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The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) and Speak Up Africa (SUA) will exclusively announce the final three winners of the first Africa Young Innovators for Health Award. The announcement will take place during the official Award ceremony from09:30 (GMT) on Thursday, 16th September 2021. The Ceremony will be a hybrid event in Dakar, Senegal and online. […]
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The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations (IFPMA) and Speak Up Africa announce the 15 shortlisted applicants who are now in the running to win the African Young Innovators for Health Award. The 15 shortlisted applicants, in alphabetical order, are: Angella Kyomugisha, Kaaro Health Uganda Chrispin Akuzwe, Smart Chair Patient Monitoring System Conrad Tankou, GICMED Dysmus Kisilu, SolarFreeze […]
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The organizations Speak Up Africa and KITAMBAA launch ‘Menstrual Hygiene Management: from taboo to economic power’ campaign to break the silence around menstruation On International Women’s Day, Senegalese advocacy group Speak Up Africa and social enterprise KITAMBAA have launched the ‘Menstrual Hygiene Management: from taboo to economic power’ campaign, to empower women and girls and urge leaders to implement […]
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The Africa Young Innovators for Health Award is IFPMA and Speak Up Africa’s flagship programme to provide young entrepreneurs in the healthcare sector an opportunity to develop their business ideas and advance promising solutions to support, equip, protect, and train healthcare workers. Applications open from 11 January and close on 31 March 2021. The Award […]
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Appointment of Senegalese businesswoman will strengthen Speak Up Africa’s mission to drive sustainable development across Africa Today, policy and advocacy action tank Speak Up Africa has announced the appointment of Yacine Barro, Senegalese businesswoman, as Chair of its Board of Directors, having joined Speak Up Africa as a member of the Board in December 2019. […]
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The first edition of the “Africa Young Innovators for Health Award” aims to support entrepreneurs develop their pioneering solutions to support, equip, protect and train healthcare workers. Three award winners will receive funding of up to $40,000 to bring their healthcare innovation to life, and benefit from a business mentorship programme and support to protect […]
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By Yacine Djibo, Executive Director of Speak Up Africa Speak Up Africa is an African-led, strategic communications and advocacy not for profit organization whose objectives are to catalyze leadership, enable policy change, and increase awareness for sustainable development in Africa. Founded in 2011 and based in Dakar, Speak Up Africa has made deep inroads into […]
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Today, leading figures in public health across Africa, including HEM Mahamadou Issoufou, President of the Republic of Niger and Mrs. Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone, are recognized for their remarkable leadership in sustainable development. Awarded by advocacy and policy action tank Speak Up Africa, the 2020 Leadership Award celebrates individuals and organizations which […]
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Zero Malaria Business Leadership Initiative supports global movement for malaria elimination in Africa Today, Ecobank Group confirms its commitment to support ending malaria, launching the first-of-its-kind Zero Malaria Business Leadership Initiative in partnership with Dakar-based policy and advocacy action tank Speak Up Africa and the UN-hosted RBM Partnership to End Malaria. The new programme is […]
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The #StaySafeAfrica campaign aims to build a solid partnership between journalists, civil society organizations, private-sector companies and local leaders to protect our continent against COVID-19 while ensuring access and treatment for other ongoing health threats. You are invited to a digital press conference where the African Union and the Africa CDC will give an update on their Covid-19 […]
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