Scenarios depicting the future of African healthcare will be launched at the Healthcare in Africa summit, organised by Economist Conferences in Cape Town next month. Taking place at the Westin Hotel on March 6th – 7th, the summit — entitled ‘Healthcare in Africa: Future approaches to funding, partnerships and access’ — will bring together the key players in African healthcare, including health ministers and policymakers from across the continent, to share and debate their ideas, plans and initiatives. The new research from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), commissioned by the pharmaceutical company Janssen, will focus on five possible future scenarios for African... Continue Reading
By: WASH R&E Network – The Annual General Assembly of the West Africa Water and Sanitation Journalists Network (WASH-JN) for 2012 is been held in the Liberian Capital, Monrovia. The Annual Assembly brings together about 20 media practitioners from the West African Sub-region and partners from other parts of the world. The 13 Countries include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, including partners from WaterAid and the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC). The 5-day event which runs from Monday-Friday, February 13-17, 2012 is part of a constitutional... Continue Reading
Harare, February 15, 2012: Zimbabwean students described being black in the United States as a challenge influenced by historical, regional and generational factors, but which offers international students an opportunity to educate colleagues about their country of origin. “People have no idea where Zimbabwe is and they assume you can’t speak English and don’t know anything…so right from the introduction you have that barrier to overcome. But generally in that situation once you start talking, people understand you and where you come from,” said Tendai Machingaidze, a student with Albany Medical College in the U.S. Tendai and Chiwoneso Tinago facilitated a... Continue Reading
With Valentine’s Day almost upon us, (14 February) a new survey shows that the best gift a man can give to his partner is love. The results of a global survey from Durex, released to coincide with Valentine’s Day, reveal that almost eight out of 10 South African women (79%) and 62% of men say that the emotional aspects of sex – feeling loved, respected and intimate – are more important for women than for men. Almost nine out of 10 South African women (89%) agree that sex brings them closer to their partner emotionally. And it seems that South... Continue Reading
Cancer is a global epidemic, so much so that the international and South African cancer communities created an international day of awareness – 4th February is World Cancer Awareness Day – in an effort to highlight the issues and bring about change. This is a treatable disease after all! In an effort to address the growing burden of cancer the world over, South African NGO and cancer advocacy group Campaigning for Cancer along with healthcare stakeholders and corporate South Africa have joined forces with the rest of the world to rally government and the country to take a stand. For... Continue Reading
