Leading health officials from eight sub-Saharan African countries have just completed a weeklong visit to Washington (June 21 to June 25) hosted by Global Health Progress (GHP), where they highlighted successful public-private partnerships in addressing critical health challenges in Africa and stressed the need for continued US public support to strengthen African health care systems. Continue reading
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“A Call to Action:” Remarks on AGOA by Rosa Whitaker
“Leaders Forum: AGOA and the Way Forward on U.S.-Africa Economic Policy”
April 26th, 2010
The Willard InterContinental Hotel, Washington DC
Remarks by Rosa Whitaker
Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen, Honored Guests. I would like to begin by welcoming you all and by thanking my co-hosts for their support of this event: The AGOA Action Committee, the Africa Coalition for Trade, the African-American Unity Caucus, the Africa Society of the National Summit on Africa, the Constituency for Africa, the Leon H. Sullivan Foundation, Manchester Trade, and the Corporate Council on Africa. Continue reading
Congress Daily – Reaction to McDermott Bill Harsh, Muted
By Peter Cohn
Congress Daily
November 20, 2009
African nations and domestic textile interests wasted no time slamming the first serious legislative attempt in the 111th Congress to overhaul U.S. trade preferences, while Bangladesh, a key player on the opposite side of the debate, was lukewarm. Continue reading
Rwanda and Mauritius: Doing Better Business in Africa
By Meg Dallett
Last week I attended the DC launch of the World Bank and IFC’s Doing Business 2010 report, which annually measures business reforms and ease of doing business around the world. The report ranks countries using ten indicators of how long or arduous it is to do business in those countries – things like starting a business, getting credit, and enforcing contracts – and highlights countries that make progress in any of those areas. Continue reading
Towards a True US-Africa Partnership
“If the Obama administration wishes to truly make a difference, it must do so as an equal partner.”
In a bold and compelling op-ed last week, President Kagame of Rwanda, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, President Seretse Khama Ian Khama of Botswana, and President Abdoulaye Wade of Senegal argued that the US needs to approach Africa as a partner, not a benefactor. I commend this piece and hope the Obama administration will take a close look at the approach it is taking to working with Africa. Continue reading
Africa Health News May-June 2009
In this issue:
- Global Health Progress initiative hosts senior African health officials.
- President Obama asks for $63 billion for global health.
- Rwanda first developing nation to offer pneumococcal vaccine.
- Sustainable drug procurement key to enhance to healthcare in Africa.
- Private equity fund launched to strengthen healthcare in Africa.
- Delegation observes World Malaria Day on Capitol Hill.
- Dr Eric Goosby, Global AIDS Coordinator nominee. Continue reading
African Health Delegation Presents Leadership Award to Carter Center at Capitol Hill Reception Hosted by Global Health Progress and ONE
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A delegation of senior health officials from 11 African countries and the African Union presented a leadership award on April 22, 2009, to President Jimmy Carter and The Carter Center for their work over the past 25 years in combating neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Africa. The delegation was in Washington to promote public-private partnerships in health and to directly advocate for continued US support and funding for African health initiatives. Continue reading
Intellectual Property Rights For Africa
In Africa, ingenuity abounds. But the intellectual property rights designed to protect that ingenuity often don’t. Less than one percent of patent applications globally are from Africa.
If Africa is a well-spring of innovation, why doesn’t it protect its inventions? The answer is complex, and largely the result of a number of factors: under funded research institutions, cultural practices, lack of legal services and clogged governmental IP structures. Continue reading
