diplomacy&development

Introducing the Financing Accelerator Network for NCDs The first regional NCD Financing Accelerator will be hosted in Sub-Saharan Africa by the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP). Today marks the launch of a transformative initiative as Access Accelerated ( www.AccessAccelerated.org ) and the World Bank ( https://apo-opa.co/3CAxDnS ) come together in a new technical partnership, working in close cooperation with Results for Development (R4D) ( https://apo-opa.co/411pvY7 ) to build a coalition of global and local organizations aimed at addressing the critical shortfall in healthcare financing for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The regional Financing Accelerator Network for NCDs (FAN) ( https://apo-opa.co/3O66QCK ) is designed to bridge this gap through regionally hosted NCD Financing Accelerators, starting in Sub-Saharan Africa. These regional accelerators will collaborate with countries and local stakeholders to promote and s

Speaking at an ‘Invest in MSGBC Energies’ session at AEW: Invest in African Energies 2024, Petrosen’s Thierno Ly announced plans to take FID for the Yakaar-Teranga project in 2025. The Yakaar-Teranga project – situated offshore Senegal – is expected to make a Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2025, with production starting between 2028 and 2029, said Petrosen Director General Thierno Ly.   Speaking at a Technip Energies-sponsored Invest in MSGBC Energies panel discussion at African Energy Week: Invest in African Energies, Ly explained that the project focuses on producing gas for the domestic market.   “We are working with our partner Kosmos Energy [on the project]. We are in the final stages of the project and are looking for a partner to join us to bring added value to this project. By end of year, we anticipate a third-party to join us,” Ly stated.   The Yakaar-Teranga project is just one of many underway across the region. Senegal achieved a milestone in 2024 with the start of pro

St. George’s University (SGU) School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies, has entered into an affiliation agreement with the Ugandan North American Association (UNAA) aiming to expand medical education opportunities for aspiring Ugandan doctors in North America and Uganda.  The partnership focuses on increasing accessibility and affordability of medical education while enhancing residency opportunities for Ugandan students. It provides crucial support to students based in Uganda who are eager to pursue careers in medicine, with the goal of practicing in the US and Canada. One of the key issues this affiliation addresses is the fierce competition for medical school seats in the US and Canada, where opportunities for Ugandan students are minimal. Through this collaboration, SGU offers a solution by allowing qualified Ugandan students to apply for and enroll in its Doctor of Medicine (MD) program. Those accepted into SGU’s Four-Year MD Program and the 5-, 6-, or 7-Year MD tracks will be e

President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Dr. SAMIA SULUHU HASSAN  speaking on Thursday 31 October during a high-level session at the World Food Prize Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue in Iowa, moderated by the president of the African Development Bank Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina. Each youth is given 10 acres of land and is supported by training, already 11,000 have benefitted and this year’s harvest has begun. • Tanzania achieves 128% food self-sufficiency, one of continent’s two successful cashew nut processorsI • If you are not investing in Africa, what are you doing? – Akinwumi Adesina Tanzania is setting new benchmarks in food self-sufficiency across Africa, raising hope that the fight against hunger and malnutrition on the continent is achievable. President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania said her country had reached 128 percent food security and is now exporting surplus to neighbouring countries.   She was speaking on Thursday 31 October during a high-level sessi

La Présidente de la République Unie de Tanzanie, S.E. Dr. SAMIA SULUHU HASSAN, le Président du Conseil d'Administration de la Fondation Merck, Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp et la CEO de la Fondation Merck, Sénatrice, Dr. Rasha Kelej  avec le s Premières Dames du Burundi, Cabo Verde, République Centrafricaine, République Démocratique du Congo, Gabon, Gambie, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Maldives, Mozambique, République Démocratique de São Tomé et Príncipe, Zimbabwe et Zanzibar comment Invitées d'Honneur et les Oratrices Principales de la 11ème Édition de la Conférence Annuelle de la Fondation Merck ( La 11ème Édition du Merck Africa Asia Luminary de la Fondation Merck) ▪ La 11ème Édition du Merck Africa Asia Luminary de la Fondation Merck a été officiellement inaugurée par La Présidente de la République Unie de Tanzanie, S.E. Dr. SAMIA SULUHU HASSAN, le Président du Conseil d'Administration de la Fondation Merck, Prof. Dr. Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp et la CEO de l

The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Dr. SAMIA  SULUHU HASSAN, Chairman of Merck Foundation Board of Trustees, Prof. Dr.  Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp and Merck Foundation CEO, Senator, Dr. Rasha  Kelej. with T he First Ladies of Burundi, Cabo Verde, Central African Republic, Democratic  Republic of The Congo, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi,  Maldives, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe,  Zimbabwe and Zanzibar as the Guests of Honor and Keynote Speakers at the  11th Edition of Merck Foundation’s Annual Conference ( The 11th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary) ▪ The 11th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary was officially  inaugurated by The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Dr. SAMIA  SULUHU HASSAN, Chairman of Merck Foundation Board of Trustees, Prof. Dr.  Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp and Merck Foundation CEO, Senator, Dr. Rasha  Kelej.  ▪ The First Ladies of Burundi, Cabo Verde, Central