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Sophisticated, large-scale commercial farming can improve food security and global trade for African countries, but its success depends on investment and the rule of law. In a nutshell African countries have opportunities for more exports to China and Europe Investments in infrastructure and energy are key for agricultural growth Risks to the sector include fragile […]

François Baird is a founder and chairman of Baird’s CMC Ltd, Baird’s US LLC and Calbridge Investments (Pty) Ltd. Baird’s CMC is an international communications management consultancy with 47 partners across the world. As Israel takes the war against Iran proxy Hamas, to northern Gaza, warning its civilian population to evacuate to the South, the […]

UNICEF reports that a staggering 23 million children worldwide missed out on essential vaccines through routine immunisation services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the Day of the African Child, 16th April 2022, we take an in-depth look into how African children were affected by this plight, as seen through the eyes of local communities. […]

By Mark Chataway For the first time since 2019, the glitterati of geopolitics gathered recently at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi. Why, I asked a senior Indian diplomat, did most of them fail to even mention health. Had they learned nothing from the pandemic? The pandemic, he thought, was the problem. “They’ve had over […]

This article is taken from European Biopharmaceutical Review April 2022, pages 23-26. © Samedan Ltd While the over-prescription of antibiotics is causing increasing levels of antimicrobial resistance  (AMR) within the developed world, the lack of access to treatments in lower income countries is just  as much of a global concern  By Mark Chataway at Hyderus [...]

18 March 2022 marks the 15th annual World Sleep Day. This year’s theme is Quality Sleep, Sound Mind, Happy World. Quality sleep may not solve global problems, but it can revitalise your world by boosting your mental, emotional and physical wellbeing. That’s what I want to talk about today — the importance of sleep. I [...]

Last year, I participated in a career panel co-organized by Women in Global Health (WGH) and the American Public Health Association (APHA) – ‘Beyond the glass ceiling: Advancing women and minorities in global health leadership’ where a stark reality was highlighted – “Asians, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) are one of the fastest-growing populations […]

My perspectives are informed by my status as a Ugandan-born individual, and my experience as a Uganda-American nurse, nursing professor and researcher who is currently working in Uganda. I am also a co-founder of our nonprofit, Nurse-to-Nurse Global Initiative (NTNGI) whose mission, in part, is to promote the empowerment and advancement of leadership and professional […]

During my career working as a journalist and editor for mainstream media in India, I faced situations which, I believe, stopped me from being able to make as much use of many opportunities as I could have, thanks to gender bias. But I have no regrets. Therefore, I decided that when I had the chance […]

The international HPV awareness day is observed each year to sensitise the global audience on the value of prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment of human papillomavirus. These efforts aim to increase awareness and reduce stigma around the disease, thereby eliminating it and lowering the cervical cancer burden. In Africa, HPV is a highly prevalent virus [...]