The 7th Public Health in Africa Conference, set for 17-19 October 2023 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, arrives at a critical juncture in global health. This year’s theme, “Population Health and Preventative Medicine,” probes into urgent issues like non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, and notably, the rising global epidemic of multimorbidity. Adding…
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Bridging HIV Research and Multimorbidity at the 7th Public Health Conference
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GEAPP GLC Powers Ahead to Accelerate Affordable Clean Energy for All
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African leaders warn of deadly malaria emergency, call for urgent action to address unprecedented funding shortfall
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ASSAf brings the SA IYBSSD to a close
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Africa’s stomach is empty and the hunger is growing
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Bridging HIV Research and Multimorbidity at the 7th Public Health Conference
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Last week, the Global Leadership Council (GLC) of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) convened on the sidelines of UNGA 78 to review progress against its two signature initiatives: first, to mobilize 5 GW of accelerated commitments to Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS); and second, to enable large-scale aggregation in the distributed…
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Bridging HIV Research and Multimorbidity at the 7th Public Health Conference
The 7th Public Health in Africa Conference, set for 17-19 October 2023 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, arrives at a critical juncture in global health. This year’s theme, “Population Health and Preventative Medicine,” probes into urgent issues like non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, and notably, the rising global epidemic of multimorbidity. Adding…
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Bridging HIV Research and Multimorbidity at the 7th Public Health Conference
The 7th Public Health in Africa Conference, set for 17-19 October 2023 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, arrives at a critical juncture in global health. This year’s theme, “Population Health and Preventative Medicine,” probes into urgent issues like non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, and notably, the rising global epidemic of multimorbidity. Adding…
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GEAPP GLC Powers Ahead to Accelerate Affordable Clean Energy for All
Last week, the Global Leadership Council (GLC) of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) convened on the sidelines of UNGA 78 to review progress against its two signature initiatives: first, to mobilize 5 GW of accelerated commitments to Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS); and second, to enable large-scale aggregation in the distributed…