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Analysis: Why Cash Transfers Are an Efficient Method of Reducing Food Insecurity
With high levels of mobile phone and internet penetration, coupled with advanced digital technologies in the financial sector, Kenya has favourable conditions for cash transfers to the most vulnerable populations. However, corruption and lack of reliable data on beneficiaries can derail efforts to make all Kenyans food secure during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Argentina: There Is No Economy Without Health
Latin America is now the center of the COVID-19 pandemic, with no peak in sight.
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- Coronavirus
- Region
- Latin America
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WHO Foundation to Broaden Funding Base for Global Health Investment
The WHO Foundation, which is legally separate from the UN health agency, will facilitate contributions from the public, individual major donors and corporate partners.
It will make grants that support WHO's efforts to address pressing global health challenges, which include extending universal health coverage to one billion people.- Categories
- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- coronavirus, environment, global health, nonprofits, WHO
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Mobile Money Helps Displaced Congolese Survive Amid Coronavirus Threat
Vital help now comes by mobile phone and hence reduces the transmission risks linked with physical interactions.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: FINCA International Launches Emergency Fund in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
FINCA International, a pioneer in microfinance and social enterprise, announced today the launch of the FINCA Emergency Response Fund. The fund responds to the immediate and ongoing financial, livelihood and health needs of customers and their communities across FINCA's global network of banks and social enterprises in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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Facebook, Slack and Twitter Among Tech Companies Joining WHO to Launch COVID-19 Hackathon
Each participating company has committed resources for developers who apply. The site has received close to 20,000 submissions. Winning proposals will be announced on Friday, April 10.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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Viewpoint: A Covid-19 Vaccine Will Need Equitable, Global Distribution
Time is of the essence. The development of candidates for Covid-19 vaccines is progressing faster than that for any other pathogen in history. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are already two clinical trials underway and more than 50 vaccine candidates in clinical evaluation.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- coronavirus, global health, LMICs, vaccines, WHO
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