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Local Data Underpins Tanzania’s Next Malaria Plan
Tanzania’s health ministry is set to revisit the way it goes about collecting data to control malaria following new insights into the disease.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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Glo Xchange Rolls Out Super Agent Mobile Money Network in Nigeria
Globacom will from today commercially roll out Glo Xchange super agents’ network that will drive mobile money implementation across Nigeria in partnership with four leading deposit money banks, bringing 80 million unbanked Nigerians into the formal financial sector.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Text Messaging Curbs Infant Mortality in Africa’s Biggest Urban Slum
Almost half of Kenyan mothers do not give birth in a hospital and, thus, receive little professional care or education on basics such as how long to breast feed, what to do in the case of diarrhea and vomiting, or where to go for an emergency. In this issue of Digital Diversity, Cayte Bosler looks at an innovative text messaging service which helps parents differentiate between normal behaviors and signs that something might be wrong.
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- Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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West Africa Off-Grid Solar Venture Gets $3.4 Million Investment Boost
Ghana-based pay-as-you-go solar firm PEG has raised GHS13.2 million (US$3.4 million) to expand its presence in the West African country.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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M-Pesa Opens Up to 3rd Party Developers in Kenya as Safaricom Launches API
When mobile payments and banking come to mind, one most likely thinks of headline-grabbing industry leaders such as Apple, Barclays and Visa. However, the reality is a bit different. The distinction of largest uptake of mobile payment adoption actually belongs to Kenya, and the M-Pesa payment solution.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Snakebite Antidote is Running Out
The world is running out of one of the most effective snakebite treatments, putting tens of thousands of lives at risk, warn experts.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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The Social Entrepreneur Interview Series: Meet Jennifer Nantale of Nyaka
Every day, social entrepreneurs from around the world are seizing opportunities others miss to improve broken systems, innovate and develop solutions to change society for the better. Over the past few months, I've traveled to India, Brazil, Southeast Asia, East Africa, Western Europe and the U.S. to visit 50 NGOs and social enterprises with my team at Epic Foundation.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Big Data in the Backroads of Africa Will Help Feed the Hungry
To do good, gathering donations from good-hearted people isn’t enough. The most efficient and effective way to bring about positive change is through business, partnering the profit motive with a project that helps improve lives.
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- Health Care, Impact Assessment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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