Download logo In a first of its kind, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa’s Pathways to Leadership for Health Transformation Programme this week gathered experts from three of the Organization’s regional offices to equip them with crucial skills on health leadership to help bolster individual and organizational efforts towards a stronger future […]
Do not overlook Africa’s trillion-dollar food and agribusiness sector African Development Bank chief tells investors at World Food Prize Dialogue
Africa’s food and agribusiness will be worth an estimated US$1 trillion by 2030, African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) President Dr Akinwumi Adesina told participants of the World Food Prize Foundation’s Norman E. Borlaug Dialogue (https://apo-opa.info/45SJK8Q) in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday. The annual event in America’s agricultural heartland, revolved around this year’s theme of “harnessing change,” with delegates and […]
New motorcycles to boost immunization services for health workers across all Counties in South Sudan
Download logo UNICEF and the Government of Canada, in partnership with the Ministry of Health, handed over 80 motorcycles today to strengthen immunization systems across the country. The equipment will bolster the integration of COVID-19 into the routine immunization and primary health care services across the nation. Earlier in May, the World Health Organization (WHO) […]
Promoting Excellence in Healthcare: Botswana launches National Laboratory Strategic Plan
Download logo The Ministry of Health, WHO, and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the National Laboratory Strategic Plan for Botswana. The Strategic Plan holds the promise of numerous benefits for the country. It aims to modernize and upgrade laboratory infrastructure to better standards, ensuring the safe and efficient handling of samples. […]
Chinese enterprises hold job fair for Zambian students
Download logo Chinese enterprises held a one-day job fair in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, for potential job seekers from various universities. The event, organized by the Confucius Institute at the University of Zambia and supported by the Zambia Chinese Association, attracted around 80 companies and 1,000 students from Zambian universities. David Mwanza, the Zambia director […]
Kenya's 2023/24 Long-lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) Campaign: Combating Malaria & Advancing Universal Health Coverage
Download logo The LLINs distribution campaign is a crucial part of the Ministry of Health fight against malaria and its pursuit of universal health coverage in Kenya. Today, Cabinet Secretary for Health Nakhumicha S. Wafula was briefed by the Mass Net Distribution Campaign Steering Committee in preparation for the campaign on November 17, 2023, in […]
Egypt: President El-Sisi Meets the Prime Minister and Ministers
Download logo Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held a meeting with Prime Minister, Dr. Moustafa Madbouly, the Ministers of Interior, Agriculture and Land Reclamation, and Local Development as well as the Governor of Kafr El-Sheikh and the Deputy Governor of Beheira. Spokesman for the Presidency, Counselor Ahmed Fahmy, said the President was briefed on the […]
South Africa calls for International World to hold Israel Accountable for breaches of International Law
Download logo Save the Children has reported that the number of children killed in Gaza over the last three weeks has surpassed the annual number of children killed across all the world’s conflict zones since 2019. Since 07 October, more than 3 257 children are reported to have been killed. This includes at least 3 […]
Ethiopia set to host the 2023 African Economic Conference
Download logo The stage is now set for the 2023 African Economic Conference (https://apo-opa.info/40i5kmb), jointly organized by the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The conference will be held from 16-18 November in a hybrid format, with the physical location being the UN Conference […]
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) towards economic resilience: ECOWAS Small and Medium Enterprises gathering in Abuja sets new avenues and strategies for business success
Download logo The ECOWAS Commission, in partnership with the Nigeria Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME), successfully organized the ECOWAS SME Partnership Conference and Exhibition. This extraordinary gathering, meticulously organized within the context of the implementation of the ECOWAS MSME Charter 2021-2030 and Private Sector Development Strategy, served as a pivotal platform for SME […]