According to a press release from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in a boost for equitable distribution in Africa, 800,000 doses of the AstraZeneca shots touched down in Khartoum, making Sudan the first country in the Middle East and North Africa region to receive the vaccine. This delivery follows the arrival on 26 February, of 4.5 metric tons of syringes and safety boxes – funded by GAVI, the vaccine alliance, and delivered by UNICEF. Meanwhile, Rwanda also received 240,000 doses from … [Read more...] about COVID-19 vaccines touchdown in Sudan and Rwanda
Virtual | Donor Funding for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
11 March 04:00 PM The Donor Tracker team invites you to the third and final installment in their series of gender equality webinars, this time with a focus on funding for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Adam Wexler of the Kaiser Family Foundation joins the Donor Tracker’s Kalila Jaeger and Zoe Johnson for a deep dive into the world of donor finance for SRHR. Speakers Kalila Jaeger: Associate Consultant @SEEK Development Kalila Jaeger is an Associate … [Read more...] about Virtual | Donor Funding for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Virtual | Girl Trouble: Breaking Through Bias in AI | 8th March
UNESCO and the World Economic Forum join hands to host an online panel on gender equality and women's leadership in Artificial Intelligence - Girl Trouble: Breaking Through Bias in AI from 15h-17h CET on 8 March, International Women's Day. Vice Magazine's Asia Editor-in-Chief Natashya Gutierrez will moderate. Immediately following the discussion, there will be a media Q and A. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is well underway, and current trends in AI risk setting gender equality back … [Read more...] about Virtual | Girl Trouble: Breaking Through Bias in AI | 8th March
Rockefeller Brothers Fund to focus on anti-racism, anti-sexism
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund has announced that it intends to become "an anti-racist and anti-sexist organization by taking proactive and inclusive steps to achieve gender and racial equity internally." According to a revised statement on diversity, equity, and inclusion approved at the foundation's November 2020 board meeting and posted on the RBF website in December, the foundation has committed itself "to becoming an anti-racist, anti-sexist institution where each person, in their … [Read more...] about Rockefeller Brothers Fund to focus on anti-racism, anti-sexism
COVID-19: JICA contributes $289 million to support Mauritius
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended an Official Development Assistance of up to 30 billion Japanese yen ($289 million) to support Mauritius’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic and rebuild its economy. The assisis a parallel co-financing agreement between JICA and the African Development Bank under the Enhanced Private Sector Assistance for Africa (EPSA) joint initiative to spur private sector-led sustainable and inclusive growth in Africa. The co-financing … [Read more...] about COVID-19: JICA contributes $289 million to support Mauritius
UNESCO calls for COVID-19 vaccines to be considered a global public good
UNESCO’s International Bioethics Committee (IBC) and the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) have called for a change of course in current COVID-19 vaccination strategies, urging that vaccines be treated as a global public good to ensure they are made equitably available in all countries, and not only to those who bid the highest for these vaccines. Both committees have a long track record in providing ethical guidance on sensitive issues*. The … [Read more...] about UNESCO calls for COVID-19 vaccines to be considered a global public good
Virtual | 6th Event of the African Day of School Feeding
The 6th ADSF continental commemoration is hosted by the African Union Commission (AUC). The event will be guided by the Theme: "Harnessing Africa’s Traditional Knowledge and Food to Support Home-Grown School Feeding Programmes and Systems During COVID-19 Response and Beyond." Since 2016, the African Day of School Feeding (ADSF) continental commemoration has been a rallying point to reinforce and strengthen political will for school feeding on the continent. The ADSF has served as a … [Read more...] about Virtual | 6th Event of the African Day of School Feeding
FAO pledges to scale up direct use of digital financial transfers
In another step towards creating a “digital FAO”, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is committing to increasing by 50 percent its delivery of digital financial transfers and vouchers to beneficiaries. As part of joining the Better Than Cash Alliance, FAO is also pledging to expand its use of digital payments in at least ten more of its Decentralized Offices. Director-General QU Dongyu set these ambitious targets, while officially joining the Better Than Cash … [Read more...] about FAO pledges to scale up direct use of digital financial transfers
No-fault compensation programme for COVID-19 vaccines is a world first
The World Health Organization (WHO) and Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB), through ESIS Inc., a Chubb company, signed an agreement on behalf of the COVAX Facility for the administration of a no-fault compensation programme for the 92 low- and middle-income countries and economies eligible for support via the Gavi COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC) of the COVAX Facility. As the first and only vaccine injury compensation mechanism operating on an international scale, the programme will offer eligible … [Read more...] about No-fault compensation programme for COVID-19 vaccines is a world first
Webinar | COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach and Communications | 24th February 2021
Register Now for the COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach and Communications Webinar on 24th February 2021 at 4:00 PM to 4:45 PM CST The UW Neighborhood Health Partnerships Program (NHP) partnered with the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality (WCHQ) and researchers at the UW Health Innovation Program (HIP) to develop a tool that will help community-level decision makers prioritize their COVID-19 vaccination outreach in Wisconsin communities. In this webinar, Jessica Bonham-Werling, Director … [Read more...] about Webinar | COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach and Communications | 24th February 2021
