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Opinion: Here’s How To Make Healthcare More Accessible Now
Expanding access to healthcare is one of the most critical priorities of our time. According to the World Health Organization, 400 million people around the world do not have essential health services – that is more than the entire population of the United States. The situation is even more challenging in rural areas, where 7 in 10 of the world’s poor live today.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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Nigeria planning to create 3 million new jobs by 2025 from digital financial inclusion
Nigeria is planning to create three million jobs by 2025 from digital financial inclusion according to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele said this would be achieved when there is increased adoption of digital financial services, adding that a 90% reduction in the cost of providing financial services is a further goal.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria sets up a committee to study Bitcoin penetration
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Commission (NDIC) have set up a committee to investigate the growing trend of bitcoin use, according to the government-owned broadcasting station, the Voice of Nigeria. The news was revealed on Friday by NDIC Managing Director Alhaji Umaru Ibrahim at the 2016 Workshop for Financial Correspondents in Kaduna.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Bitcoin will (and will not) work in Africa
Digital money can be traced when payments are made, providing transparency and trust in transactions. It can be managed by more than one party at a time (such as a mobile operator and a user), it can’t be easily stolen when it’s stored or transferred, and it can “travel” any distance in seconds.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kenyan Banks Are Closing in on What They Think Will Be the Perfect M-Pesa Disruptor
Early next year, Kenyan banks are expected to unveil a digital and mobile money transfer platform to rival M-Pesa’s longstanding dominance as the scramble for cashless payments intensifies.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, fintech
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Mobile Phones Help Kenyans to Stay Healthier
The exponential growth of mobile telephony in Kenya has seen changes not only in communication but healthcare as well.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Microfinance breakthrough: Dean Yang uses fingerprints to boost microlending in Malawi
Eight years ago, development economist Dean Yang spent a week in Malawi visiting microfinance institutions, the banks and credit unions that provide financial services to some of the world's most vulnerable citizens.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Zimbabwe: Cash Crisis Buffets Rural Businesses
It never rains but pours for the country's rural business person. On top of the many challenges confronting rural businesses is the cash crisis.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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