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Trailblazing African Women Join Forces To Tackle Breast Cancer On The Continent

●      New Africa Breast Cancer Council includes oncologists, surgeons, first ladies, advocates, a survivor, a former minister and an economist   ●      Council’s 5-year goal is to tackle leading cause of cancer deaths among African women ●      Council includes prominent Kenyan women: Dr Miriam Mutebi, Breast Cancer Surgical Oncologist at the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya’s first female breast cancer […]

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How Investing In Maternal And Child Health Fuels Prosperity For Women, Young People And Children In Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa faces the highest rates of maternal and child mortality worldwide. Despite a 34% global decline in maternal mortality by 2020, this region still accounts for around 70% of these deaths, according to the United Nations, with 545 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. The Lancet Commission on Investing in Health projects that investments in maternal and child health […]

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Empowering Women: The Need for Mentorship in Board and Senior Leadership Roles

Empowering women to be placed on the board of directors of the country’s top performing companies and into senior leadership positions requires them to gain experience through mentorship. While young women can offer their older counterparts teachings such as technology education, training and implementation, more experienced mentors can offer advice such as when to listen, […]

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