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GIC Invests $170 Million in TPG-Backed Health Firm
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC is investing $170 million (nearly Rs 1,300 crore) in TPG Growth-backed healthcare delivery platform Asia Healthcare Holdings (AHH), making it one of the largest PE deals in the hospital space in recent years.
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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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Nigerian Healthtech Startup Reliance Health Raises $40 Million Led by General Atlantic
The pandemic has accelerated the use of telemedicine, virtual care and drug delivery, thus fuelling investor interest in the sector.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Vietnam’s Con Cung Secures $90 Million Investment From Quadria Capital
The maternity and baby care retailer intends to use the proceeds to bolster its local footprint.
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- Health Care
- Region
- South Asia
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myDawa Secures $1.2 Million in Gates Grant to Sell HIV Drug in Kenya
E-pharmacy firm MYDAWA has been awarded a grant of $1.2 Million USD from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Now Is the Time To Build Stronger and More Equitable Systems
COVID-19’s pressures have shed light on systemic weaknesses and worsened equity gaps, particularly in low-income countries, which for too long have received little investment to build resilience.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Global
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DrugStoc Secures $4.4 Million in Series A Funding To Boost Expansionary Drive
Nigerian e-health pharmaceutical distribution startup, DrugStoc has secured $4.4 million in a Series A funding round.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Countries Commit To Develop Climate-Smart Health Care at COP26 UN Climate Conference
A group of 50 countries have committed to develop climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow (COP26), in response to growing evidence of the impact of climate change on people’s health.
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- Health Care
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- Global
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Analysis: Zipline Needs Nigeria To Support Its Drone Delivery Medical Service—as Rwanda and Ghana Did
Getting into Nigeria could be big for Zipline’s larger ambitions as a logistics company that can move from just delivering medical products from government to health centers, to one that delivers other types of packages to consumers.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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