By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian The Africa Tech Festival 2024 is in full swing at Cape Town’s International Convention Centre (CTICC), showcasing a vibrant range of exhibitions that are captivating attendees. Running from November 12 to 14, the festival’s 27th edition gathers top telecom executives, innovative entrepreneurs, and key policymakers to explore how technology is reshaping industries across…
By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian AfriSummit 2024, an initiative by PRA Consultancy and organized by Hubplus Events in collaboration with Pioneers, is set to take place from November 3-6, 2024, at the Grand Nile Tower in Cairo, Egypt. This landmark event will bring together key players from the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors, regulatory authorities, and leading solution…
’Find Your Soil’, Nurture Your AgriTech Innovation and Win $50,000 in Equity Funding The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa), in collaboration with the Norwegian Embassy, proudly announces the launch of the 6th edition of the MEST Africa Challenge (MAC). This year’s challenge seeks to identify and support exceptional AgriTech entrepreneurs who are addressing critical agricultural challenges in…
Demographic trends define Africa as the world’s fastest-growing region, with its population potentially doubling by 2050. As the continent achieves significant progress in the control of infectious diseases, the rise of non-communicable conditions, in parallel with the possibility of emerging pandemic pathogens, is adding more pressure to already strained healthcare systems and posing challenges to continental development ambitions. According…
The investment is the foundation’s latest effort to bring the benefits of AI to low- and middle-income countries. On Tuesday, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $30 million investment in a new AI platform in Africa that it says will aid scientists in developing solutions for healthcare and social issues across the continent. The foundation hopes the…
The citrus seeds market has experienced a remarkable surge in recent years, driven by growing demand for citrus fruits and their derivatives. These tiny powerhouses, loaded with essential nutrients and antioxidants, have gained popularity in the health and wellness industry. The market for citrus seeds worldwide was projected to reach US$ 4.32 billion in 2022. Sales are expected to reach US$ 8.9 billion…
Kilimokwanza.org team Tanzanian President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan’s southern tour, brimming with initiatives and projects, is not just a testament to what has been achieved but also a blueprint for what lies ahead in the developmental journey of Tanzania. The citizens of Mtwara and Lindi, like many Tanzanians, find ample reasons to rally behind their leader, who is proving…
Investment in Africa’s health systems is key to inclusive and sustainable growth. Strong economic growth in recent years has helped reduce poverty to 43 percent of the population. Yet, as Africa’s population expands—it is estimated to reach 2.5 billion by 2050—the region faces a critical challenge of creating the foundations for long-term inclusive growth. Many countries still contend with…
DAR ES SALAAM, – Tanzanian Vice President Philip Mpango on Tuesday urged regional and multilateral financial institutions to do more to devise innovative financing solutions in support of Africa’s drive to accelerate human capital development. “Human capital investment is long-term in nature and thus requires low-cost financing with long-term maturity,” said Mpango when he opened the technical session of…
The United Nations suggested on Wednesday that instead of focusing solely on the growing global population, it is imperative to consider women’s reproductive rights to bolster “demographic resilience.” The UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, has recognized that there is a significant level of concern regarding the global population, expected to reach a maximum of approximately 10.4 billion…
Wazima Health, Africa’s Integrated e-Health Telemedicine and Health management UK company, AXESS Networks, a global leader of satellite communications solutions provider, and COMITAS e-Health, a Spanish Telemedicine Service Provider, hereby announce their joint partnership. Three strong partners – one common goal: making healthcare accessible to everyoneThe collaboration brings together the expertise and resources of three of the most innovative…
Summary In 1962, President Julius Nyerere asked O. R Tambo to help recruit nurses from South Africa to reduce shortages of nurses in Tanganyika A nursing sister, Kholeka Rosemond Tunyiswa, who may not be all that well known in South Africa, passed away in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 5, 2023. She was born in Port Elizabeth, now…
When babies do not feed directly from their mothers’ breasts during the first six months after birth, it puts them at higher risk of contracting a number of fatal diseases most significantly, diarrhoea, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). By Rodgers Otiso Diarrhoea, according to the WHO, is the leading cause of death among infants in developing countries…
Staff Writer, Agence France-Presse (AFP) Four months since the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed a peace deal, medicine and food supplies were still insufficient Rebuilding schools and hospitals is the “number one priority” in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region after two years of brutal conflict, Janti Soeripto, head of the US-based charity Save the Children…
Two-and-a-half billion dollars: that’s how much funding the UN World Health Organization (WHO) will need across its operations this year, it said on Monday, to help a record number of people facing disease and starvation. In its appeal, the WHO said that a staggering 339 million people now need humanitarian assistance globally. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the UN agency’s Director-General,…
A British NGO has come under fire from Catholic activists both in Africa and in England for promoting widespread abortion and, in at least one instance, allegedly supplying contraceptives to Kenyan schoolgirls without their parents’ consent. MSI Reproductive Choices, previously called Marie Stopes International, provides contraception and abortion services in 37 nations. The organization claims that in 2019, it…