Commentary: How We Can Bring Health Care to the World's Underserved

A little over a year ago, the two of us met for the first time at the Fortune + TIME Global Forum in Rome. It was there that we, along with other leaders of global businesses and NGOs, committed to Pope Francis that we would contribute toward the ambitious goal of providing modern health care over the
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Payday lending is a major industry in Alabama. Data from the Alabama State Banking Department shows in 12 months (From oct 1, 2015 to September 30, 2016), there were more than two million payday loans. Those loans were made by 239,000 people in Alabama. Payday loan companies collected
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Sales were up for the eighth consecutive year. Overall, supplier sales were up 4% in 2017, rising $1 billion from 2016 to a total of $26.2 billion. Sales volume increased 2.6% to 226 million cases in 2017, up from 5.8 million cases in 2016. “The spirits sector had a banner year in 2017, driven by consumer
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Members of civil defense carry out a search and rescue operation after an airstrike at a marketplace in the de-escalation zone of Eriha district of Idlib, Syria on January 30, 2018. Photographer: Mohamed Waleed Alrashed/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images. As Syria's seven-year civil war drags on,
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The role assumes leadership for multiple programs, projects and/or special assignments concurrently in Banking & Lending area with primary focus on Lending initiatives, involving end-to-end program/project management whilst being a change agent in improving operational efficiency and managing
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The Trump administration has stripped enforcement powers away from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau office that specializes in pursuing cases against financial firms for breaking discrimination laws, according to two people familiar with the matter and emails reviewed by The Washington Post.
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Multimillionaire heiress Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawananakoa, considered by many to be Hawaii's last princess, has paid the palace's electric bills for the past six years. But the intensely private Native Hawaiian, whose $215 million fortune includes race horses and real estate, is no longer in a position
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Gulf International Bank UK Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 227,499 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an
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We anticipate this positive trend to continue through 2018 as a clearer Brexit timeline slowly emerges and the UK's lower currency value continues to attract foreign investment in British real estate and corporate assets. In terms of the Brexit timeline, news broke in December 2017 that European Union
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This is it! Terrific Ocean Edge first floor garden unit with lovely views of the golf course. This 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit is in move condition. The new kitchen boasts granite counters, SS appliances, and tile floors. New windows throughout, brand new bathrooms and is ready for your Cape Cod escape, year
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A measure of contract signings to buy existing homes rose in December for a third month, giving sales some momentum at the start of 2018, according to data released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors. The index rose 0.5% month-over-month (matching the estimate) after an upwardly
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News of the crime came first surfaced in December, but the New York District Attorney's office has since shared new details with Fortune. It all began in a Ruby Tuesday's restaurant in Times Square, where Meza met his victim, a business associate, who had earlier disclosed a 2012 investment in
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DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – Decatur Township is opening the doors of opportunity for aspiring real estate agents. Real Estate Entrepreneurship classes will begin its second series of free classes on Feb. 1. The classes will be held every Thursday night until March 1. Professionals in the business of real
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Riverhead Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Oil States International by 95.8% in the 2nd quarter. Riverhead Capital Management LLC now owns 4,894 shares of the oil and gas company's stock valued at $133,000 after buying an additional 2,394 shares during the last quarter. Quantbot
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In the release, the company mentions a new title from “one of 2K's biggest franchises” will be released during fiscal year 2019. … What this “highly anticipated new title” in one of 2K's franchises happens to be, company CEO Strauss Zelnick has never said, but some think it could be another entry in the
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The development of student apartments in Champaign-Urbana has not slowed down over the past five years, despite two separate federal housing analyses describing the rental market as oversaturated. “During December 2016, the estimated student-targeted apartment vacancy rate was 12.9 percent,
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You're ready to put your renting days behind you, and put down roots in a home you can officially call your own. But before you let your emotions take over, you need to tackle the most important piece of the homeownership puzzle…the mortgage. With a financial commitment this large, you'll want to
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Washington (AP) — The top career U.S. diplomat announced Thursday he will step down, dealing a blow to the State Department as the Trump administration confronts numerous international challenges. The State Department's third-ranking official, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Tom
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The Simsbury Bank & Trust Company, Inc., (“the Bank”) a subsidiary of SBT Bancorp, Inc. (OTC PINK: SBTB, CUSIP 78391C106) (“SBT Bancorp”), announced today that Michael L. Hammer has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Bank. Mr. Hammer was recommended to the Board of Directors
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A Michigan-based mortgage company is moving its Dallas aregional office to a new location in Farmers Branch. Home Point Financial Corp has rented almost 65,000 square feet of office space in the Two Colinas Crossing building which is located on Luna Road south of Interstate 635. The home
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