Tag: health

Morocco to raise social protection, health and education budgets in 2025

October 20, 2024

The Moroccan government has elaborated a 2025 budget that bolsters spending on social protection as well as on the health and education reform, finance minister ... Read More

West African Sahel sees soaring drug seizures, as UN calls for dismantling trafficking networks

April 22, 2024

Drug trafficking in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger continues to undermine security and economic development in the West African Sahel region, according to ... Read More

Africa imports 70-80% of its drugs, losing $2.6tn yearly due to ill-health — AfDB chief

March 12, 2024

Africa imports between 70 and 80% of its medicines, according to Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), who also warned that ... Read More

US deepens ties with Angola, in bid to counter Chinese and Russian influence in Africa

January 30, 2024

As the US top diplomat wrapped up his visit to Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Angola (21-26 January), experts have hailed what they call ... Read More

Chad, Hungary ink several agreements in many areas including military and health

December 8, 2023

Chad and Hungary signed Thursday December 7 multiple agreements in many areas including military and health in view of bolstering bilateral cooperation between the two ... Read More

Post-Cotonou: EU green-lights new treaty with African, Caribbean and Pacific states

July 25, 2023

After more than a two-year delay, the EU Council finally ratified (20 July) a new treaty with African, Caribbean and Pacific countries that covers a ... Read More

Morocco, Israel agree on stepping up cooperation in health and security

June 17, 2023

Moroccan-Israeli relations are gaining momentum as evidenced by the growing number of cooperation deals sealed by the two countries in various sectors, including tourism, defense, ... Read More

Rwanda inks deal with AU to host AMA headquarters

June 12, 2023

Rwanda is the house of the African Medicines Agency (AMA) after the Eastern African country signed Saturday an agreement with the African Union (AU). Minata ... Read More

Egypt, Portugal ink agreement to upgrade health and pharmaceutical sectors

May 12, 2023

Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and his Portuguese counterpart Manuel Pizarro signed Thursday a cooperation protocol to upgrade health and pharmaceutical sectors, Egypt Independent ... Read More

Côte d’Ivoire, Congo sign 15 accords, including on defense, health & transport

November 23, 2022

Côte d’Ivoire and Congo Brazzaville signed 15 agreements covering several areas including defense, health and transport, as both countries bolster ties. Top diplomats of both ... Read More