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In Developing World Healthcare Market, Low-tech is the New Cutting Edge
The r(Evolve) Centrifuge, developed by CentriCycle, is a manual hand-crank blood centrifuge that can operate without electricity in rural areas, separating blood for quick and accurate diagnostic testing.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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OPINION: Managing Finances Well is Key to Africa’s Success
More than ever, African governments need to make the region attractive to investors to shore up the growth path the continent has embarked upon.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Meet the Women Trading Sudan’s First Carbon Credits
Cleaner stoves have saved Sudan over 36,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions and earned the country its first carbon credits.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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African Health-Technology Deals on the Rise
Africa's rising middle class may see a rise in Private Equity and Venture Capital investments in the continent's healthcare industry
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Musa, Swiss Partner to Help African SMEs in Healthcare
Private equity company Musa Capital is the partner in an investment fund that plans to develop small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) providing health services to the poor in various African countries.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel Money, VIVO Energy Sign Pact to Strengthen Cooperation in 15 African Markets
Vivo Energy, a Shell licensee in 15 African markets, and Airtel Money today announced a collaborative Pan-African agreement to strengthen both companies’ footprints in providing services to their growing customer base.
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Mobile Money Security is Kenya’s Next Big Challenge
Attention needs to be paid to the security of mobile money systems in Kenya especially with the licensing of three virtual network operators in the country, say experts.
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MTN, Airtel Announce Cross Border Remittance Deal in West Africa
The partnership will allow MTN customers in Ivory Coast and Airtel customers in Burkina Faso to transfer money between the neighboring countries.
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