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MyHealth Africa, a Startup Connecting Patients With Health Specialists Across the Globe, Lands $1 Million Funding
Kenya-based MyHealth Africa is an integrated healthcare platform changing how people access medical services.
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- Health Care, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Visa to Invest $1 Billion in Africa to Accelerate Digital Transformation
Visa has pledged to scale operations, deploy new innovative technologies, deepen collaboration with partners and advance innovative and inclusive economies across Africa.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Business Will Help Halt and Reverse Biodiversity Loss
Businesses have a critical and irreplaceable role to play in delivering the innovation, investment and business models needed to achieve the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
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- Environment
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- Global
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COP27 Failed the Most Climate-Vulnerable
Drew Corbyn of Netherlands-based global off-grid solar body GOGLA, outlines three urgent courses of action to accelerate access to electricity.
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- Energy, Environment
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- Global
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Press Release: BlueMark Publishes Framework to Bring More Clarity to Impact Reporting
BlueMark's framework is designed to evaluate the completeness and reliability of impact reporting prepared by fund managers for their investors.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Global
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Press Release: At U.S.-Africa Business Forum DFC Announces Active Commitments in Africa Top $11 Billion
DFC announced $369 million in new projects including in health, energy and food security.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Taking a Virtual Trip to the Last Mile: How an Innovative Program is Harnessing Virtual Reality to Advance Progress Toward the SDGs
Boosted by growing internet access and fueled by the pandemic, the virtual reality (VR) market has become the fastest-growing media segment, projected to reach US $185 billion by 2026. According to Julia Winterflood at Kopernik, the immersive nature of VR makes it uniquely suited to raising awareness of social challenges, and the technology is finding applications in the global development sector. She explores how Kopernik is leveraging virtual reality videos to document challenges faced by underserved communities and accelerate progress toward the SDGs.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications
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Why Social Design Projects Fail
Wizbang innovations capture the public’s imagination, but thoughtful, incremental development is often more valuable to those in need.
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- WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa