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WHO chief hails ‘monumental moment’ in COVID fight, as US throws support behind vaccine patent waiver

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WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, described it on Twitter as a “powerful example of leadership to address global health challenges.” The UN health chief has for months been urging governments involved in the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations over intellectual property rights, to suspend patent rules for those vaccines cleared for emergency use, in an effort to boost vaccine production.… Read More
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Social safety nets, community spirit help South African mother through Covid-19 crisis

Elwin Mandowa,
Around 40 km outside Cape Town, Leebah Bessick wipes sweat from her forehead as she digs a pitchfork into the earth at a neighbourhood community garden. It’s an unseasonably hot day here at Blackheath Secondary School and even a shady corner of the garden offers Bessick and the other gardeners little respite from the midday sun. Still, she finds refuge… Read More
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Fashionomics Africa, DHL Express train African fashion entrepreneurs to excel in international trade, logistics and e-commerce

Elwin Mandowa,
More than 280 million online shoppers in Africa represent a huge opportunity for e-commerce development on the continent, attendees of a recent Fashionomics Africa webinar heard. Fashionomics Africa joined forces with DHL Express and industry experts for the webinar held for fashion entrepreneurs looking to expand into regional and international markets. The webinar, adapted for a virtual audience, included a… Read More
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Early-warning ‘pandemic hub’ plan unveiled by WHO’s Tedros and Germany’s Merkel

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Supported by the German Government, the centre will specialize in gathering epidemic intelligence, data, surveillance and analytics innovation. It will open later this year, according to Chancellor Angela Merkel, who explained how she had first discussed the idea last autumn, with World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Joint action “The world has learned that we can only meet… Read More
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UN report sounds alarm on acute global shortage of midwives

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The 2021 State of the World’s Midwifery report, launched on Wednesday by the UN Population Fund (UNFPA), the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Confederation of Midwives, said that fully resourcing midwife-delivered care by 2035 would avert roughly two-thirds of maternal, newborn deaths and stillbirths, saving 4.3 million lives per year. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the UN… Read More
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Joy in South Sudan, as schools reopen after 14-month COVID lockdown

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Describing the “joy” felt by children and aid workers as classrooms reopened on Monday after more than 14 months of COVID-19 restrictions, Mads Oyen, UNICEF’s chief of field operations, explained that going back to school was about more than just learning. Bells are ringing?in #southsudan to mark the reopening of schools. “We share in the excitement of the children, their… Read More
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Dialogue de haut niveau – « Nourrir l’Afrique » : le continent africain invité à préserver ses terres arables et à mieux les valoriser

Elwin Mandowa,
Le président sénégalais, Macky Sall, a exhorté, jeudi, les États africains à ne pas céder leurs terres arables à des pays tiers ou à des multinationales, mais à mieux les valoriser afin d’atteindre l’objectif continental de nourrir l’Afrique et d’éliminer la faim d’ici à 2025. Macky Sall s’exprimait lors de la première journée du dialogue de haut niveau intitulé, « Nourrir… Read More
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Maroc : la Banque africaine de développement soutient l’amélioration du climat des affaires pour une sortie de crise par le haut

Elwin Mandowa,
La Banque africaine de développement et le ministère marocain de l’Économie, des Finances et de la Réforme de l’administration ont signé, ce jour, un accord de don de près d’un million de dollars américains destiné à soutenir les services du chef du Gouvernement du Royaume du Maroc pour mettre en œuvre le projet d’appui à l’amélioration du climat des affaires… Read More
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UN envoy Gordon Brown urges G7 countries to fund global COVID vaccination push

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Speaking during the regular briefing by the World Health Organization (WHO), and ahead of next month’s G7 summit, Mr. Brown, who is the UN’s Special Envoy for Global Education, said inaction will only lead to greater global division.  “Thank you Gordon, and thank you once again for your clear and powerful call to world leaders.”-@DrTedros — World Health Organization (WHO)… Read More
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