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China Ready to Build First Center For Disease Control in Africa
Providing more detail about the plan on Tuesday in Beijing, Mr. Feng Yong, Deputy Director for International Cooperation at China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission, said 100 hospitals and clinics will be built in 5 years, 120,000 persons will be train in China, and the provision of 150,000 scholarships, as well as 500,000 vocational and technical training in 5 years.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health, SDGs
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The Nigerian Prototype: Youth, Companies, Government Rallying Around the SDGs
Nigeria-based Sahara Group has translated the Sustainable Development Goals into strategies that resonate alongside all facets of its work, says Karen Newman. The organization also helped bring together a variety of stakeholders – including young people, a network of companies dedicated to alleviating poverty and the government – to provide greater political traction and ownership of the SDGs.
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- Education
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Australia’s DFAT and XPRIZE Team Up to Tackle Water Scarcity
XPRIZE, Tata Group and innovationXchange are together funding a prize for an affordable solution to water scarcity. The idea is to generate clean water from the air, in situations where water is currently unavailable or inaccessible. XPRIZE will help the top five finalists access advance market commitments, allowing them to test their technology in the field, at scale. Teams have until April 28 to register.
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- Environment, Technology
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How Can Inclusive Business Advance the SDGs?
Two recent publications released in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals' first anniversary share the view that inclusive business is a part of the solution to deliver on the SDGs. That's a sign of progress, according to Jenny Melo, but we still need to go deeper in the conversation and ask for impacts, measurements and specific connections.
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- Education, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Social Enterprise
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Viewpoint: How billionaire philanthropists could really make an impact
Tom Hall of UBS argues that if the likes of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg were to put their money into impact investment instead of grants they could make a real contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- ESG, impact investing, philanthropy, SDGs
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Social Business Roundup: SOCAP Aims for the Mainstream, Cambodia Caps Microcredit, Quali Health Simplifies Health Care
In announcing its new ownership, SOCAP mentioned the word “mainstream” six times – the popular social business and investing conference is clearly aiming to grow beyond its current niche. In Cambodia, the National Bank capped interest on microcredit to a maximum of 18 percent per year – about half of what some MFIs currently charge. And a visit to India inspired a South African doctor to launch a profitable health care clinic in a local shantytown. These stories and more in our weekly roundup.
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- Environment, Health Care, Investing
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World Bank issues first UN sustainable development bond
The World Bank has raised its first bond linked to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals as it looks to help a global effort to end poverty, tackle climate change and promote equality.
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- Europe & Eurasia
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UN Sustainability Goals: A Road Map for Impact Investing
Equity investors are increasingly thinking about how their decisions affect society. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a good road map for identifying investments that can make an impact—and generate profits as well.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- ESG, impact investing, SDGs
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