Healthcare in Africa is rapidly changing as an emerging middle class, increasingly active private healthcare industry and shifting disease burdens transform the way healthcare on the continent is delivered. On March 6th – 7th, Economist Conferences will host Healthcare in Africa, a progressive, collaborative debate on healthcare reform in Africa at the Westin Hotel in Cape Town. The summit will gather 150 leaders from government, healthcare providers, suppliers, patient groups, donors and NGOs together to discuss and debate future approaches to funding, partnerships and access to healthcare in Africa. Themes explored at the conference will cover topical issues such as... Continue Reading
10th January 2012 — Juba — On Saturday 7th January Médecins Sans Frontières MSF (Doctors Without Borders) returned to Pibor town with 12 medical and logistics staff to provide an emergency response in the aftermath of last week’s inter-communal violence in Pibor, Jonglei State. The looting of MSF’s facilities and the climate of uncertainty make it challenging for MSF to rapidly scale up activities. Before the violence hit Pibor town, MSF had evacuated all non-local staff to Juba, and the locally-recruited staff had left town and gone into hiding along with the other inhabitants of Pibor. As at 10th January, 60 of the 155 locally-hired MSF staff in Pibor county remain unaccounted for. We are very concerned for their welfare,... Continue Reading
….As Citizens Challenge President Sirleaf to Sign WASH Compact – By: Augustine N. Myers – Citizens of Gbarpolu County in Western Liberia have challenged the Liberian Leader, President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to sign the Liberia WASH Compact Document that was developed at the Multi Donor Conference on water, sanitation and hygiene in Monrovia last year. The WASH Compact is a product of the Sanitation and Water for All (SWA) partnership aimed at ensuring that the Liberian population access safe drinking water and improved sanitation as human rights. The Gbarpolu Citizens believe that the signing of the WASH Compact by President Sirleaf... Continue Reading
By Alfred Tembo – Bethany Nedziwe a 19 year old international student has described the life for Zimbabweans living in United States of America as superb. Nedziwe who returned from the United States of America only three days ago was in Gweru yesterday to give a speech on Lynn University during the introductory session conducted at US Education Centre. She said, “Zimbabweans are loved and every Zimbabwean at Lynn University is known by the president of USA personally.” While on the other hand, Nedziwe said regardless of the united state being the best country in the world that offers the... Continue Reading
SIBO BERO, a Zimbabwean medical student based in Wuhan, Hubei, China has won the public vote to be crowned Face of Zimbabwe 2012 in a tightly contested Face of Zimbabwe international pageant. The internet based competition, organised by KMG Media and sponsored by World Remit allows Zimbabweans all over the world to enter. The pageant is an international showcase of Zimbabwe’s beauty, charity and tourism with the prime purpose of marketing Zimbabwe abroad. UK based Ohleen Munyanyi was voted the 1st runner-up after garnering the second highest public votes. The teenager also won the vote of the other contestants to... Continue Reading
