President Uhuru urges joint action to reduce inequality

>The war against cancer should be fought with concerted efforts of all East African countries, retired President Ali Hassan Mwinyi has advised.

The government is embarking on a campaign aimed at reducing the mother-to-child HIV transmission rate from the current 15 per cent to 5 per cent by next year.

THE East, Central and Horn of African countries have devised an ambitious Action Plan to combat Ebola Virus Disease from spreading in the regions.  Known as “Regional Ebola Virus Disease Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan of Action” is expected to be approved by the Council of Ministers of Health Meeting taking place in Arusha from 13th to 17th October 2014.
The three regions will work together in planning, coordination and resource mobilization under the auspice of the East African...

“For the first time in the history of the World Bank Group, we have set a goal that aims to reduce global inequality.” — World Bank Group President Kim

World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim today called for economic growth that creates more just societies, and he defined the institution’s goal of boosting shared prosperity as the World Bank Group’s way of tackling the global challenge of inequality.

Speaking at Howard University in Washington DC on the eve of the World Bank/IMF Annual...

The UK calls for decisive international action to deal with the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, as it co-hosts a forum with Sierra Leone in London.

The UN says not enough is being done to save the lives of migrants in the Mediterranean, with 400 feared drowned after their boat capsized.

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Joint effort key in tackling insecurity, poaching – Uhuru
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ARUSHA, Tanzania, Mar 25 – East African Community member states will work together on security matters to ensure the region is safe, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Tuesday. “My neighbour must be safe for me to be safe,” he said, pointing out that ...
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>Former Controller and Auditor General (CAG) Ludovick Utouh has urged Civil Society Organisations, media and other professional bodies to pressure the government to take action on CAG reports once they are made public.