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
Tag Archives: Malawi
Investment: The Next Area for African Cooperation
By Meg Dallett
Earlier this year, I wrote about the lack of African foreign investment in Africa and how crucial intra-Africa FDI is for the continent’s long-term development. With the developing world’s highest rate of return on investment and plenty of room for new projects, Africa should be an obvious choice for African investments. But in 2008 UNCTAD reported that intra-African investment made up only about 13% of all investment in 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
Mobile Banking in Malawi
On a recent trip to Malawi, my colleague Aubrey and I drove from the capital city of Lilongwe to Blantyre and back… roughly five hours each way. The trip was longer than we expected, partly because we also made several stops so that Patrick, our driver, could distribute money to his relatives who lived in rural areas. 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
Africa Health News July-August 2009
- African Institutions to Lead Global Health Consortia
- Wyeth Launches Final Trial of Drug to Prevent Blindness
- International Network Established to Combat Malaria Resistance
- Malaria Vaccine One Step Closer
- Rockefeller Foundation Unveils Groundbreaking Initiative to Improve Health in Africa and Asia
- Ethiopian Health Minister to Chair Global Fund Board
- Global Business Coalition Announces 2009 Awards for Business Excellence
- Dr. Sam Zaramba, Director General of Health Services, Uganda — a Leader in Health Continue reading
Africa Health News March-April 2009
Headlines: Africa on track to malaria milestone, Novartis releases child friendly antimalarial, global community redoubles efforts to eradicate polio, African initiative launched to fund local health research in Kenya and Malawi, delegation visits East Africa to explore partnerships, Coca-Cola commits $30 million for clean water in Africa, promising results for women’s microbicide gel, African entrepreneurs promote sustainable sanitation solutions. 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
Financing for Regional Transportation Links: A Move in the Right Direction
Trade advocates had some good news recently: at a recent high-level financing conference in Lusaka, Zambia, international donors pledged over $1 billion to the North-South Corridor Initiative to upgrade transport links across Eastern and Southern Africa. Continue reading
Foreign Aid: Time to Start Listening
Jeff Sachs has a great op-ed in the New York Times this week about President Obama’s ambitious plan to double financial support to promote agricultural growth in developing countries. The African countries to receive the bulk of this money are Kenya, Uganda, Zambia and Malawi. Continue reading
