Dr Chetty State of SA Health Policies

The need to revisit health policies to alleviate the burden on the public health system using harm reduction principles The failure of healthcare systems to put people first and mitigate against harm calls for all stakeholders to refocus and revisit public healthcare policies. On an international scale, the Covid-19 pandemic showed the world the need for a healthcare system for all, prioritising saving and enhancing … Continue reading Dr Chetty State of SA Health Policies

Profile: Zineb Bensaid, vice-president of ISFIN and head of the market intelligence department

Moroccan skills abroad constitute a pool in which Morocco can draw for the transfer of know-how and expertise. Whether eminent researchers and scientists or decision-makers, they form a certain elite. Zineb Bensaid, is one of them, selected in the file of our Challenge magazine “Moroccan skills abroad: the challenge of mobilization”, published on July 21st.  After obtaining a degree in economics and management at the University of … Continue reading Profile: Zineb Bensaid, vice-president of ISFIN and head of the market intelligence department

Heads of the Rome-based UN food and agriculture agencies call for greater investments in South Sudan to avoid a catastrophic food crisis

Juba – The cost of inaction in addressing South Sudan’s complex food, climate, and insecurity crises will be felt in the loss of lives, livelihoods and futures for millions of people across the young nation, the heads of three United Nations agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) warned today as they … Continue reading Heads of the Rome-based UN food and agriculture agencies call for greater investments in South Sudan to avoid a catastrophic food crisis

ATI expands Shareholding base with New Membership of NEXI Japan

Nairobi, 13 June 2023 – Japan’s Export Credit Agency, Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI) is the newest shareholder of the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI) having joined the Pan-African Guarantee Institution, with a USD14.8 million capital injection. This equity investment reinforces the long-standing and ever-growing cooperation between Africa and Japan under the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) auspices with ATI and NEXI promoting … Continue reading ATI expands Shareholding base with New Membership of NEXI Japan

ABCHEALTH WELCOMES TGI GROUP INTO AFRICA’S LEADING HEALTH COALITION TO IMPROVE HEALTH IN AFRICA

The Tropical General Investment Group (TGI Group) has become a member of the African Business Coalition for Health. This was announced in a joint press release by both organisations on Monday May 15,2023, 2023 in Lagos, Nigeria. TGI Group is an international organisation operating in several continents including Africa, Middle East and Asia, owning over a hundred leading brands in a number of emerging markets … Continue reading ABCHEALTH WELCOMES TGI GROUP INTO AFRICA’S LEADING HEALTH COALITION TO IMPROVE HEALTH IN AFRICA

Education Fund for African Students in Energy

20 June 2023 Education Fund for African Students in Energy The African Energy Chamber launches its annual Energy Scholarship Award under efforts to expand the participation of youth in energy.  The African Energy Chamber launches its annual Energy Scholarship Award under efforts to expand the participation of youth in energy. We are thrilled to announce the launch of the AEC African Energy Education Fund, an annual program … Continue reading Education Fund for African Students in Energy

Mike Pompeo to attend the American Mediterranean Investment Forum in Athens, Greece

70th U.S. Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo will attend the first American Mediterranean Investment Forum hosted by Joseph Sassoon Group in Athens this September   Athens, July 5th 2023   Net inflows of Foreign Direct Investment to Greece in 2022, according to the latest available data from the Bank of Greece, exceeded €7.2 billion (€7,221 million), compared to €5.3 billion (€5,350 million) in 2021. The increase … Continue reading Mike Pompeo to attend the American Mediterranean Investment Forum in Athens, Greece

WHO and Global Citizen sign partnership

WHO and Global Citizen sign partnership to promote health, fight inequity and address health-related risks of climate change

Paris, 22 June 2023 | WHO and international advocacy organization Global Citizen today signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on joint global advocacy initiatives aimed at promoting and protecting health for all people over the next three years.  The main objectives of the collaboration will be to support global efforts to overcome inequities that millions of people face in accessing health services and attaining the … Continue reading WHO and Global Citizen sign partnership to promote health, fight inequity and address health-related risks of climate change