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Pharma Trend: Companies are Waiving Drug Patents in Developing Countries

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The lack of access to essential medicines has been receiving significant international attention, and the pressure to provide access is mounting on both governments and the pharmaceutical industry. Nowhere is the debate on patents more heated than in the pharmaceutical industry.

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May 2019 Automation Hero: Elsante Mnzava of Mkenga Group

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First, automation will continue to change in tandem with the evolving needs of its users—regardless of industry—and further, artificial intelligence will begin to feature heavily in solutions which drive automation. As this month’s Automation Hero, you know how automation can benefit a business. Anyhow, I have some thoughts.

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If You Can’t Stand the Fire, then Tame It: Chef José Andrés and Supply Chain Management

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Since its founding, the NGO has organized meal drives around the world, including in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Zambia, Peru, Cuba, Uganda, Cambodia, and throughout the United States. In the supply chain industry, we like to say we can’t predict the next black swan event. For Andrés, this couldn’t be more true.

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May 2019 Automation Hero: Elsante Mnzava of Mkenga Group

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First, automation will continue to change in tandem with the evolving needs of its users – regardless of industry. As this month’s Automation Hero, you know how automation can benefit a business. What kinds of tasks have you helped your clients to automate? Sounds like a simple question, but it’s actually not.

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The Circular Supply Chain Explained + 13 Realistic Strategies

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Many other certification programmes include supply chain practices as part of their criteria, some of which are country- or industry-specific. Their coffee is sustainably sourced from Uganda, their packaging is recyclable, and all coffee grounds are repurposed into local community gardens and reuse projects.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

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Launched in 2014, Kilimall operates in Nigeria, Uganda and Kenya. The marketplace has over 15 million monthly visitors buying products from multiple categories including fashion, health & beauty, gaming and baby products. Selling on Jumia can help you reach 80% African population that visit this marketplace.

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S.E.C. Approval of Conflict Minerals Rules: a landmark in supply chain disclosure requirements

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Countries covered by the new rules in addition to the DRC include South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic. It is worth mentioning that other minerals could be designated by the U.S. Secretary of State as conflict minerals in the future.