Italian toddler dies after transplant with heart 'burned by frostbite'
The heart given to two-year-old Domenico was reportedly severely damaged during its transfer to hospital.
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Africa: At the Heart of Change – Spotlight Initiative Highlights Breakthroughs in Tackling Gender-Based Violence
When it comes to protecting women and girls from gender-based violence, change happens when they are “at the heart of every decision,” according to Erin Kenny, Global Coordinator of the Spotlight Initiative a United Nations-European Union partnership aimed at tackling all forms of abuse against women and girls. At the heart of change: Spotlight Initiative…
Africa Chidren’s Heart Foundation Gives New Lease of Life to Abandoned Four – Year-Old Boy
One quiet Sunday morning, children from the Africa Children’s Heart Foundation were heading to church when they noticed something unusual outside their gate. A small boy, dirty, frightened, and crying, sat alone by the entrance. At just four years old, it was clear he could not have arrived there by himself. Someone had abandoned him….
Africa: Call to Put Child Welfare At the Heart of Business Regulation in Africa
Plagued by child labour and other harmful industrial practices, countries in Africa have a duty to regulate business and hold companies to account for violating children’s rights, experts told a conference in Lesotho this week. The Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa (IHRDA), which brought together lawyers, academics, development experts and human rights…
Africa: Industry At the Heart of Global Solutions – Global Summit Opens in Riyadh
Leaders from across the world are debating how industry can help tackle some of the world’s most urgent challenges – from climate change and food insecurity to the need for fairer supply chains – at the Global Industry Summit, which opened on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “Industrial development is critical to strengthening economies, fighting…
Africa: New Global Initiative Aims to Place Environmental Defenders At the Heart of Climate Decisions
Campaigners are hailing today’s COP30 launch of a new global initiative aimed at advancing the recognition, protection, and participation of environmental defenders in climate decision and policy-making. Co-created with more than 300 environmental activists and defenders across Latin America, Africa, Asia-Pacific and beyond, the new Leaders Action Network for Environmental Activists and Defenders (LEAD) initiative…
Change leaders must put security at the heart of transformation
The author, Change Logic’s Keenan Crouch Change leaders are accustomed to thinking in terms of people and process. These are the pillars of transformation, the levers that guide organisations through mergers, digital rollouts or shifts in operating models. Yet today, where technology is ingrained in the heartbeat of every business, process and engagement, a third…
MVNOs at heart of Cell C reboot
Cell C is looking to cement its position as the leading network for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) in South Africa — even as rival MTN launches a challenge to its dominance. In an investor presentation published by its main shareholder, Blu Label Unlimited Group, on Tuesday, Cell C outlined its strategy as it undertakes…
Africa: Why Young People Are the Heart of Africa’s Food Revolution
My name is Adja Boudy Kanté. I am 32 years old, a mother, and a proud young entrepreneur from Senegal. I grew up in Guediawaye, just outside Dakar, and I have dedicated my life to creating nutritious, healthy products from local cereals, products that heal, empower, and redefine the future of African food. I am…
Study: Shingles vaccine can lower risk of stroke and heart attack
COVID-19 anti-body testing in Cologne, Germany. PHOTO/Wikimedia Commons. By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT [email protected] New research shows the shingles vaccine can lower your risk of stroke and heart attack; in addition to preventing the total agony of a blistering rash. Shingles is an infection nobody wants. Those who have endured the blistering rash describe the pain as…