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TODAY at 10:00 AM EST: Twitter Chat on IPOs in Microfinance – Join at #MFICHAT
NextBillion is excited to announce our first-ever Twitter chat, which will take place at 10:00 AM EST on Jan. 30. The topic, Initial Public Offerings in microfinance, tends to inspire heated opinions, so the chat will follow a quasi-debate format, with Anna Kanze of Grassroots Capital Management, Daniel Rozas of the European Microfinance Platform, and Chuck Waterfield, formerly of MicroFinance Transparency, providing contrasting views. You can follow the conversation at #MFICHAT.
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MobileODT’s Goal: Making Cervical Cancer Screening Available to Every Woman, Everywhere – at a Profit
Cervical cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, but most of those deaths could be prevented through early detection. MobileODT has developed a low-cost colposcope that uses smartphones to replace more complex and expensive cervical screening systems. Here, CEO and cofounder Ariel Beery talks his company's plans to reach billions of people in both developed and developing countries.
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