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Press Release: Global Donors Pledge Over US $777 Million to Defeat Neglected Tropical Diseases and Improve the Lives of 1.6 Billion People at the Reaching the Last Mile Forum at COP28
These pledges will help close the funding gap needed to expedite progress towards the WHO roadmap targets which call for at least 100 countries to have eliminated at least one NTD by 2030.
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- Environment, Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: FINCA Launches the FINCA Ventures Prize for Social Entrepreneurs
FINCA International is launching the FINCA Ventures Prize to support social entrepreneurs who share FINCA’s steadfast commitment to ending global poverty.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: Illumina Launches Global Health Access Initiative to Support Acceleration of Pathogen Sequencing in Low- And Middle-Income Countries
The program, developed with guidance from customers, funders, and market facilitators including the nonprofit FIND, will provide reduced pricing structures for eligible sequencing products from Illumina to qualified global health funding entities and address key international logistics and supply chain challenges.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Global
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‘Too Big to Fail’: How USAID’s $9.5 Billion Supply Chain Vision Unraveled
Ten years ago, USAID unveiled the largest contract in its history, aimed at transforming health supply chains in lower-income countries. It has not gone according to plan.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Kenya’s Maisha Meds Awarded $5 Million by USAID to Help It Scale
Maisha Meds leverages partner funds to incentivise healthcare providers to follow best practices in malaria care.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: £2.4 Million Funding for Research into Flood and Heat Resilience in Maternal Healthcare
UKRI awards funding to LSHTM researchers to explore potential impact of climate change on maternal and child healthcare.
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- Environment, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Rymedi Raises $9 Million to Expand Impact on Global Healthcare Infrastructure with Advanced Blockchain-Secured Data Platform
The financing will increase data security and healthcare record accessibility for patients while reducing data entry errors.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Leapfrog’s New Fund to Double Down on Financial and Healthcare Sectors in Africa and Asia
LeapFrog said it will make initial investments of between $30 million and $70 million in 18 to 20 high-growth businesses.
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- Finance, Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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