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The Astellas Global Health Foundation Provides $2.6 Million in New Funding to Address Urgent Health Needs in Africa, South America, and the Middle East

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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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The selected organizations -- International Medical Corps, PATH, and Plan International -- are expected to use the Foundation grants to impact nearly 750,000 lives combined over the next three years. This latest funding, in addition to active grants in progress with Amref Health Africa and AMPATH Kenya, reinforces the Foundation's objective to help high-need populations within low- and middle-income countries where Astellas does not have a business presence.

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  • Efforts will include strengthening healthcare infrastructure and building resilience in 10 vulnerable and hard-to-reach Yemeni communities (projected impact: more than 60,000 lives).
  • In 2020 and 2021, the Foundation supported the organization's important work fighting COVID-19 in Nigeria and malaria and dengue in Venezuela.
  • PATH: The Foundation has awarded a three-year grant of more than $1.6 million to help PATH address HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB) healthcare delivery barriers in Kenya.
  • The grant will also see supply chain strengthening activities to ensure the availability of high-quality commodities and tools for community health units.

The Chopra Foundation and its Never Alone Initiative, partner with the tech-based social impact start-up, Seva.Love, and The Girl Generation to Launch FGM/C Campaign on this Mental Health Awareness Day

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Monday, October 10, 2022
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Despite the nauseating frequency of this practice, FGM/C continues to live in the shadows and receives hardly any representation at the global level.

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  • Despite the nauseating frequency of this practice, FGM/C continues to live in the shadows and receives hardly any representation at the global level.
  • The Chopra Foundation is committed to raising awareness around this brutal custom and eliminating it for all of time."
  • Poonacha Machaiah, CEO the Chopra Foundation and Seva.Love, asserted that "we must make every effort to eradicate this inhumane practice.
  • Seva.Love is championing wellbeing and social impact in Web3 by curating leading artists, influencers, wellbeing experts and creating conscious communities.

Action Against Hunger Usa to Lead USAID-Funded Global Propel Adapt Project

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Friday, October 7, 2022
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The Action Against Hunger USA-led PROPEL Adapt project will use a multisectoral approach, collaborating with the health and nutrition development sectors, the private sector, and the humanitarian sector.

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  • The Action Against Hunger USA-led PROPEL Adapt project will use a multisectoral approach, collaborating with the health and nutrition development sectors, the private sector, and the humanitarian sector.
  • PROPEL Adapt will foster a supportive environment for absorptive and adaptive capacities and strengthen transformative capacities for equitable rights-based health systems, gender equity, and social inclusion.
  • Project resource partners include Global Communities, Humanity & Inclusion, Kantar Public, Kupenda for the Children, and Results for Development.
  • Action Against Hunger is a nonprofit leader in a global movement to end hunger in our lifetimes.

Biospectal Partners with Amref Health Africa to Extend Global Access to Blood Pressure Management

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Thursday, October 6, 2022
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Biospectals remote monitoring software puts easy, accurate and intelligent blood pressure monitoring at the literal fingertips of people around the world.

Key Points: 
  • Biospectals remote monitoring software puts easy, accurate and intelligent blood pressure monitoring at the literal fingertips of people around the world.
  • Biospectals OptiBP medical-grade mobile app uses a smartphone cameras optical lens to measure and record a users blood pressure via their fingertip.
  • Amref Health Africa began on the continent as the Flying Doctors, bringing surgical services to remote communities using light aircraft.
  • Amref Health Africa, is headquartered in Nairobi Kenya with offices in 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Rockefeller Foundation Launches the Vaccination Action Network to Strengthen Health Systems and Scale Up Covid-19 Vaccinations in sub-Saharan Africa

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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NAIROBI, Kenya, August 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rockefeller Foundation announces the launch of the Vaccination Action Network (VAN), a USD$7.4 million locally-led, peer-to-peer learning initiative designed to engage public health decision-makers across sub-Saharan Africa and bolster their efforts to strengthen health systems while scaling up Covid-19 vaccine demand strategies. Sabin Vaccine Institute and Dalberg are the secretariat for the network, while Amref Health Africa (Amref) is playing a key role to guide and administer subgrants to local organizations in participating countries so that they can implement vaccine demand generation strategies discussed during the learning sessions.

Key Points: 
  • "The Vaccination Action Network's community-based approach brings together our counterparts from across the region and country.
  • This collaboration is the key to finding and implementing the right vaccination approach," said Dr. Diana Atwine, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Uganda.
  • While more than 60 percent of people have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 globally, just 20 percent of people in Africa have received full doses.
  • "The Vaccination Action Network is helping to establish new channels of communication that will consistently elevate regional learnings, solutions, and leadership," said William Asiko, Vice President of The Rockefeller Foundation Africa Regional Office.

Qlik Announces 2022 Global Transformation Awards

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Wednesday, May 18, 2022
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PHILADELPHIA, May 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Qlik today announced the winners of its annual Global Transformation Awards, recognizing customers who are leveraging Active Intelligence through Qlik for transformation and impact.

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  • PHILADELPHIA, May 18, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Qlik today announced the winners of its annual Global Transformation Awards, recognizing customers who are leveraging Active Intelligence through Qlik for transformation and impact.
  • The awards were presented by Qliks EVP, Global Partnerships and Chief of Staff to CEO Poornima Ramaswamy at QlikWorld , the companys global customer and partner event.
  • The 2022 Qlik Global Transformation Award Winners:
    Leroy Merlin: Leroy Merlin is a multinational retailer with presence in over 12 countries, supporting people around the world in improving their living environment and lifestyle by designing and achieving the home of their dreams.
  • With the recent move to Qlik Sense SaaS, Siemens Healthineers expects to accelerate their transformation strategy through the cloud while enabling team members with recent innovations such as Qlik AutoML and Qlik Application Automation .

Urgent Changes Needed to Shift Global Pandemic Response to Sustainable Long-Term COVID-19 Control, Improve Health System Resilience and Preparedness

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Monday, March 28, 2022
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DURHAM, N.C., March 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- COVID Global Accountability Platform (COVID GAP), a partnership between Duke University and COVID Collaborative, released a report today calling for an urgent shift in the global pandemic strategy in light of the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, availability of new treatments, and the humanitarian crises stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Key Points: 
  • The report urges commitment to bottom-up approaches whereby countries focus efforts on protecting the most at-risk and vulnerable people, including health and other essential workers.
  • The report was supported with funding from The Rockefeller Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
  • "COVID-19 will be with us for a long time, and while the virus does not discriminate, our strategies and response have," said Dr. Krishna Udayakumar, founding Director of the Duke Global Health Innovation Center.
  • We must shift quickly to long-term approaches in handling the pandemic with sustainable strategies that build stronger health systems.

Eisai to Support Counter-Measures Against the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus Infection in Africa

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020
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Through this support Eisai will contribute to mitigating the spread of the novel coronavirus infection in Africa as well as preventing delays in efforts for the elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).

Key Points: 
  • Through this support Eisai will contribute to mitigating the spread of the novel coronavirus infection in Africa as well as preventing delays in efforts for the elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs).
  • Eisai has now begun provision of Personal Protection Equipment (masks, goggles, face shields, etc.)
  • to core hospitals in Africa for research of infectious diseases where clinical research is to be conducted on treatments for NTDs.
  • Eisai has committed a donation to Amref Health Africa, one of the largest international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) based in Africa, which conducts support for health and medical care.

SwitchPoint 2019 to Tackle Global Health Impacts of Misinformation, Immersive Tech, African Innovation and More

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Monday, April 15, 2019
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Leah Borromeo, creator of the Climate Symphony, which turns data on climate change into musical composition.

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  • Leah Borromeo, creator of the Climate Symphony, which turns data on climate change into musical composition.
  • Githinji Gitahi, CEO of Amref Health Africa, who will be speaking about rights-based universal health coverage in Africa.
  • SwitchPoint brings together hundreds of leaders in global health, humanitarian response, technology, media and more to report on new advances in social good and create unexpected collaborations across industries.
  • Representatives from these organizations and many more will be at SwitchPoint 2019:

Amref Health Africa Staff Named to TIME 100

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Thursday, April 19, 2018
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NEW YORK, April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Amref Health Africa's global CEO, Dr. Githinji Gitahi, today congratulated staff member Nice Nailantei Leng'ete on being named to TIME 100, TIME's annual list of the world's most influential people.

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  • NEW YORK, April 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Amref Health Africa's global CEO, Dr. Githinji Gitahi, today congratulated staff member Nice Nailantei Leng'ete on being named to TIME 100, TIME's annual list of the world's most influential people.
  • "I have the privilege of knowing Nice and seeing how she is improving the lives of girls every day," said Dr. Githinji Gitahi, Group Chief Executive Officer, who is based at Amref Health Africa's international headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
  • In honor of Ms. Leng'ete's efforts to end FGM/C, and her inclusion in the TIME 100, Amref Health Africa is raising funds to give more girls in Africa an alternative.
  • Donations can be made online at https://donate.amrefusa.org/EndFGM
    Ms. Leng'ete will be attending the TIME 100 Gala in New York City on Tuesday, April 24, 2018.