African Health Leaders, Partners Call for Greater Investment in Integrated NCD Services

African Health Leaders, Partners Call for Greater Investment in Integrated NCD Services

Lusaka — African health ministers and partners are calling for increased investment in integrated health services to address the growing burden of severe noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), particularly those affecting women and underserved populations across the region. At a high-level side event during the Seventy-fifth session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa, delegates emphasized the…

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African Health Leaders, Partners Call for Greater Investment in Integrated NCD Services

African Health Ministers Commit to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness and Response

Lusaka — Across the African continent, fragile health systems are often the first to falter when crisis strikes, with profound impacts on lives and, livelihoods and health, and often times causing long-term socio-economic disruptions. Renewing efforts to protect communities from the growing threat of health emergencies, health ministers meeting for the Seventy-fifth session of the…

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Job-seekers to get free Uber ride to interviews

Job-seekers to get free Uber ride to interviews

The Uber, Department of Employment and Labour, and Presidential Youth Employment Intervention delegation at the partnership launch event. With transport costs often cited among the key barriers in young people’s pursuit of employment, a newly-forged initiative is looking to overcome that obstacle. E-hailer Uber SA and employment accelerator Harambee yesterday announced a partnership that will…

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