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Carepoint Secures $10 Million to Make Healthcare Accessible for Sub-Saharan Africans
The fund's injection will be used to sustain Carepoint's growth, improve its technology and create more products.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: DFC Financing up to US $1 Billion for Gavi COVID-19 Vaccine and Ancillary Supply Purchase and Delivery
The White House announced that US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and Gavi have partnered to create the COVAX Rapid Financing Facility.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Global
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WHO, Gavi Not Planning COVID Vaccine Buys From South Africa’s Aspen
The World Health Organization (WHO) and its COVID-19 vaccine partner Gavi have no immediate plans to buy shots made by Aspen Pharmacare.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Agriculture Is Linked With Malaria in Complex Ways: Evidence From 16 African Countries
The African population is expected to triple by 2100. This means that more food, water and agricultural commodities are required. To meet these needs, African governments and development agencies have set up large agricultural projects.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agriculture, farming, global health, healthcare, water
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On the Path to Self-Sufficiency: How Development Agencies Can Support the Local Production of Health Products in Africa
Africa imports 99% of the routine vaccines consumed on the continent, and most sub-Saharan African countries import as much as 70-90% of all medicines used. As Biodun Awosusi at Health Systems and Development Enterprise points out, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has shown the risks of this over-dependence on imports for vital health supplies. But fortunately, he says, Africa is moving to increase its domestic manufacturing capabilities for health commodities. He explores how development agencies can support these efforts.
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- Entrepreneurship, Health Care
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Analysis: Covid-19 Crushes Career Dreams of Young Latin Americans
Millions of students in Colombia and across Latin America, have been forced to leave higher education due to the economic fallout of Covid-19, experts say.
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- Coronavirus, Education
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- Latin America
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Press Release: DFC Strengthens Global Health Infrastructure and Services with Nearly $2 Billion in New Health Projects
On World Health Day, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) reaffirms its commitment to building a healthier world by investing in healthcare infrastructure and health services,
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- Health Care, Investing
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- Global
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Press Release: Boards for All? The 2022 Global Health 50/50 Report Explores Who Governs Global Health
Gender and geographic diversity are severely lacking in the boards of major organisations active in global health, a newly-released study finds.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- Global
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