OPINION PIECE By: Dr. Margaret Agama-Anyetei: Head, Health Nutrition and Population, African Union Commission, Department of Social Affairs The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a number of shortcomings in securing critical medical supplies in many African countries. Global competition and inaccessibility coupled with the increase in export restrictions has
Official Statement: International Nurses Day By: H.E. Amira Elfadil Mohamed, Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union Commission Today, the African Union Commission joins the world to commemorate International Nurses Day in support of the invaluable contribution of nurses to the prosperity of health care delivery systems across the globe.
Press Release Heads of States and Government from African Union Member States Endorse the Cairo Declaration on Viral Hepatitis. 14 February 2020 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Draft Cairo Declaration on Viral Hepatitis has been endorsed for implementation by Heads of State and Government of the African Union Member
With 2030 around the corner, it is time to formulate firm ambitions. Editorial by H.E. Mrs Amira Elfadil Mohamed, Commissioner for Social Affairs, African Union Commission Hope for an Africa free of disease burden is the only one thing that keeps us rising back up after every public health
