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Could HIV self-testing be a game changer in Africa?
In Africa, where fewer than half the people know their HIV status, HIV self-testing is being explored as a way of encouraging more individuals, particularly in high risk groups, to know their status as a first step to seeking treatment, an AIDS charity said on Monday.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Unrestricted Funding, Famous Alums Fuel Coveted Fellowship For Social Entrepreneurs
Echoing Green. If you’re apt in poetry or if you just Googled the name, you’d know it was the title of a poem by William Blake that begins with “The sun does arise, And make happy the skies.” That theme of embracing a better world translates to another Echoing Green — a nonprofit that empowers social entrepreneurs, in part by offering what have become prestigious fellowships.
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- Environment
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World Bank review shows flaws in social, environment safeguards process
(Reuters) - The World Bank has systemic defects in its procedures to ensure that people and the environment are not harmed in development projects, according to an internal review obtained by Reuters.
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- Environment
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OPINION: Five reasons why Modi government’s grand financial inclusion plan won’t work
The Modi-government has somewhat bought the idea of universal bank accounts, something first proposed by the Nachiket Mor panel in January, 2014. The plan will finally come up with a little bit of 'Modi'-fication. Instead of one full service bank account for every adult citizen by January 2016—the idea proposed by the Mor panel—the government plans to offer two bank account for every household within the next year.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- South Asia
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Telecel Zimbabwe launches mobile money credit card
Zimbabwe's second largest telco by subscriber numbers, Telecel, on Wednesday launched a credit card for its mobile money system Telecash.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Motivating Corporations to Do Good
Is it naïve to expect corporations to assist in addressing the social, economic and environmental challenges of the day?
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- Environment
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Focus on Poverty: More nutrition science or political will?
The second Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI) has just been launched, providing detailed evidence on efforts to reduce hunger (ten indicators) and undernutrition (12 indicators) in 45 developing countries.
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- Health Care
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Profiting from poverty: Do some companies benefit from twisted images of Africa?
In recent years there has been a change in thinking and narrative when it comes to Africa’s representation in western media. A good example of this is The Economist’s special report last year that referred to Africa as the “Hopeful Continent”, a mere 13 years after publishing the front cover that dubbed it the “Hopeless Continent”.
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- Impact Assessment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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