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Press Release: New Report from Essity Links Gender Equality to Global Health and Well-Being
This is one of several findings in Essity's Health and Hygiene Report 2023-2024, linking gender equality, care, and prevention to personal well-being and public progress, emphasizing the need for joint action to effect change.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Africans Secured 60% Of the Gates Foundation’s $5 Million Fund for Health-Focused AI Projects
Gates Foundation has selected 29 African researchers for its inaugural $5 million Grand Challenges fund for AI project targeted towards global health.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Global Digital Health Monitor: A New Resource Advances the Digital Transformation of Global Health Systems
COVID-19 catalyzed the scaling of a variety of digital health interventions in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). But as Patricia Mechael at HealthEnabled points out, this has not translated into the sustained digital transformation of healthcare in many of these markets. As broader technological advancements create a strong enabling environment for digital health in LMICs, she explores how a new resource, the Global Digital Health Monitor, can help these countries strategically advance their digital health transformation.
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- Health Care, Investing, Technology, Telecommunications
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Indonesian Halodoc Scores $100 Million in Astra-Led Series D Funding
With over 20 million monthly active users on its platform, Halodoc is also available on iOS and Android mobile devices.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- South Asia
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Press Release: Gilead Partners with CHAI and Penta to Improve Treatment and Adherence Rates Among Children with HIV in Low and Middle Income Countries
Partnership Aims to Accelerate the Development of Dispersible Pediatric HIV Medicines.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Global
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COVID-19 Vaccine Scheme for Poorest Has $2.6 Billion Left to Spend as Pandemic Recedes
Several billions of dollars left in a scheme to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s poorest could be diverted to prepare for other pandemics.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Proparco Invests $35 Million In Healthcare-Focussed Private Equity Firm Quadria Capital
The investment aims to develop a high-quality, affordable healthcare offering in the Indo-Pacific region.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- public health
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With Backing From Thiel, Recharge Capital Launches $200 Million Women’s Health Investment Vehicle
Recharge Capital wants to bridge women’s health gap with the new investment vehicle.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Global
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