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Enterprise in the Time of Coronavirus: How NextBillion and the Businesses We Cover Are Responding to the Pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads around the world, it will have an immense impact on emerging markets communities and the businesses that serve them. So we wanted to take a moment to explain how NextBillion will be responding to these extraordinary times. We’re instituting a number of measures that will affect our coverage of coronavirus and other topics in the coming months.
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Press Release: JPMorgan Chase Makes $50 Million Philanthropic Investment to Help Address Immediate and Long-Term Impacts of COVID-19
JPMorgan Chase announced a $50 million global philanthropic commitment to address the immediate public health and long-term economic challenges from the COVID-19 global pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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Preventing Coronavirus in an Age of Distrust: The Importance of Cross-Sector Collaboration
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, public health institutions are playing an essential role in containing the virus. Unfortunately, as Steve Schmida at Resonance points out, trust in large institutions is at an all-time low in many countries – and this is a major impediment to preventing the spread of the virus. He explores how governments can partner with both private enterprises and non-profits to boost public trust and promote efforts to contain coronavirus.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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USAID Head to Resign Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The head of the United States Agency for International Development will step down next month from the nation’s premier arm for humanitarian aid in the midst of a snowballing pandemic.
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- Coronavirus
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Coronavirus is Shining a Light on America’s Lack of Paid Sick Leave: Here’s How Savings Can Help
As the coronavirus pandemic unfolds, public health authorities are encouraging people to stay home if they're sick. But for many U.S. workers – especially those with lower-incomes and gig economy jobs – taking a sick day is unpaid, so staying home has serious financial implications. Timothy Flacke at Commonwealth highlights this challenge, and discusses how innovative savings solutions can help.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Health Care
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Gates Foundation, Wellcome, Mastercard launch $125M COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is teaming up with Wellcome and Mastercard to form the COVID-19 Therapeutics Accelerator, a $125 million effort to help find potential treatments for the coronavirus epidemic and future threats.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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Viewpoint: Why Human Health Must Be at the Center of Climate Action
By using health as a leading indicator of progress, companies will find a compelling business case for action by uncovering cost savings and risk reductions that otherwise would go unseen.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- climate change, public health, SDGs
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How McKinsey Infiltrated the World of Global Public Health
The Gates Foundation brought billions of dollars to the sector — and a business-friendly ethos consultants could exploit.
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- Health Care
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- public health
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