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CIFF to Boost Access to HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis With $2 Million Initiative
The PrEP ring is a long-acting HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) option for women.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: One Health Approach Can Help Ease Climate-Driven Health Crises; Adaptive Strategies, Climate-Resilient Health Systems will be Vital
Creating a climate-resilient health system requires adaptation planning, research, continuous evidence gathering, capacity building and clear policy making.
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- Health Care
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- Global
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First Malaria Shots From Biggest Vaccine Maker Deployed in Africa
Malaria has been one of the world’s neglected diseases, with 95% of cases and 96% of deaths occurring in Africa — many of them in the poorer countries of the continent.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health, vaccines
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Nigerian Digital Therapy Startup Blueroomcare Secures Pre-seed Funding to Expand Access to Mental Health Care Across Africa
The Nigerian startup Blueroomcare, which offers a digital therapy service covered by insurance, has successfully secured an undisclosed amount of pre-seed investment.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ethiopia and Global Fund Launch New Grants to Accelerate Progress Against HIV, TB and Malaria; Strengthen Health Systems
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (the Global Fund) and the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia have launched the implementation of three new grants worth over US$441 million.
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- Health Care
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- Global
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- public health
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The Implications of Global Health Equity: Why Pursuing Equity May Actually Harm the Poor
The concept of global health equity has gained traction in universities, governments, global health organizations and even some businesses. But Paul Clyde at the William Davidson Institute argues that it's important to think carefully about the implications of this goal before pursuing it. He explains how improvements to healthcare in poor populations often begin with improvements in wealthier populations, and how actions taken or discouraged in the name of equity can do more harm than good in poor communities.
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- Health Care
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Alma Clinics Raises $2.8 Million for Expansion of Nurse-Driven Primary Healthcare Network in South Africa
The investment in Alma Clinics highlights the increasing recognition of nurse-led healthcare models in South Africa as viable and essential.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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GAVI Fully Approves $1 Billion African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator to Make Continent Self-Sufficient
New financial instrument will provide strategically timed grants to support and incentivise African pharmaceutical manufacturers to enter into vaccine production.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa