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Health Tech Is Not a Fad; It's Desperately Needed – an Interview …

WEBLifeBank is helping get blood and oxygen to Africa’s hospitals within 45 minutes. It could do so much more with the right investment. “When people are sick, it’s a need; it’s not a want,” says Temie Giwa-Tubosun, founder and CEO of LifeBank.. “No one is sitting in their home and saying, ‘I can use some blood today’ or ‘I can use some oxygen today.’

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One Year After the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Deal Book …

WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – To mark the one-year anniversary since last December’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the U.S. Government’s Prosper Africa released today a groundbreaking Deal Book that demonstrates that the United States is catalyzing significant progress in trade and investment, citing the successful closure of 547 new …

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Investing in Tomorrow: How This African Firm is

WEBSangu Delle, CEO of Africa Health Holdings, shares how he hopes to shape Africa’s healthcare future and the opportunities he sees in a post-COVID world.

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Export to the USA – How to Export to the USA Prosper Africa

WEBAfrican businesses across many sectors have opportunities to export to the United States, including those in sectors such as food and beverage, textiles and apparel, equipment and machinery, and more. Although U.S. markets present massive economic opportunities, these markets can also be challenging to enter and navigate.

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Connecting Women to Care and Community

WEBProsper Africa’s transaction advisors are also available to help businesses and investors package, promote, and advance deal opportunities. We spoke with co-founder Thato Schermer about how Zoie Health came together and the importance of building a community in public health. This interview has been edited for clarity and length.

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Doing Business in Africa: Exploring the Intersection of Global …

WEBJoin us for a special presentation about the U.S. Prosper Africa Initiative, followed by a lively panel discussion with U.S. businesses in Global Health-related industries who do business in Africa to explore the intersection of Global Health and Business. Prosper Africa1300 Pennsylvania Ave NWWashington, DC 20004. [email protected].

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Invest in Africa – How to Invest in Africa Prosper Africa

WEBProsper Africa, the U.S. Government initiative to increase trade and investment between African nations and the United States, helps mitigate those challenges. Leveraging the tools of 17 U.S. Government agencies, Prosper Africa provides investors with market insights, deal support, financing opportunities, and solutions for strengthening

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Kenyan Tech Company Uses Prosper Africa Tools to Support …

WEBKasha is an American-founded, Kenya-based eCommerce platform that delivers health and personal care products to women across Kenya and Rwanda. Through its e-commerce platform, Kasha has reconfigured the supply chain, delivery channel, and customer experience in order to meet demand. Kasha’s business-to-customer line of business …

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USAID Trade & Investment Activity

WEBAs the Agency’s first continent-wide program in Africa, the USAID Africa Trade and Investment activity is an important tool in the Prosper Africa toolkit, catalyzing the full power of the U.S. Government’s resources to support the private sector and advance Africa’s economic progress. This work will result in more resilient and self

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African Healthcare Investment and Trade Landscape

WEBProsper Africa’s “Investment and Trade Landscape and Opportunities in African Healthcare” landscape report discusses the healthcare market in Africa and continued new and exciting opportunities for investors, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders to improve access and patient outcomes. Private sector action alongside strategic

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Meet the Tech Startup Transforming the Dairy Market in Tunisia …

WEBAhmed Ben Achballah grew up working on his family farm during the summertime. Today, he knows that dairy farmers can make their cows more productive if they track their health and reproductive cycles closely.

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WH FACT SHEET: U.S.- Africa Partnership in Promoting

WEBAfrica’s integration into global markets, demographic boom, and continent-wide spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation present an extraordinary opportunity for the United States to invest in Africa’s future. The United States will support and facilitate mobilizing private capital to fuel economic growth, job creation, and greater U.S. …

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Prosper Africa Initiative to Participate in High-Level Engagements …

WEBCONTACT Shanta Bryant Gyan, Prosper Africa [email protected] February 05, 2023 – As the renewable energy transition drives the demand for critical minerals and rare earth metals, Africa’s mining sector presents significant opportunities for driving economic progress on the continent. Prosper Africa, in coordination with U.S. …

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U.S. Investment Strengthens Healthcare in Egypt

WEBAdministered by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), EAEF is a U.S. Government-seeded investment fund with a mandate to strengthen Egypt’s private sector. This minority stake co-investment will help THG increase bed capacity in its Zagazig hospital, renovate and expand its hospital in Mansoura, and establish a new hospital

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African Healthcare Investment Opportunities Report

WEBSince 2016, nearly $4.2B1. has been invested in African healthcare, with pharma being the main target by invested capital, and tech. by deal count. Transaction size has been dominated by pharmaceuticals mostly due to large capex demands and export opportunities. 1,880 1,147 430 183 157 139 83 75 61 46 6 6.

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U.S. Firm Strengthens Senegal’s Social Infrastructure

WEBWith U.S. Government support, ABD Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Senegalese government to create a financing facility of up to $320 million for social infrastructure projects in Senegal. This facility will help Senegal pursue some of its highest development priorities in health care, education, infrastructure, and housing.

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Nigeria: The Vision That Drives LifeBank Founder Temie Giwa …

WEBThese bold words come from Nigerian entrepreneur Temie Giwa-Tubosun, who not only built her healthcare, technology and logistics company LifeBank from the ground up in Nigeria, but expanded to Kenya and Ethiopia within five years. It’s been a journey closely watched, as expectations were heightened after Giwa-Tubosun met Facebook (now …

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GE Invests in the DRC’s Energy & Health Sectors

WEBWith support from U.S. Embassy Kinshasa, GE signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Democratic Republic of the Congo to develop infrastructure projects across the country. GE plans to invest at least $1.8 billion in energy projects over the next three years, which will add 1,000 megawatts of power to Congo’s grid.

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CCA U.S.-Africa Business Summit 2021

WEBJuly 27, 20218:00 am Eastern. Hybrid - Washington, D.C. New Pathways to a Stronger U.S.-Africa Economic Partnership. Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) held this year’s 13th U.S.-Africa Business Summit virtually to build sustainable partnerships and opportunities between key government and private sector decision-makers across America and the

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