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Hello Paisa Wins Second Annual MasterCard Foundation Clients at the Centre Prize
The MasterCard Foundation today presented its second annual Clients at the Centre Prize to Hello Paisa. The US$150,000 Prize recognizes the company’s innovative work in South Africa to facilitate international money transfers for foreign workers.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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East Africa’s First Liver Clinics to Be Set Up in Kenya
Kenyans suffering from various liver diseases have a reason to smile following a partnership between the Mediheal Group of hospitals and India's Yashoda Institute of Liver Transplant and Hepatobiliary Diseases.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Uganda: Shs1 Billion Loaned Through Mobile Phones
In just two months, the mobile micro-lending and saving platform, MoKash, has been adding an average of 15,000 customers per day, reaching 920,000 over the period. Launched in August and operated by MTN Uganda and the Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA), MoKash allows mobile phone owners to save and apply for micro-loans. This is the first platform operated by both a telecom company and bank that could carry out the function of a commercial bank.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Safaricom CEO Warns His “Clumsy” Product Needs to Diversify or Risk Dying
The future of M-Pesa, the world’s leading mobile money-transfer system, lies in transforming the service’s “clumsy” technology into something more efficient, innovative, and collaborative. At least that’s the vision spelled out by the company’s CEO.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Equitel Now Kenya’s Second Biggest Mover of Mobile Money
The battle for mobile phone money transactions business is changing in a manner that may cause various players to stop and take notice.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital payments, fintech
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Philips Showcases Low Cost New Innovations for Accurate Diagnosis, Treatment
As part of efforts to boost Nigeria’s healthcare standards, Philips West Africa, a medical and lifestyle equipment company has introduced a portfolio of data driven oncology, radiology and women’s health technology solutions across the health continuum in the country.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ghana: Social Enterprise Impacts Thousands in Ghana
A new research by the Social Enterprise Activity in Ghana has revealed that 98 social enterprises in Ghana currently employ 998 young people directly, impacting 103,148 lives in Ghana.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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UNICEF: Vaccine Price Drop Will Save Millions of Child Lives
The U.N. Children’s Fund reports a steep drop in the price of a crucial childhood vaccine will prevent millions of deaths in dozens of the world’s poorest countries.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- vaccines
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