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UN chief urges greater investment in universal health coverage, starting now

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Launching his latest policy brief, “COVID-19 and Universal Health Coverage”, Secretary-General António Guterres called on everyone to draw “hard lessons” from the pandemic, for which the world was not prepared.  One of those lessons, he said, “is that under-investment in health can have a devastating impact on societies and economies.”  The pandemic revealed utterly inadequate health systems, yawning gaps in… Read More
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Malawi’s President backtracks on creating one million jobs

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– – Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has just spent 100 days in power but appears unwilling to fulfill one of his key promises he made to citizens. While campaigning for the presidency he promised to create one million jobs and put the youth to work. But President Chakwera is now backtracking on that promise saying the government can only employ… Read More
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70 per cent of COVID cases located in just 10 countries, WHO reports

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Speaking to a special session of the agency’s Executive Board, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 10 countries account for 70 per cent of all reported cases and deaths, and just three countries account for half.    “Not all countries have responded the same way, and not all countries have been affected the same way”, he told the 34 members. … Read More
Africa Business Ghana Liberia West Africa World 

Liberia arrests 11 Ghanaians for engaging in illegal mining

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– – Liberian officials have arrested eleven Ghanaians for engaging in what they call ‘illegal gold and diamond mining’. They were arrested in the Bong County following a joint operation comprising the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Ministry of Mines and Energy, according to officials. The Liberian security agency officials paraded publicly on Friday the Ghanaians who were handcuffed… Read More
Africa Investments 

World Circular Economy Forum: partners, leading experts discuss Africa’s post COVID-19 sustainable recovery

Elwin Mandowa,
The African Development Bank organized a high-level session on fostering inclusivity and circularity in Africa’s post COVID-19 recovery. The virtual event was part of the 2020 World Circular Economy Forum Online, an annual conference hosted by the Finnish Innovation Fund SITRA, which attracted more than 5,000 business leaders, policymakers and experts to present the world’s best circular economy solutions. The… Read More
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COVID-19 disrupts critical mental health services, WHO warns

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Announcing the findings on Monday, the UN health agency also said that the pandemic has increased the need for the vital services.  “COVID-19 has interrupted essential mental health services around the world just when they’re needed most,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, calling on world leaders to “move fast and decisively to invest more in life-saving mental health programmes… Read More
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Geneva adopts ‘world’s highest minimum wage’ of $25 an hour

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Voters in Geneva, Switzerland, have agreed to introduce a minimum wage in the canton that is the equivalent of $25 an hour — believed to be the highest in the world. According to government data, 58% of voters in the canton were in favor of the initiative to set the minimum wage at 23 Swiss francs an hour, which was backed by… Read More
Africa Investments 

Côte d’Ivoire : lancement des travaux d’élargissement de la route de la prison civile d’Abidjan, dans le cadre du PTUA financé à hauteur de 567…

Elwin Mandowa,
Côte d’Ivoire : lancement des travaux d’élargissement de la route de la prison civile d’Abidjan, dans le cadre du PTUA financé à hauteur de 567 millions d’euros par la Banque africaine de développement | African Development Bank – Building today, a better Africa tomorrow <!– Read More
Africa Business Ghana World 

Ghanaian-German Centre to hold second gender conference

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– – The Ghanaian-German Centre for Jobs, Migration and Reintegration (GGC) has announced that its 2nd Gender Conference is slated for 7 October 2020 in Accra. The gender conference, which is on the theme, “Exploring Support Systems available in Ghana Before and after Migration: The Case of Female Migrant Workers” will bring together key stakeholders drawn from Civil Society, Educational,… Read More
Development Health Advice 

Countries face ‘critical moment’ in COVID response: UN health agency chief

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To be sure, countries are also seeing some two million new COVID-19 cases each week, WHO Executive Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters at his latest press briefing in Geneva. Varying country contexts Describing four varying national situations, he said those countries that jumped on the virus quickly have avoided large outbreaks.  Others had large outbreaks but were able to… Read More
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