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Response Statement: Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC Remain Committed to Saving Lives and Livelihoods
To enable evidence-based planning for the new phase, the Mastercard Foundation and Africa CDC are conducting an audit as part of necessary steps to establish what was achieved in phase one.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Health Workers Stranded as $1.5 Billion Mastercard Vaccine Scheme Halts
Some workers in Nigeria have not been paid for four to six months of their work.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- COVID-19, public health, vaccines
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UN Authorizes a Second Malaria Vaccine. Experts Warn It’s Not Enough to Stop the Disease Spreading
Neither of the malaria vaccines stop transmission so immunization campaigns alone won’t be enough to stop epidemics.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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mRNA Vaccine Manufacturing Comes to Africa
To run the facility, BioNTech is committed to hiring employees locally and within the African Union.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Pivotal Moment to Invest in Africa: How Impact Investing Can Transform the Continent’s Healthcare Value Chain
The global impact investment market is estimated to be worth US $1.16 trillion, but less than 2% of these investments are channeled to Africa’s health markets. Abiodun Awosusi at the Ivey Business School argues that this should not be the case, as the continent offers uniquely valuable opportunities for health businesses and the investors that support them. He explores the overlapping trends that are driving these opportunities, and shares some ways investors and other stakeholders can get involved.
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- Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise
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£15 Million Funding to Strengthen Health Workforce in Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana
The UK will provide a multi-million pound boost to support healthcare staff recruitment and retention in these 3 African countries.
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- Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: New Report from Essity Links Gender Equality to Global Health and Well-Being
This is one of several findings in Essity's Health and Hygiene Report 2023-2024, linking gender equality, care, and prevention to personal well-being and public progress, emphasizing the need for joint action to effect change.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Africans Secured 60% Of the Gates Foundation’s $5 Million Fund for Health-Focused AI Projects
Gates Foundation has selected 29 African researchers for its inaugural $5 million Grand Challenges fund for AI project targeted towards global health.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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