Month: December 2023

Sheba Usanda, a dedicated community health promoter (CHP) at Zengeza Clinic since 2010, recently participated in vital training sessions on cholera prevention and control. The training served as a reminder that cholera, despite being controlled to some extent, continues to pose a significant threat, especially in hotspot areas like Chitungwiza. Armed with renewed knowledge and strategies, Sheba is poised to share this vital information with her community, which is in […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of Ireland have signed an agreement to pilot a new project that will improve ongoing efforts to strengthen health system resilience to effectively respond to emergencies in Tanzania. The new project titled - Strengthening Health Systems Resilience for Enhanced Health Emergency Response at the Sub-national Level United Republic of Tanzania supported by the Government of Ireland is worth 200 000 Euros and […]

Heads of multilateral development banks attending the 2023 global climate change conference, COP28, on Tuesday committed to scale resource mobilisation to close the nature and water sector financing gap. At a high-level panel moderated by Lord Zac Goldsmith, former UK Minister for Climate and Environment, the banks shared views on what can be done differently to ensure that the world delivers on water, nature&climate agendas. Speakers included representatives from the […]

From the 4th to 6th March, 2024, Yaoundé hosts the AUB-UNESCO Summit (https://www.UAR-AUB.org/) on Artificial Intelligence and Media. At the forefront are African media, facing the significant challenge of navigating daily technological advancements. The Yaoundé AUB-UNESCO Summit on Artificial Intelligence and Media also serves as a gathering for leading scientists in the field of artificial intelligence. It involves presenting and debating research findings and their applications within the media. The […]

With the global population set to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, communities and ecosystems are facing enormous resource challenges. A recent report by KPMG Lower Gulf (https://KPMG.com/), First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) (https://www.BankFAB.com/), and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (https://www.ITFC-idb.org/), titled Harvesting Resilience, Leveraging Finance for Food Security and Climate Resilience (https://apo-opa.co/3t8xGTM), shows how the financial sector is a critical catalyst for change, with potential to shape a […]

The second edition of World Football Summit Asia (www.Asia.WorldFootballSummit.com) will take place in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on the 12th-13th of December 2023, bringing together key decision-makers from the global football industry and expecting over 1,000 attendees from more than 70 countries in the first event of its kind in the country; Some notable speakers of the event include Adwa Al Arifi, Assistant Minister of Sports Affairs for the Kingdom of Saudi […]