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‘Nigerian startups will revolutionalise healthcare delivery’
Q: I understand that Integrated Medics helps improve health care delivery. Specifically, how do you achieve this?A; We achieve this through automation of all the process in the hospital: from record office to front desk, from consulting to admission; from store to pharmacy and from NHIS desk to payment desk. Basically, by fast-tracking the healthcare delivery system.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan corporates commit to supporting health in Africa
Corporate leaders and other representatives from the private sector pledged their support for health and health development in Africa at a roundtable meeting organised by Amref Health Africa in Nairobi today.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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US criticised over increased private sector investment in Africa
New Alliance agriculture initiative risks prioritising profit over people and pushing poor farmers further into poverty
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Will Obama’s “New Africa” Deliver on Its Promises?
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 2014 (IPS) - As the three-day U.S- Africa Leaders Summit here drew to a close Wednesday, experts across the private, public and non-profit sectors continued to debate the opportunities and obstacles posed by the U.S’ expanding business partnership with Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Moving Health Commodities in Africa: Private sector transport for public health systems
Transporting health commodities in Africa is challenging on many fronts, and it makes sense for some ministries of health to utilize private firms to get the job done. VillageReach has researched the possibilities and developed a set of recommendations to help government entities prepare for outsourcing.
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- Environment, Health Care
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Public-private partnerships: A ‘win-win’ for global health?
Forged partnerships between the public and private sectors are gaining prominence, raising questions about their transparency and precise impact in the world.
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- Health Care
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World Economic Forum on Africa attracts N12.9 trillion investments – organiser
The World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa has attracted over $68 billion(about N12.9 trillion) in investment to the African continent, Dr Philipp Rosler, the Managing Director of the Forum, said in a closing remarks on Friday in Abuja.
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Bangladesh Fights Off HIV
Strong political commitment, timely donor support and effective government-NGO collaboration are behind Bangladesh’s successes on this front.
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- Education, Health Care
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- South Asia