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March 21, 2013
Rwanda: New housing law in the offing
The Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) is soon set to launch a new law that addresses the problem of severe housing shortages in the country. The government, through the RHA is planning to revise this law such that it helps the middle and low income earners in the urban areas of […]
March 21, 2013
The rare successful government supported housing scheme
Brazil has implemented its MCMV (Minha Casa Minha Vida – My House My Life) scheme which has helped many low income earners secure their own houses – houses which are of a superiority quality. Subsidies to mortgages are provided in proportion to the level of poverty. The funding comes from […]
March 21, 2013
New housing microfinance fund to invest in four African countries
A new housing microfinance fund – the New Urban Finance Facility for Africa (NUFF) is planning to invest an amount of US$100 million in housing for urban Africa, across four countries – Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania and Uganda. This fund will develop programmes for affordable housing real estate development, besides lending […]
March 21, 2013
India: Element Capital to raise US$1 billion fund for low cost housing
Element Capital, real estate focused private equity firm is in the process of creating a fund worth as much as US$1 billion which will be solely dedicated to investment in low cost houses. This fund is called the Element Value Housing Fund. Read more here.
March 21, 2013
Kenya: Housing Finance to invest US$2.1 million
Housing Finance, the leading mortgage provider bank in Kenya is to invest a sum of US$2.1 million or KES 186 million in joint project with a land owner in Riruta, to contrast as many as 328 flats. These houses will be priced low to make costs of housing affordable for […]
March 21, 2013
Ethiopia: Government, private sector to partner in housing scheme
The Government of Ethiopia, through the Ministry of Urban Development & Construction (MoUDC) has partnered with real estate developers in the country for a PPP project, wherein the government will subsidise prices of land, while developers will being in technology and investment. This effort is towards preparing an integrated urban […]
March 21, 2013
Philippines: Cheaper medicine law in full swing
The Philippines Government has assured the country of cheaper and more accessible medicines through their newly approved Cheaper Medicines Act. This act will be enforced in all state run hospitals and agencies. Under this law, doctors will be required to only prescribe generic, low cost medicines. Read more here.
March 21, 2013
The Flying Syringe and 16 year old CEO
Provita Pharmaceuticals, which emerged as a result of a school business project, comprises of business minded students fielding plans for students interested in biotechnology. The company’s CEO is Joshua Meier, a 16 year old teenager, who has already submitted grant ideas to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He is […]
March 21, 2013
Africa: Malarial diagnosis and treatments should be decentralized
Research in malaria has yielded a number of interventions. However, the diseases still claims over half a million lives each year – most of them African children who cannot afford prevention methods. New improvements in diagnosis ensure that diagnosis can be done anywhere – urging the healthcare community to take […]
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