The African Energy Chamber has appointed Eng. Elizabeth Rogo, Founder & CEO of TSAVO Oilfield Services, as its President for East Africa.
African Energy Chamber Appoints Elizabeth Rogo as President for East Africa
Nigeria’s FCT Minister Tests Negative
Nigeria’s Minister of State, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has tested negative for coronavirus.
In series of tweets on her handle, Dr. Ramatu revealed that the result of the test which she took on Wednesday, came out negative on Thursday.
WARIF tackles gender-based violence in Nigeria with mobile SMS platform
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – One year after launching a pioneering SMS service used by traditional birth attendants to fight gender-based violence in Nigeria, WARIF founder Dr. Kemi DaSilva says she’s doubling down in her efforts to help vulnerable populations in rural Nigeria. “By having a platform to identify, report and address the pressing issues or rape, human trafficking and other forms of violence against women and girls, we’re raising awareness that there are organizations such as ours that can provide valuable services to support victims.” Women at Risk International Foundation (WARIF) is a non-profit organization that combats gender-based violence against women and girls in Nigeria. In 2019, WARIF partnered with SAP and incorporated the SAP People Connect 365 mobile service into its Gatekeepers project. The organization has since trained over 500 traditional birth attendants from 15 local government areas across Lagos State to use the software. Many users report cases…
COVID-19 in Singapore: Pregnant Women to Get Priority Shopping Hour at Fairprice Outlets
NTUC FairPrice announced a new measure to help the vulnerable groups to shop at ease with safe distancing during this Covid-19 period. Starting from March 30, members of the Pioneer Generation (PG), pregnant women and persons with disabilities will have an hour of priority shopping, according to the news release on March 24. People from these groups can gain entry to all FairPrice outlets at the first hour of normal operating hours every Monday. For 24-hour outlets, it will be 7 am to 8 am on every Monday. PG members will have to present their PG Card to enjoy additional discounts as part of the existing PG Discount Scheme when they shop on Mondays and Wednesdays. Pregnant women and persons with disabilities will just have to inform the staff manning the entrance of the outlets to gain entry to the store during the designated hour. This initiative aims to help…
COVID-19: How Are Female Caregivers Faring?
The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health issue. It is a profound shock to our societies and economies, and as mostly evident in the face of pandemics and crisis, women’s role are extremely critical in all care and response efforts. A 2019 Analysis carried out in 104 Countries by the WHO on Gender Equality in the Health Workforce found that Women form 70% of workers in the health and social sector. As frontline responders, health professionals, community volunteers, transport and logistics managers, scientists and more, women are making critical contributions to address the current COVID-19 pandemic every day. A report by the Shanghai Women’s Federation states that more than 90 percent of the nurses and 50 percent of the doctors combating the epidemic are women, and in Hubei, the province at the center of the outbreak, there are an estimated 100,000 women working as frontline medical staff. Likewise,…
Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
By Boma Benjy – Iwuoha
As the world battles through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic sweeping across continents, physicians and healthcare professionals continue to share information to help the public stay safe and prevent further spread of the deadly COVID-19.
UAE Among Leading Nations Paving Way for Gender Parity in Parliamentary Elections
The UAE is among four countries that have attained the largest progress in women’s political representation over a 25-year period, revealed an Inter-Parliamentary Union, IPU, report. According to the report ‘Women in parliament: 1995 – 2020’, the largest progress in women’s representation has been achieved by “Rwanda, the United Arab Emirates, Andorra and Bolivia, with +57, +50, +42.8 and + 42.3 percentage points gained between 1995 and 2020, respectively, in their lower or single houses.” The IPU report noted that global women’s parliamentary participation has more than doubled over the past 25 years, reaching 24.9 percent in 2020, up from 11.3 percent in 1995. The UAE has positioned itself in fourth position globally as a result of the UAE’s 50:50 ratio for parliamentary participation. The report noted that the UAE is among three countries that have made “great strides in women’s participation” following the adoption of the 2019 presidential decree…
