November 29, 2012
Africa: Building Human Capital of 1.2 Million in the Lake Chad Region to Fight HIV/Aids
The African Development Bank is investing in the Lake Chad Region to empower particularly women in the fight against the spread of HIV/AIDs. The AfDB has been supporting skills… Read more »
November 13, 2012
Africa: Funding Meeting Supports Large Scale Peri-Urban Sanitation Project in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Representatives of various local, regional and international development agencies and from different levels of Government met in Ouagadougou to discuss the funding of a sanitation… Read more »
October 31, 2012
Africa: Asia - Africa Knowledge Exchange On Health Insurance
On Wednesday, Oct 31, the African Development Bank, the World Bank Institute and the Asia Network for Capacity Building in Health Systems Strengthening (ANHSS), will be sponsoring… Read more »
October 12, 2012
Africa: AfDB Presents Emerging Africa and Health Labour Market At Canada Conference
The Director for Human Development at the African Development Bank, Dr. Agnes Soucat, made a presentation on Emerging Africa and the Health Labour Market at a special session on… Read more »
October 08, 2012
Africa: Partners of Harmonization for Health in Africa Discuss Action Plans for High Quality, Affordable Healthcare and Implementation of Tunis Declaration
Partners in the Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA) initiative convened in Nairobi on October 4 and 5, as a follow-up to the recent Tunis Ministerial Conference for African… Read more »
October 04, 2012
Africa: 'Investing in Health - Key to Inclusive, Sustainable, and Equitable Growth in Africa' By Agnes Soucat
Ms.Soucat spoke during a presentation on behalf of the Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA) Mechanism at the Value for Money, Sustainability and Accountability in the Health… Read more »
Africa: Reducing Maternal and Child Mortality Through Improved Health Care Delivery in Kampala
As many countries in Africa experience impressive economic growth, the continent has made significant gains in health such as an overall reduction in child mortality. Read more »
October 02, 2012
Africa: Shortlist for AfDB Ehealth Award Selected
The shortlist of candidates for the AfDB eHealth award has been selected by a technical committee composed of international experts from African countries and international… Read more »
October 01, 2012
Africa: Lower Mangoky Irrigation Area Rehabilitation Project
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September 18, 2012
Africa: Studying the Crisis in Human Resources for Health From the Health Labour Market Perspective
The African Development Bank, the Global Health Workforce Alliance and the World Bank have embarked on a synthesis study of a new way of looking at the Human Resources in Health… Read more »
August 14, 2012
Africa: AfDB Funds New Hospital in Burkina Faso
The African Development Bank Group has financed a new hospital in Tenkodogo, Burkina Faso, designed to bring better healthcare facilities to the region. The official inauguration… Read more »
July 18, 2012
Africa: 40+ African Ministers of Finance and Health Tackle Health Mdgs and Steer Post-Mdg Agenda
The Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA) mechanism organized a High-level dialogue among African ministers of finance and health on Value for Money, Sustainability and… Read more »
July 16, 2012
West Africa: PROGEBE - For a Productive Trypanotolerant Livestock
The Regional Project on Sustainable Management of Endemic Ruminant Livestock (PROGEBE) resulted from the will of The Gambia, Guinea, Mali and Senegal to implement preservation… Read more »
July 10, 2012
Africa: Parliamentarians Key to Institutionalisation of Value for Money, Accountability in Health Sector
African Finance and Health Ministers as well as parliamentarians, civil society, bilateral and multilateral partners gathered in Tunis, and agreed to intensify multisectoral… Read more »
Africa: 40 African Ministers Pledge for Enhanced Voice and Accountability in Health
Times are changing. Increasingly, health professionals are accountable for the way they use the resources, the services they avail to people and more generally, the results they… Read more »
Africa: Fertility Decline Key to Capturing the Demographic Dividend in Africa
High-profile speakers like Dr. Babatunde Osotimehim, Executive Director for UNFPA and Hans Rosling, Chairman of Gapminder Foundation spoke at length about the importance of family… Read more »
Africa: Rapid Child Mortality Decline in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa witnessed unprecedented declines in child mortality over the past two decades. The average child mortality rate decreased from 174 per 1,000 in 1990 to 121 per… Read more »
Africa: Using Public-Private Partnership to Finance National Hospitals - the Case of Lesotho
Many African countries are facing increasing demands for health financing with fewer limited resources available and dwindling donor financing. This disconnect compels African… Read more »
Africa: A Dynamic and Skilled Health Workforce Is Key to Universal Health Coverage
Achieving the Health Millennium Development Goals (WHO) in Africa will require substantial investments in training a dynamic and skilled health workforce. Most countries in Africa… Read more »
Africa: Capturing the ICT Dividend - AfDB Supports the Rise of E-Health in Africa
Spurred by technological innovations, a revolution in ehealth is taking place in Africa. A large part of this revolution is due to the phenomenal growth in mobile phone usage in… Read more »
July 05, 2012
Africa: Health Ministers Say Investing in Health Is Key to Inclusive and Sustainable Growth in Africa
African finance and health ministers, parliamentarians, civil society organizations, private sector and representatives of bilateral and multilateral development institutions,… Read more »
June 12, 2012
Africa: Over 100 Entries Compete for AfDB Ehealth Award
On 19 May, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced the launch of its eHealth award, which recognizes the best Authentic African ICT solutions in health. Since then, with the… Read more »
June 06, 2012
Africa: AfDB, Who and World Bank Participate in Norad's High-Level Conference
Dr. Agnes Soucat, AfDB Director for Human Development, Dr. Luis Gomes Sambo, WHO Regional Director for Africa and Dr. Feng Zhao, AFDB Health Division Manager participated in 2… Read more »
May 18, 2012
Africa: AfDB Participates in Launch of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition
African Development Bank President Donald Kaberuka joined U.S. President Barack Obama, several African heads of state and leaders from the public and private sector in Washington… Read more »
April 25, 2012
Africa: Public Spending On Aids Could Boost Southern African Economies
Southern African governments could use public spending in their battle against the extremely high rates of HIV/AIDS in their countries and still achieve a positive economic impact,… Read more »
