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August 8, 2012
Bamboo Finance invests US$ 3.6 million for building affordable houses
Bamboo Finance, a leading impact investment firm has recently invested US$3.6 million of R$7 million in Bille and Crindale to make 1200 affordable houses in Sao Paulo. Read more here.
August 8, 2012
Asian housing crisis: slum conditions cannot be tackled by building
This Guardian post draws attention away from the way the world is attempting to tackle poverty and homelessness, especially in Asia, to what the correct approach should really be. In Asia, there are 500 million people who live in slums, and the number is only increasing. The right way to […]
August 8, 2012
Rwanda: Habitat policies still need fine-tuning
Special UN rapporteur, Raquel Rolnik on adequate housing in Rwanda has found in her preliminary studies that implementation of policies still face challenges. The 9 days spent on field by her were divided between assessing land reform policy, urban strategies and planning and housing in Kigali. Read more here.
August 8, 2012
India: Most poor willing to pay ` 300,000 for houses
Most buyers from the economically weaker section (EWS) are willing to pay ` 300,000 initially and prefer a two-room-kitchen accommodation, a survey on affordable housing shows. They are even willing to pay extra for exclusive toilet and extra electricity points, the survey findings reveal. This survey was conducted on 12,000 […]
August 8, 2012
Disappointing attitudes of low income housing peers
The Rio+20 Summit has not helped the case for low income housing substantially, and the delegates have conveniently brushed aside many of the core issues like affordable housing. This post talks about why an attitude shift in viewing of low income housing sector and projects is needed. If not achieved, […]
August 8, 2012
China: Targeting 90 per cent rural healthcare coverage by 2015
Most of the underserved and poverty struck areas of rural China are set to be covered by a rural healthcare scheme which aims to expand coverage to 90 per cent by 2015. Read more here.
August 8, 2012
India: Healthcare and pharma scenario dismal
The drug regulator, according to this post is not the only corrupt body in the visible landscape in this sector – many more such ministries and bodies are involved in callousness and corruption. Here’s an example – the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) approved 31 new […]
August 8, 2012
India: Government to roll out big ticket urban project to help poor in seven metros
The Indian Government is going to soon roll out a major healthcare programme to be implemented pan-India, called NUHM (National Urban Health Mission), under which the urban poor in seven metros and 772 cities with a population of more than 50,000will benefit. The budget for this […]
August 8, 2012
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
This July issue by WHO proposes greater health sector involvement in the design, implementation and evaluation of cash transfer schemes. The study articulates that based on sufficient experience with CT schemes the health sector should advocate for their inclusion in national and local social policy frameworks. Read […]
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