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Ghana microfinance companies back licence-freeze
The Ghana Association of Microfinance Companies (GAMC) has backed moves by the central bank to put a limit on the number of operating permits that can be issued to microfinance companies.
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Ebola vaccine for West Africa still in Canada, 6 weeks after it was promised
The experimental Ebola vaccine that Canada promised to ship to West Africa to help fight the epidemic six weeks ago has yet to be shipped to West Africa a, says Dr. Gregory Taylor, the country's new chief public health officer.
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Vodacom “cautiously optimistic” that M-Pesa is better positioned to take off in South Africa
Mobile operator Vodacom is cautiously optimistic that itsMobile money offering, M-Pesa, is now better positioned to take off locally, after it failed to make much of an impression on the local market the first time around.
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Red Cross team attacked while burying Ebola dead
A Red Cross team was attacked while collecting bodies believed to be infected with Ebola in southeastern Guinea, the latest in a string of assaults that are hindering efforts to control West Africa's current outbreak.
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The gamification of global health: could a game change your bad habits?
From the #StopEbola song to the Aids Fighter Pilot game in India, fun is proving to encourage healthier behaviours
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Ebola drug trials to be fast-tracked in West Africa
Experimental Ebola drugs including compounds from Mapp Biopharmaceutical, Sarepta and Tekmira will be tested in affected West African states for the first time in a bid to fast-track trials, the Wellcome Trust said on Tuesday.
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GE Foundation Expands ImPACT Africa program to Address Critical Shortage of Health Workers in Kenya
The GE Foundation announced today a new Commitment to Action with the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) to expand the ImPACT (Improving Perioperative & Anesthetic Care Training) Africa program in Kenya.
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Ebola Death Rate 70 Percent, WHO Says in Dire New Forecast
World Health Organization researchers issued a dire new forecast for the Ebola epidemic Tuesday, one that sees 20,000 cases by November, much sooner than previous estimates. And 70 percent of patients are dying.
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