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Starkey Hearing Institute Graduates Fourth Class of Hearing Care Professionals

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Thursday, December 5, 2019
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LUSAKA, Zambia, Dec. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Starkey Hearing Foundation , a Minnesota-based nonprofit organization committed to making hearing healthcare services more accessible in the U.S. and throughout the world, is celebrating the graduation of 11 hearing healthcare professionals from the Starkey Hearing Institute in Lusaka, Zambia.

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  • LUSAKA, Zambia, Dec. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Starkey Hearing Foundation , a Minnesota-based nonprofit organization committed to making hearing healthcare services more accessible in the U.S. and throughout the world, is celebrating the graduation of 11 hearing healthcare professionals from the Starkey Hearing Institute in Lusaka, Zambia.
  • Starkey Hearing Institute opened in 2016 to help meet the growing need for more hearing healthcare professionals in Africa.
  • Starkey Hearing Foundation has a goal of educating and training 300 community-based hearing healthcare professionals at the Institute by 2030.
  • They partner with universities and have started the Starkey Hearing Institute to educate future hearing care professionals in developing countries.

Orbis Secures USD $2 Million Funding from the David and Molly Pyott Foundation to Strengthen Eye Health in Zambia

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Thursday, June 20, 2019
University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Geography of Africa, Continents

NEW YORK, June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The David and Molly Pyott Foundation will invest USD $2 millionover a period of 3 years (2019- 2021) to further support Orbis's work in Zambia to strengthen eye health capacity and care in Lusaka.

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  • NEW YORK, June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The David and Molly Pyott Foundation will invest USD $2 millionover a period of 3 years (2019- 2021) to further support Orbis's work in Zambia to strengthen eye health capacity and care in Lusaka.
  • support improved clinical and operational capacity for the hospital to provide comprehensive quality adult and paediatric eye health services.
  • facilitate the demand for and increase the uptake of services at UTH Eye Hospital and key health facilities in Lusaka.
  • Orbis is proud to have supported the eye unit of the University Teaching Hospital, which now has the status of an independent eye hospital.

"Zambia is Building a Smart Future," says Official Delegation to MWC Barcelona

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
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BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, Zambia will send a delegation to the largest mobile communications event in the world - MWC Barcelona.

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  • BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- This week, Zambia will send a delegation to the largest mobile communications event in the world - MWC Barcelona.
  • The delegation will be looking to return with new ideas and innovations to transform Zambia into a regional communications hub.
  • The Zambian delegation will include representatives from the Ministry of Transport and Communication, ZAMTEL, ZICTA and cooperating partners like Huawei - amongst others.
  • Accompanying the delegation, Deputy Secretary to Cabinet Christopher Mvunga said:
    "Zambia is looking to build a nation fit for the future.

Both Ends Believing Hosts First African Summit in Lusaka, Zambia

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Tuesday, August 28, 2018
Lusaka, Geography of Africa

PLANO, Texas, Aug. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Both Ends Believing announced today the success of its first African Summit, held August 13-15, in Lusaka, Zambia.

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  • PLANO, Texas, Aug. 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Both Ends Believing announced today the success of its first African Summit, held August 13-15, in Lusaka, Zambia.
  • Based upon results at the summit's conclusion, Both Ends Believing expects three new countries to implement CFS Angola, Zambia, and Kenya which will add to existing African implementations in Benin and Ghana.
  • "All of us at Both Ends Believing are very excited about our recent CFS expansion into Africa and look forward to the positive impact for all African children living outside of family care," said Mark Schwartz, president of Both Ends Believing.
  • Both Ends Believing (formerly Both Ends Burning) was founded in January of 2010 as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to promote family based outcomes for vulnerable children.