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February 1, 2013
Saving Tanzania’s poorest children
Tanzania suffers from the lack of public availability of vaccines, meaning most children are not vaccinated. One of every fifth child, not just in Tanzania, but in several other African countries is affected by viral diarrhoea and respiratory infections, and more don’t survive. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
How regulations can close the quality gap at the base of the pyramid
While market based approaches are heralded as the only way to progress down the path of provision of healthcare at the base of the pyramid, it often has the consequence of quality drops. This breeds the problem of quacks and unqualified people providing risky medical services to the poorer, in […]
February 1, 2013
Drug resistant malaria flares as funding research tapers
The fight against malaria may suffer a major setback, as experts fear a new, and drug resistant breed of malaria has arisen in South Asia. This, according to them is bad news in the face of the fact that international budget for research on malaria has tapered off. Read more […]
February 1, 2013
India: Prices of vaccines almost double in face of government inactivity
The UIP or the Universal Immunization Programme, launched by the government of India in 1985 has almost completely slipped into the hands of private players, with the result that the prices of essential vaccines have almost doubles since 2006-07. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
Brazil’s government working towards US$206 billion sanitation plan
The Brazilian government is working towards launching a US$206 billion national sanitation plan called Plansab. This plan will entail universalizing sanitation services in the country by 2013. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
Liberia: VP launches water and sanitation Africa Foundation
Vice President of Liberia Joseph N. Boakai recently launched the Water and Sanitation for Africa Foundation in Dakar, Senegal. This was done on behalf of President Ellen- Johnson Sirleaf who is also the Goodwill Ambassador for Water and Sanitation. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
Egypt allocates additional US$468 million for water, sanitation projects
Egypt, where at least 85 per cent of the rural areas are still devoid of basic sanitation facilities, has now allocated an additional US$468 million for water and sanitation projects to be implemented across the country. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
EU and KfW grant for Tanzania water, sanitation supply
The European Union and the German aid agency KfW have contributed a total of € 71 million in updating the infrastructure of water and sanitation in Tanzania. Read more here.
February 1, 2013
Nigeria: EU signs NGN 5 billion agreement with UNICEF
The European Union has recently signed an agreement with UNICEF in Nigeria to provide a sum of NGN 5 billion for the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project, which is to be implemented in five states in the country. Read more here.
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