UAE – Again, the United Arab Emirates has won the bid to host the third edition of the MENA Organization for Rare Diseases Annual Meeting & Exhibition at the Movenpick…
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Foundation Botnar supports the WHO adolescent health project in Ghana
GHANA —The World Health Organization (WHO) has received support from Foundation Botnar to implement a project aimed at promoting healthy behaviors and policies for adolescents. The project, titled “Empowering Adolescents…
Read MoreAfrica CDC and WHO-AFRO announce new partnerships to improve emergency preparedness and response
ETHIOPIA —The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization Regional offices in Africa (WHO-AFRO) have announced a new partnership called the Joint Emergency…
Read MoreNigeria’s IHVN unveil their multi-campus in Abuja
NIGERIA—The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has officially opened the doors to its state-of-the-art multi-campus of excellence in public healthcare, treatment training, and research in Abuja. The IHVN campus…
Read MoreNGOs in Tanzania marshaling resources to combat Clubfoot Disease
TANZANIA—The Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation Tanzania (CCBRT), a Non-governmental (NGO) not-for-profit hospital, and Catholic Relief Services have synergized their efforts to create awareness and fundraise for free or low-cost clubfoot…
Read MoreUN Secretary-General appoints MOH Kenya official to spearhead the fight against malnutrition
KENYA—The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has appointed Ms. Gladys Mugambi as the acting head of the Directorate of Health Promotion and Education in Kenya’s Ministry of Health. She…
Read MoreInstitut Pasteur de Dakar and Mastercard Foundation create a new partnership in vaccine production
SENEGAL —The Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) and the Mastercard Foundation have announced a partnership worth US$45 million, named MADIBA (Manufacturing in Africa for Disease Immunization and Building Autonomy), with…
Read MoreDRC launches three-day large-scale immunization campaign using novel Polio vaccine
DRC—The Democratic Republic of Congo DRC has initiated a comprehensive immunization campaign spanning 20 provinces, targeting 17 million children under 5 years of age. The World Health Organization Regional Office…
Read MoreGoogle’s program to support health-tech Startups solve leverage AI to solve healthcare issues
U.S.— Google for Startups Growth Academy has announced the start of its program, Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Health, a three-month program for Seed to Series A high-potential startups based in…
Read MoreRadiology Society of South Africa and GE HealthCare collaborate to launch a specialized cardiac imaging course
SOUTH AFRICA — The Radiology Society of South Africa (RSSA) has joined forces with General Electric (GE) HealthCare to develop the RSSA/GE Cardiac Imaging Course for 2023. This specialized training…
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