Oseyiza Oogbodo Blog

Working with Big Win Philanthropy and Aliko Dangote Foundation, the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has unveiled a new Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Action Plan (https://bit.ly/2E4d3vW) that aims at raising investments towards reducing stunting by 40% in African children aged under 5 by 2025.

Kenyatta Kenya President, Uhuru Kenyatta, has launched the Huduma Halisi Public Service Campaign, an initiative of the Economic Commission for Africa.

The United States’ Global AIDS Coordinator & Special Representative for Global Health Diplomacy, Ambassador Deborah L. Birx, M.D, and South Africa’s Minister of Health, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, have announced U.S., through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (U.S. PEPFAR), is investing $1.2bn (more than 16 billion rands) over two years to support SA efforts to reach HIV epidemic control by 2020.

Respected female entrepreneur, Gloria Serobe, has said she doesn’t want other women to go through what she did.

Kelej Merck Foundation CEO, Dr. Rasha Kelej, together with H.E. Madam Brigitte Touadera, The First Lady of Central African Republic – C.A.R. & Merck more than a Mother Ambassador, conducted a special meeting with more than 100 infertile women who have been enrolled in Empowering Berna to establish small businesses for them.

AC Hotels by Marriott (ACHotels.Marriott.com), Marriott International’s (www.Marriott.com) European-inspired lifestyle brand, has announced the opening of AC Hotel Cape Town Waterfront marking the debut of the brand in Middle East and Africa.

The EU Emergency Trust Fund (EUTF) for Africa is a flexible tool for providing assistance in areas such as food, education, health, security and sustainable development, according to a new report by the European Court of Auditors ( www.ECA.Europa.eu ).

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Accenture have announced the launch of YAS! (Youth for Africa and Sustainable Development Goals) (www.YASDG.com), a pan-African entrepreneurship portal-platform which addresses four main pillars of the entrepreneurship ecosystem: information, mentorship, funding and network.

The Ebola epidemic continues to spread through the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s North Kivu province.

Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa, has said ECA’s management is committed to ensuring that people with disabilities have the right support to access all services, technologies and systems at the institution and that their rights are fully realized.