Africa: AU Member States Urged to Have Functional Nat’l Public Health Institute Capable of Leading Disease Prevention

Africa: AU Member States Urged to Have Functional Nat’l Public Health Institute Capable of Leading Disease Prevention

Addis Ababa, — – In a powerful display of regional unity and commitment to strengthening public health systems, senior health officials, government leaders, and public health professionals from across Southern Africa convened in Harare, Zimbabwe, for the Fourth Annual Southern African National Public Health Institute (NPHI) Meeting. Hosted under the theme “Strengthened Information, Knowledge Sharing…

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Africa: AU Member States Urged to Have Functional Nat’l Public Health Institute Capable of Leading Disease Prevention

Southern Africa: Report Exposes Hidden Crisis in Southern Africa’s Public Health Sector

A new report released by WomenLift Health lays bare a critical but often overlooked barrier to resilient health systems in Southern Africa: a persistent leadership gap for women in the public health sector, despite decades of progressive gender equality policies. Based on a comprehensive stakeholder analysis across ten countries including Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi,…

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IHS SA, Project Isizwe bring free public WiFi to KwaMashu

IHS SA, Project Isizwe bring free public WiFi to KwaMashu

IHS South Africa CEO Sandile Msimango. IHS South Africa, a division of IHS Towers, has launched a public WiFi initiative in Durban’s KwaMashu township, in collaboration with Project Isizwe. The project provides unlimited, free internet access to local residents, students, job-seekers and entrepreneurs. IHS South Africa CEO Sandile Msimango comments: “Connectivity is more than a…

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Africa: AU Member States Urged to Have Functional Nat’l Public Health Institute Capable of Leading Disease Prevention

West Africa: Africa CDC, Ecowas Commit to Strengthening Public Health Capacity Across West Africa

Monrovia, Liberia — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), through its West Africa Regional Coordinating Centre, in collaboration with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing public health capacity across the region. The pledge was made at the conclusion of a three-day workshop held…

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Africa: AU Member States Urged to Have Functional Nat’l Public Health Institute Capable of Leading Disease Prevention

Africa: World Bank Approves $115 Million to Support Senegal’s Fiscal Reforms and Strengthen Public Financial Management

Washington — The World Bank has approved $115 million in concessional financing to support Senegal’s efforts to improve public debt sustainability, strengthen public financial management, and increase domestic resource mobilization. The financing, provided through the International Development Association (IDA), will help implement the government’s flagship reform program, the 2025-2029 Senegal Program for Transparency in Public…

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Africa: AU Member States Urged to Have Functional Nat’l Public Health Institute Capable of Leading Disease Prevention

Africa: Report Exposes Hidden Crisis in Southern Africa’s Public Health Sector – Gender Equality on Paper, Patriarchy in Practice

A new report released by WomenLift Health lays bare a critical but often overlooked barrier to resilient health systems in Southern Africa: a persistent leadership gap for women in the public health sector, despite decades of progressive gender equality policies. Based on a comprehensive stakeholder analysis across ten countries including Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi,…

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Africa: AU Member States Urged to Have Functional Nat’l Public Health Institute Capable of Leading Disease Prevention

Africa: Time to Rethink Health Financing – It’s Not Just a Public Sector Concern

By Hatice Beton, Roberto Durán-Fernández, Dennis Ostwald and Rifat Atun As G7 leaders of the world’s wealthiest nations wrapped up their summit in Kananaskis June 16, a critical issue was absent from the agenda: the future of global health financing. Amid escalating geopolitical tensions, trade conflicts and cuts to development aid, health has been sidelined…

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Africa: AU Member States Urged to Have Functional Nat’l Public Health Institute Capable of Leading Disease Prevention

Africa: 10th African Public Service Day Under the Theme: ‘Enhancing the Agility and Resilience of Public Institutions to Achieve Equitable Governance and Rapidly Address Historical Service Delivery Gaps’, 21 to 23 June 2025

What: The African Union Commission (AUC), through its Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security, in partnership with the Government of Ethiopia through the Ethiopian Civil Service Commission, will host the 10th Continental Africa Public Service Day (APSD). When: 21-23 June 2025 Where: African Union HQ, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Registration form to participate in the…

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Delayed roll-out of public cloud was strategic, says Huawei

Delayed roll-out of public cloud was strategic, says Huawei

Diego Han, director of Ecosystem Development at Huawei Cloud Sub-Saharan Africa. Huawei says its delayed public roll-out of a cloud platform was a deliberate strategic move to ensure scalability, in-house R&D integration and the development of transformation expertise it now offers globally. The company believes this approach positions it well as the market shifts from…

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