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Speak Up Africa Galvanizes Private Sector Engagement To Accelerate Malaria-Elimination Efforts In Africa

On the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum, Speak Up Africa, in  collaboration with the RBM Partnership to End Malaria, the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA),  and Malaria No More UK, launched the Francophone chapter of the Change the Story campaign and  unveiled a new report, Change the Story, Save Lives: The Private Sector’s Role […]

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Advancing Vaccine Affordability To Save Lives From Pneumonia

By Parag Deshmukh and Dr. Amanda Leach Parag Deshmukh is Executive Director at the Serum Institute of India. Dr. Amanda Leach is Vaccine Development Director, Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, PATH At least five children – one every 43 seconds – will have died from pneumonia by the time you finish reading this page. More than […]

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#BREAKTHEBLADE – A Nguvu Collective Campaign

“Every Blade Broken is a Life Saved” – Nguvu Collective, KEWOPA & Anti-FGM Board Kenya Launch a Collective Fight Against FGM at a Public Event Sounding a clarion call against Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya, women’s rights organisation Nguvu Collective, KEWOPA and Anti-FGM Board Kenya joined hands to launch a collective fight to eradicate the […]

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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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All It Takes Is Half An Hour: Your Blood Could Save A Life

By Dr Ida Mbuthia, MD, MPH, GCSRT (Harvard), Healthcare Access Lead, Africa, Roche Diagnostics, and Director on the Board of the Coalition of Blood for Africa (CobA) As a Medical Practitioner, I am very fortunate to be educated in the often-subtle workings of the human body. This has served me, not only in my profession and with […]

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Closing The Gender Digital Divide: How Digital Health Innovations Are Improving Health Care For Mothers And Saving Lives

Closing The Gender Digital Divide: How Digital Health Innovations Are Improving Health Care For Mothers And Saving Lives

By Mark Allen, MSD for Mothers* Mothers shepherd most of us through the first years of our lives, nurturing and protecting us, as we take our first steps in the world. Their pregnancy journey also determines how healthy we are as we begin our life’s adventure. Supporting maternal health is therefore critical to improving the quality of […]

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