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Gates Foundation Pledges $2.5 Billion to Women’s Health Initiatives
This is the largest funding commitment the Gates Foundation has made in women’s health.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Africa to Be Hit Hard as UK Foreign Aid Cuts Revealed
A Foreign Office report and impact assessment show the biggest cuts this year will come in Africa, with less spent on women's health and water sanitation with increased risks, it says, of disease and death.
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- Finance, Health Care, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Boehringer Ingelheim Invests in Kasha Global to Expand Women’s Health Access in Africa
Kasha Global operates a distribution model designed to reach underserved populations where 52% of Africans lack access to necessary healthcare.
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- Education, Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mexican Plenna Raises $6 Million Series A to Expand Its Hybrid Women’s Health Model
The company operates a hybrid model, combining in-person and digital health services. The funding will support technology enhancement and the opening of new clinics across Mexico.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Latin America
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Global Fund Secures Access to Breakthrough HIV Prevention Drug Lenacapavir for Low- and Middle-Income Countries
A pivotal moment in the fight to end AIDS — ensuring lifesaving innovation reaches those who need it most, wherever they live.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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U.S. Aid Cuts Leave $11 Million in Birth Control Supplies for Sub-Saharan Africa Stranded
"Millions of contraceptives intended to support women across Africa are reportedly sitting idle in warehouses and are at risk of being destroyed due to delays and funding cuts from the United States government."
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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HealthKois Launches USD $300 Million Healthcare-Focused Fund
"As the successor fund to HealthQuad, HealthKois is set to invest between USD 7 million and USD 25 million per company over the next four years."
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Gates Foundation Awards $5 Million to Swiss Axmed to Strengthen Maternal and Child Health Procurement in Africa
"By matching government procurement dollar-for-dollar, this grant offers Ministries of Health immediate liquidity and streamlined access to quality-assured medicines."
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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