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Development Health Advice 

New international partnerships needed to boost healthcare in Syria

Global Author
The online meeting was held ahead of a European Union conference next week to ensure ongoing international support for Syria and neighbouring countries hosting millions of Syrian refugees.  11 years of suffering and a humanitarian crisis endured by over 15 million of our fellow humans in Syria, increasing by the day, with no foreseeable end in sight. See the recorded… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Clean hands may make the difference between life and death – WHO report

Global Author
The coronavirus pandemic and other disease outbreaks have highlighted the extent to which healthcare settings can contribute to the spread of infections. “The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed many challenges and gaps in IPC in all regions and countries, including those which had the most advanced IPC programmes,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General. ‘An unprecedented opportunity’ Today, out of… Read More
Africa Investments 

En Tunisie, l’horizon s’ouvre aux jeunes femmes qui ont l’audace d’entreprendre

Elwin Mandowa,
Marchant en silence dans le désert, Safa Jouadi va à la rencontre d’un monde infini, où changer de perspective redevient possible. Elle embrasse du regard les dunes de Tozeur, ville symbole du Grand Sud tunisien, aux portes du Sahara. Safa rêve simplement d’eau, une ressource rare dans un paysage à la beauté fascinante, qui rayonne en silence. Cette rareté, la… Read More
Africa Investments 

Botswana: The African Development Bank Supports Economic Diversification under the Country Strategy Paper 2022-2026

Elwin Mandowa,
Supporting Botswana’s ambition to diversify its economy and accelerate its structural transformation towards sustainable and inclusive growth is the main objective of the African Development Bank Group’s Country Strategy Paper 2022-2026 (CSP 2022-2026) for the Southern African country. Approved in March 2022 by the Bank Group’s Board of Directors, the Country Strategy Paper sets out two priority areas of intervention… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Nearly 15 million deaths directly or indirectly linked to COVID-19

Global Author
The figure represents 9.5 million more deaths than those reported so far, directly attributed to COVID-19.  The new estimates are the result of close consultation with countries & regions, supported by the work of the Technical Advisory Group for #COVID19 Mortality Assessment who have developed a newmethodology to generate comparable mortality estimates even where data are incomplete. https://t.co/l3DRDAEAwJ — World… Read More
Africa Investments 

Africa fully committed to harnessing its clean energy potential with the African Development Bank

Elwin Mandowa,
In November 2021, stakeholders from around the world gathered in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the DRC Business Forum to discuss moving Africa up the ladder in the battery, electric vehicle and renewable energy value chain and market. This event affirmed the continent’s ambition to harness its green energy potential and totally eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.… Read More
Africa Investments 

AAAP Webinar: Adaptation financing must go to those who need it most

Elwin Mandowa,
The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) hosted a session titled, “AAAP: Transformative Adaptation to Accelerate and Scale Climate Action” at the Virtual Gobeshona Global Conference on 29 March. The session focused on policy shifts, the enabling environment, financing, community engagement and private sector involvement to accelerate and scale climate adaptation in Africa. The session brought together policy makers, sustainable financiers, climate resilience… Read More
Africa Investments 

Commerce et biodiversité marine : les moules et huîtres de Bizerte, un potentiel chéri des eaux

Elwin Mandowa,
Au nord de la Tunisie, face à la mer Méditerranée, le soleil fait miroiter l’eau du port de Bizerte. Il est tôt le matin, les mouettes survolent les bateaux et il sent bon l’air marin. Tandis que les pêcheurs à la ligne s’animent près de la promenade du port, la lagune de Bizerte se prépare à accueillir un autre type… Read More
Africa Investments 

Bank launches stakeholder consultations for updated Integrated Safeguards System

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank has kicked off virtual consultations on its Integrated Safeguards System to adequately address emerging environmental and social issues. The session for Anglophone West African countries, held on 21 April 2022, registered participants from Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone. Opening the event, the Director General of the Nigeria Country Department, Lamin Barrow, underscored the importance of these… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Record profits, while COVID treatment often ‘out of reach’ for the poor

Global Author
Despite weekly fatalities being at their lowest since March 2020, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists at the weekly briefing in Geneva that “these trends, while welcome, don’t tell the full story.” More sub-variants The South African scientists who identified Omicron late last year have now reported two more Omicron sub-variants, BA.4 and BA.5, as the reason for a… Read More
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