Analysis: Navigating a Silent Crisis: Understanding the Impact of E-Waste on...
Salman, aged eleven, starts his day early as the sun rises over his neighborhood of Seelampur in north-east Delhi. The lanes around his brick-and-mortar tenement are already bustling with activity as...
View ArticleFinarkein Secures $4.75 Million Funding to Scale Digital Public...
By Salil Urunkar Finarkein Analytics, a well-known player in the data products market, has raised $4.75 million in the rapidly evolving Pre-Series A funding round for Digital Public Infrastructure...
View ArticleAnalysis: How Kibera’s Water Woes Vanished Into Thin Air
Samuel Onyango’s office at Kibera Primary School is serene and spacious. His table is neatly arranged, with an assortment of files and an array of books. One side of his cream-colored office is decked...
View ArticleANDE, IKEA Foundation Award Grants to Boost Waste and Circular Economy...
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) today announced the recipients of grants from its Investment Innovation Fund, a partnership with the IKEA Foundation. These grants will support...
View ArticleGlobal Care Secures $3 Million Funding from 35North IDF-II, Affiliates
Medical tourism start-up, Global Care-Lavanya Medicare Solutions Pvt Ltd, has raised $3 million as a strategic investment. The investment has been received by 35North India Discovery Fund II (IDF II)...
View ArticleZambia Rolls Out Digital Health Systems to Improve Service Delivery and...
The Ministry of Technology and Science, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, has commenced the rollout of the Digital Health Systems in hospitals nationwide. This initiative aims to digitize...
View ArticleBharat Biotech Collaborates With US-Based Alopexx to Develop Antimicrobial...
By Rhythma Kaul As part of the collaboration, the companies will co-develop and commercialise the vaccine— AV0328— in India and other licensed territories, said Bharat Biotech in a formal statement....
View ArticleNigerian E-health Startup Field Launches Service to Tackle Maternal Mortality...
By Tom Jackson Nigerian e-health company Field has launched a route-to-market service that will introduce emerging therapies to tackle the urgency of maternal mortality, newborn and child health, along...
View ArticleBill Gates Pledges to Inject $2.8 Billion into Nigeria’s Healthcare,...
By Samuel Nwite Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, made a significant announcement on Wednesday during a meeting with the National Economic...
View ArticlePress Release: Gates Foundation Report Calls for Targeted Global Health...
In its eighth annual Goalkeepers report released today, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation urged world leaders to increase global health spending where it is needed most in order to boost...
View ArticleRwanda, EU Ink Rwf60 Billion Deal to Boost Nascent Pharmaceutical Sector
By Edwin Ashimwe The Rwandan government on Tuesday, September 17 announced a new round of €40 million – about Rwf60 billion – financing in grants by the European Union in a bid to increase local...
View ArticleCarePay Raises £8.4 Million for Global Expansion of Health Insurance Platform
By Richard Browne CarePay International will invest €10m (£8.4m) to fund the expansion and innovation of its health insurance platforms which connect members, payers, and healthcare providers,...
View ArticleUS to Donate 1 Million Mpox Vaccine Doses to Halt Outbreak in Africa
U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday the donation of 1 million mpox vaccine doses and at least $500 million to African countries to support their response to the outbreak. Photo courtesy of...
View ArticlePress Release: Impala System Secures 260K Grant From Founders Pledge and...
GOAL 3, a trailblazing organization dedicated to maximizing impact in global health, has secured a $260,000 grant from Founders Pledge and its community. The grant was awarded based on IMPALA’s...
View ArticleAfrica to Get First Manufacturing Hub for Next-Generation Malaria Nets
By Jenny Lei Ravelo One of the biggest producers of mosquito nets globally is partnering with the Nigerian government to establish a facility in the country that would serve as the first manufacturing...
View Article$1.57 Billion Loan From World Bank Approved for Nigeria
The World Bank has approved a $1.57 billion financing package for Nigeria under a new programme to support its health and education sectors and help provide sustainable power, the bank said on Monday....
View ArticleOff-Grid Solar Energy: Huge Opportunity for Rural Healthcare
Nearly a billion people depend on healthcare centres that have no reliable electricity. As a result, life-saving procedures can be delayed, carried out in the dark, or under precarious handheld...
View ArticleQuebec to Stop Hiring African Nurses to Protect Vulnerable Healthcare Systems
Since 2022, Quebec has brought in over a thousand foreign-trained nurses to tackle its healthcare labour shortage. Like many Western nations, including France, poor working conditions have driven...
View ArticleMelinda French Gates Announces Open Call for $250 Million Fund. Here’s Who...
By Sherin Shibu Edited by Melissa Malamut In May, Melinda French Gates resigned as co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and announced that she was dedicating $1 billion over the next two...
View ArticlePasteur Network Launches Pioneering Project at World Health Summit To Tackle...
At the World Health Summit in Berlin today (15 October), the Pasteur Network (PN) announced the launch of a pioneering project to empower local researchers, governments and communities in low- and...
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