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Kasha Raises $21 Million Series B Led by Knife Capital to Expand Health Access Platform Across Africa
Kasha provides a digital retail and last-mile distribution platform for pharmaceuticals and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs).
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Menstrual Health And Hygiene Is Unaffordable For Poor Girls And Women In Latin America
According to a World Bank study, it is estimated that 500 million women lack access to menstrual products and adequate facilities for menstrual hygiene management (MHM).
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- Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Latin America
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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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UNICEF Report Finds Gaps and Bottlenecks in Menstrual Health Services
The data highlighted significant gaps in monitoring, evaluation, and evidence, with the need for improvements to inform policy and practice.
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- Health Care, WASH
- Region
- Global
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Analyzing Menstrual Health and Hygiene Through a Market-Based Lens: A New Report Assesses the Landscape in the Global South
Around the world, roughly 1.8 billion people menstruate — and over 300 million are menstruating on any given day. Yet as Lucie Klarsfeld, Jeanne Charbit and Louise Berthault at Hystra explain, menstrual health and hygiene (MHH) is an overlooked topic in global development, and there's a lack of research about the market for menstrual products in the Global South. They share findings from a new Hystra report that addresses this knowledge gap by assessing the market for MHH solutions in eight emerging economies.
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- WASH
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Report: One Billion People Lack Access to Health Facilities with Reliable Electricity
Nearly one billion people in low- and middle-income countries lack access to health facilities with reliable electricity.
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- Energy, Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Understanding Consumer Satisfaction in Low-Income Markets: The Factors that Turn Customers into Brand Promoters – or Detractors
Many companies are addressing social needs by selling affordable food, hygiene and other products in developing countries. But as Rakib Hasan Rabbi and Patrick Guyer at Bopinc explain, in order to produce positive social and business impacts, these products must achieve a sufficient level of consumer satisfaction. They share results from consumer-level research in Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger and Nigeria, which reveal several key product attributes that can keep low-income consumers satisfied and motivate them to recommend products to others.
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- Impact Assessment
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Press Release: Bayer Signs Grant Agreement to Advance Research in Non-Hormonal Contraception
This new partnership will focus on providing scientific and sustainable solutions to support the individual health needs of women worldwide.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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