Helpage international happy with new cabinet, say New Ministry Dealing with Older People is Momentous and Opportune

UNFPA’s Executive Director, Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin.

Statement on the International Day of Older Persons by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, UNFPA Executive Director.

Population ageing and urbanization are major global issues of the 21st century. While cities are growing, their share of residents aged 60 years and over is also rising. Rapid urbanization is challenging both national and local governments in developing inclusive and integrated cities.

Today, as we observe the International Day of...

 Naibu Waziri wa Afya Mahmoud Thabit Kombo akifungua Mkutano wa kutathmini huduma za Wazee Zanzibar ulioandaliwa na Wizara yake kwa ufadhili wa Shirika la HelpAge International katika Hoteli ya Ocean View Kilimani Mjini Zanzibar. Picha ya pamoja ya wajumbe wa Mkutano huo uliohudhuriwa na Wakuu wa Wilaya za Zanzibar, Madaktari dhamana wa Hospitali kuu za Wilaya, Jumuia ya Wazee  na Taasisi za kiraia baadhi ya maofisa wa Wizara ya Afya.KWA PICHA ZAIDI BOFYA HAPA.

Finally, Nigerians know the names of people that will form President Muhammadu Buhari's long awaited cabinet after the senate approved the list of 36 people submitted to it by the president, five months into his administration.

>It’s a cocktail of opinions:A reader says ministries with inter-related functions should be merged to save costs, and another is questioning the rationale of having deputy ministers whose roles are ill-defined. Yet another is disturbed by a poor scouting system that yields under-performing individuals.

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The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International ...
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A senior Tanzanian official on Tuesday expressed appreciation of China for its continued bilateral relations in social and economic development that have stepped onto a new level. The permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International ...

Human Rights Commission caution opportune: Credible poll is everything
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The Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance yesterday came out strongly to remind leaders of political parties, contestants and their followers against the use of hate speech and abusive language during this election campaign period.

Stone Town, Zanzibar — A documentary on voluntary male circumcision (VMMC) in Tanzania premiered at the 2014 Zanzibar International Film Festival on Sunday. The short film showcased how Tanzania is successfully scaling up VMMC services, with the potential to avert more than 3 million future HIV infections in the country.  The film was funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).  Produced by...

Helpage Moves to Magu to Protect Old Women's Rights
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HELPAGE International has launched a two-year project with funding from the European Union (EU) to promote and protect older women's rights in Tanzania. This project is going to be implemented in Magu district, Mwanza Region by HelpAge International ...

Some people know it when they wake up and see the marks of age like grey hair, wrinkles and what not. Some become acutely aware of it as they mark every birthday. Some people are reminded by other people, like say a niece who was but a toddler the other day now entering the cusp of adulthood.