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Development Health Advice 

COVID-19 caused rise in TB deaths for first time in a decade, gains ‘reversed’ 

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New data from the UN health agency highlighted how years of global progress in tackling the preventable disease had been “reversed” since the pandemic overwhelmed health care systems in 2020, preventing vulnerable people from seeking help.  Lockdowns had also stymied many people’s access to essential health care services, WHO’s 2021 Global TB report insisted, before issuing the additional warning that… Read More
Africa Investments 

Identifying opportunities across the energy value chain: Resolving bottlenecks and unlocking investments in Kenya, Tunisia, Cameroon, Guinea,…

Elwin Mandowa,
What:         The 5th Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP) Who:           African Development Bank When:         26 to 29 October 2021 Where:        Virtual via Zoom The African Development Bank is organizing the 5th edition of the Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP), focused on five selected countries (Kenya, Tunisia, Cameroon, Guinea, Mozambique). The theme of the event is… Read More
Development Health Advice 

WHO establishes new scientific group to study COVID origins, prevent future pandemics

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The proposed members of the WHO Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO) were selected for their expertise in areas such as epidemiology, animal health, clinical medicine, virology and genomics.   WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the news during his regular briefing from Geneva.  “SAGO will advise WHO on the development of a global framework to… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19 deaths at lowest level in nearly a year, WHO reports

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Agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported that the death toll from the disease is now at its lowest level in almost a year.  “Reaching 40% needs a whole of government and whole of society approach, which depends on political and civil society leadership. We are working with leaders to support the prioritization and planning that is needed to make 40%… Read More
Development Health Advice 

UN honours Henrietta Lacks, whose cells transformed medical research worldwide 

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This Wednesday, the UN World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, recognized her world-changing legacy with a special award.    In 1951, while Ms. Lacks sought treatment, researchers took biopsies from her body without her knowledge or consent, and her cells became the first “immortal” cell line, now known as the “HeLa cells”.   ‘Reckoning’ with injustice  Shockingly, as WHO points out, the global scientific community once hid her race and her real story, a historical wrong that Wednesday’s recognition hopes… Read More
Africa Investments 

Appointment of Ms. Bajabulile “Swazi’’ Tshabalala as Senior Vice President of the African Development Bank Group

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Bajabulile “Swazi” Tshabalala as Senior Vice President effective 1 November 2021 Following consultations with the Board of Directors, the President of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Bajabulile “Swazi’’ Tshabalala as Senior Vice President of the… Read More
Africa Investments 

World Food Day: African Development Bank’s Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation flagship wins top international award for digital…

Elwin Mandowa,
High-level Dialogue on Feeding Africa. It won the best “video – documentary” in the competition. The 2021 International Business Awards, the world’s only all-encompassing business awards competition, drew more than 3,700 nominations from 65 nations. “Through the experiences of women and men participating in the TAAT program, these videos tell the story of how Bank-funded agricultural technologies are helping 11… Read More
Africa Investments 

NEPAD-IPPF to hold 33rd Oversight Committee meeting

Elwin Mandowa,
Who:     NEPAD-IPPF What:    33rd Oversight Committee meeting When:   14-15 October 2021 Where:   Virtual (Zoom Platform) The NEPAD-Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF), a multi-donor Special Fund hosted by the African Development Bank, will hold its 33rd Oversight Committee (OC) meeting from 14-15 October 2021. The Oversight Committee was set up to provide general policy direction and ensure effective governance for… Read More
Development Health Advice 

WHO advisory group recommends COVID-19 booster shot for immunocompromised people

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The recommendation follows a four-day meeting of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization.  A final report will be issued in December. Risk of severe disease  SAGE said moderately and severely immunocompromised persons should be offered an additional dose of all WHO-approved vaccines “since these individuals are less likely to respond adequately to vaccination following a standard primary… Read More
Development Technology 

Renewable Energy and Bottom-up Decentralization in Morocco

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By Yossef Ben-Meir, Marrakech The Kingdom of Morocco is a place of hope and promise of honest attempts to make strides commensurate with the humanistic journey. It recognizes in its Constitution, laws, policies, and programs that community participation is the essential ingredient for achieving optimal outcomes, including sustainability and ever-deeper satisfaction among the people. The premise of the nation’s family… Read More
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