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The Untapped Opportunity in African Healthcare: How to Establish a Stronger Private Sector by Giving Doctors a Voice
Africa has around 16% of the world’s population but accounts for around 23% of the global disease burden – and according to Mark Wien at PocketPatientMD, the private sector should be well-placed to address the continent's growing healthcare challenges. But across the region, for-profit providers are dealing with several obstacles that are hindering their growth. He explores the key challenges these providers – and the broader private healthcare sector – are facing, and discusses how businesses like PocketPatientMD are working to overcome them.
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- Health Care
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Press Release: Power for All Distributed Renewable Energy Job Report Sees Strong Post-Pandemic Growth
Decentralized renewables employment data shows its potential in helping achieve both United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 7 and 8.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: The Solar Lighting and Appliances Sector May Be Leaving Marginalised Groups Behind, New Efficiency for Access Study Reveals
This seminal report is a first step towards establishing a baseline to understand how well the sector is performing across different facets of inclusivity.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
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- Global
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Press Release: African Women Impact Fund Launches With USD$60 Million Commitment to Drive an Inclusive Investment Environment
Announcing the African Women Impact Fund (AWIF) Initiative’s achievement of its first commitment of USD$60 million.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- SDGs, women entrepreneurs
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AVPA, UNDP Partner to Grow Sustainable Finance in Africa
The African Venture Philanthropy Alliance and the United Nations Development Programme have partnered to promote sustainable finance in Africa.
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- Finance
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Mastercard Lighthouse Massiv and UNDP Announce Partnership and Strengthen Their Commitment on Impact Measurement and Management for Startups
Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV and UNDP contribute to amplifying the private sector’s role in creating a significant positive impact on people and ensuring we leave a better planet for future generations.
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- Impact Assessment
- Region
- Global
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Putting Outcomes Above Ideology: Why the Development Sector Must Recognize the Critical Role of Low-Fee Private Schools in Addressing the Global Learning Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the global learning crisis, with up to 70% of children in low- and middle-income countries unable to read and understand a simple text by age 10. Yet Corina Gardner and Stephen Caleb Opuni at the IDP Foundation argue that, despite the urgency of the situation, the development sector remains locked in an ideological debate over whether non-state schools should play a role in the global education landscape. They urge the sector to move past its resistance to private education options and instead work to ensure that these schools are properly regulated, integrated and supported.
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- Coronavirus, Education
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Interview: Bill Gates Says Rich Countries Are Tackling Hunger in Africa All Wrong
Bill Gates suggests how backward rich countries' approach to tackling global hunger is a band-aid approach.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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