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COVID-19: Global vaccine plan aims to end ‘two-track pandemic’

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The Global COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy aims to inoculate 40 percent of people in all countries by the end of the year, and 70 percent by the middle of 2022.  WHO had previously pressed governments to vaccinate 10 per cent of the world’s people by the end of last month.  However, more than 55 countries, mainly in Africa and the Middle… Read More
Africa Investments 

African Development Bank donates vehicles to strengthen disaster preparedness in Zimbabwe

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank handed over a consignment of vehicles, tools and equipment to Zimbabwe officials this week. The vehicles will strengthen the country’s capacity in disaster preparedness and management. Speaking at the handover ceremony, Bank representative, ZimFund Manager Emmanuel Nzabanita, reiterated the Bank’s commitment to promoting resilience and recovery in Zimbabwe, in support of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.… Read More
Africa Investments 

At Paris Fashion Week, Ghanaian entrepreneur Roberta Annan launches €100 m Impact Fund to invest in Africa’s creative industries

Elwin Mandowa,
Ghanaian businesswoman and entrepreneur Roberta Annan earlier this week launched a €100 million fund to channel investment into small and medium African creative and fashion enterprises. The Impact Fund for African Creatives (IFFAC),will award grants of up to €50,000 to selected projects to accelerate development of the continent’s creative sector. The fund was launched at a ceremony held on Monday… Read More
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WHO endorses ‘historic’ malaria vaccine for at-risk children

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The vaccine is geared towards children, in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions with moderate to high transmission.   The recommendation to begin using the RTS,S vaccine, is based an ongoing pilot programme set up by WHO and partners in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi, that has reached more than 800,000 children since 2019.  “The long-awaited malaria vaccine for children is a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control”, said the… Read More
Africa Investments 

Appointment of the General Counsel and Director of the Legal Service Department, Dr. Souley Amadou

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Souley Amadou as General Counsel and Director of the Legal Service Department, effective 1st November 2021. A transactional lawyer, Dr. Souley Amadou has over 25 years of substantive legal work experience, including over 20 years spent at the African Development Bank Group. He also assumed the role of… Read More
Development Health Advice 

COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline 

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Compared to the previous week, this represents a nine per cent decrease in cases, while deaths remained similar, the WHO said in its weekly epidemiological update. This continues the trend that has been observed since August.   During the week of 27 September to 3 October, all regions reported a decline in the number of new cases, apart from Europe which remained similar to the week before.  The largest decrease in… Read More
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Only 1 in 10 people who need palliative care, receive it: WHO 

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The UN health agency says that global demand for care for people with life threatening illnesses, will continue to grow as populations age and the burden of noncommunicable diseases rises. By 2060, the need for palliative care is expected to nearly double.  To address this need, the agency released two new resources to support countries in assessing the development of palliative care and improving the quality of… Read More
Africa Investments 

Let us change the narrative on Africa in the United States” African Development Bank President tells African diplomats in Washington

Elwin Mandowa,
African Development Bank President Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina has said that a concerted effort to change the narrative on Africa in the United States is necessary to attract increased investments into the continent. He said the need for advocacy in the United States made having an African Development Bank office in Washington a matter of importance, and that he would… Read More
Africa Business World 

Why Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram had an outage

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– – Facebook has explained why it experienced almost six hours of outage across the world on Monday. The social media giant blamed it on a “faulty configuration change”. The outage prevented the company’s 3.5 billion users from accessing Facebook and other messaging services such as WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger. In a blog post Facebook failed to mention which employee… Read More
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Pandemic impact ‘tip of the iceberg’ after years of neglecting child mental health

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Even before the crisis, children and youth were already carrying the burden of mental health conditions and without significant investment in addressing them, according to the latest edition of its flagship report, the State of the World’s Children. Globally, more than one in seven adolescents aged 10–19 is estimated to live with a diagnosed mental disorder, while almost 46,000 die… Read More
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