October. Just like they expected, all of their nights were focused on their new baby– so the time seemed right for Trymore to undergo voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC).
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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In Nigeria Mobile Banking Transactions Hit N430 Billion
Mobile payments system, also known as mobile banking in the country has recorded a total of 15 million transactions since the inception of the scheme in 2012 with 58 million subscribers while the total value of the transactions till date is N430 billion.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- mobile finance
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