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QubeHealth Raises Pre Series A From Unicorn India Ventures and CanBank VC
The funds raised will be used to further invest in technology and launch new features like embedded insurance, a gen-AI-led recommendation engine, and a healthcare marketplace.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Developing Vaccine Infrastructure in the Age of COVID Fatigue: How Strengthening Influenza Vaccination Systems Can Prepare Us for the Next Pandemic
It's widely known in the global health community that we must prepare for the inevitable emergence of another pandemic. But as Joseph Bresee at the Task Force for Global Health explains, this threat no longer feels urgent to many people who are still exhausted from fighting COVID-19 and other global threats. And though advances in vaccine development provide reasons for hope, building the systems that deliver them is difficult and time-consuming. He explores how stabilizing and expanding global influenza vaccine delivery systems can prepare the world for a more effective response to future pandemics.
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- Health Care
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Off-Grid Solar Energy: Huge Opportunity for Rural Healthcare
While securing electricity access has previously required a one-off product procurement, Energy-as-a-Service now offers a viable and accessible way to meet – and crucially – maintain off-grid health facilities’ long-term energy needs.
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- Energy, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Impala System Secures 260K Grant From Founders Pledge and Community
GOAL 3 is a trailblazing organization dedicated to maximizing impact in global health.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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US to Donate 1 Million Mpox Vaccine Doses to Halt Outbreak in Africa
Mpox can spread through close contact. Usually mild, it is fatal in rare cases. It causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions on the body.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CarePay Raises £8.4 Million for Global Expansion of Health Insurance Platform
CarePay International will invest €10m (£8.4m) to fund the expansion and innovation of its health insurance platforms.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Rwanda, EU Ink Rwf60 Billion Deal to Boost Nascent Pharmaceutical Sector
East African countries are increasingly recognizing the potential of pharmaceutical and biotechnological manufacturing for public health and sustainable economic growth in the region
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Rwanda Gets $44 Million Pharmaceutical Funding
Rwanda will get approximately $44.4 million in funding from the European Union for the local pharmaceutical sector.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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