30 January 2023 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The African Union (AU) Commission joins the world to commemorate 2023 World Neglected Tropical Diseases under the global theme for the day: “Act now, Act Together to End #NTDs!”. For every $1 we invest in fighting neglected tropical diseases, $27 to $42
01 December 2022 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The African Union (AU) Commission joins the world to commemorate 2022 World AIDS Day under the global theme for the day: “Equalize”. The AU Commission organised a high-level commemoration event in Addis Ababa, the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, on Wednesday, 30
The African Union Commission joined the Government of the Republic of Malawi at a high-level policy dialogue on health financing whereby commitment to domestic resource mobilisation for health and the “Addis Ababa Commitment towards Shared Responsibility and Global Solidarity for Increased Health Financing Declaration” (AU Assembly ALM Declaration) was reiterated. The
Theme: “Strategies and Innovations for Public-Private Sector Engagement” 12 October 2022 The African Union Commission (AUC) and African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) in collaboration with the African Union Business Council (AUBC) hosted the Private Sector Investment in Health Dialogue on 5 – 7 October 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya, to
Image source: Daily Nation National voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) programmes in sub-Saharan African countries provided nearly 30 million preventive circumcisions between 2007 and 2020, which are estimated to avert 1·6 million HIV infections by 2030. Consequently, VMMC is positioned as a pillar of the regional strategy for controlling
