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Acumen and Dow Chemical Advance Technical Assistance Initiative to Support Social Enterprises Across Africa
Acumen, with support from Dow, Unilever and Barclays hosts their second annual Technical Assistance (TA) Initiative Summit from May 5-7 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Summit is the second gathering in support of Acumen’s TA Initiative aimed at accelerating the development and distribution of crucial products and services in agriculture, water, sanitation and energy across East and West Africa.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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1,000 Days: The Period That Decides the Health and Wealth of the World
A globetrotting investigation into the biggest new idea in international development.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Interactive Training and Rapid Diagnostic Testing Reduces Over-diagnosis of Malaria
A study published on Friday in The Lancet Global Health showed countries where malaria is endemic should rollout malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) at the same time new training programs are integrated into the medical care system.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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One Stop Shop Toilet Project for Densely Populated Areas of Africa Launched
Poor sanitation and unhygienic practices in urban slums and rural populations have been cited as the major causes of diseases while young children have been singled out as the most affected.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- public health
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Bharti Enjoys Airtel Money Surge in Africa
Airtel, India’s largest mobile operator, and which has operations across 17 African countries, disclosed the numbers as part of its consolidated Q4 results.
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Uganda’s Bank of Africa Unveils Mobile Banking Platform
Uganda’s Bank of Africa (BOA) has launched a mobile banking platform geared towards earning the bank a larger market share amongst those using mobile money as a way of doing business.
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How Zidisha Sidestepped Banks and Took Microfinancing Peer-to-Peer
Microfinancing platform Zidisha is changing the way microlending works. By cutting out the middle man, they have drastically reduced interest rates for borrowers in the developing world.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- lending, microfinance
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Bottom of the Pyramid Business Strategy in Nigeria
The BOP concept champions new thinking and new ways of doing business in the world’s poor markets.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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