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Tanzania: Textile Investment Helps Tanzania Close Its Manufacturing Gap

[Bird Story Agency] Tanzania produces more cotton than its textile industry can process, exporting most of its lint while garment factories and fashion designers import fabric. New investment could help close this industrial gap, creating manufacturing jobs and retaining more value at home.

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The states with the worst and best healthcare, ranked

Each state's healthcare was ranked based on three factors: cost, access, and outcomes.

  • Alaska ranks 51st overall due to high insurance premiums, moderate access, and poor outcomes
  • Mississippi ranks 50th with a high infant mortality rate and few physicians per capita
  • Georgia and Texas rank poorly with the lowest percentages of insured adults and children

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