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Amidst Ongoing Global Crises, Gates Foundation Announces Largest Budget Ever: $8.6 Billion in 2024 to Save and Improve Lives
Increased funding includes support for health innovations that could save millions more lives by 2030.
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- Health Care, Investing
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- Global
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Kenya’s Maisha Meds Awarded $5 Million by USAID to Help It Scale
Maisha Meds leverages partner funds to incentivise healthcare providers to follow best practices in malaria care.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: £2.4 Million Funding for Research into Flood and Heat Resilience in Maternal Healthcare
UKRI awards funding to LSHTM researchers to explore potential impact of climate change on maternal and child healthcare.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: GE HealthCare Awarded a $44 Million Grant to Develop Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Ultrasound Technology Aimed at Improving Outcomes in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries
The grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will facilitate development of AI-assisted applications and tools to enable healthcare professionals with less experience to perform quick and accurate ultrasound scans.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Global
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Kasha Raises $21 Million Series B Led by Knife Capital to Expand Health Access Platform Across Africa
Kasha provides a digital retail and last-mile distribution platform for pharmaceuticals and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs).
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Menstrual Health And Hygiene Is Unaffordable For Poor Girls And Women In Latin America
According to a World Bank study, it is estimated that 500 million women lack access to menstrual products and adequate facilities for menstrual hygiene management (MHM).
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- Health Care, WASH
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- Latin America
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With Backing From Thiel, Recharge Capital Launches $200 Million Women’s Health Investment Vehicle
Recharge Capital wants to bridge women’s health gap with the new investment vehicle.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Global
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UNICEF Report Finds Gaps and Bottlenecks in Menstrual Health Services
The data highlighted significant gaps in monitoring, evaluation, and evidence, with the need for improvements to inform policy and practice.
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- Health Care, WASH
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- Global