AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoClimate Preparedness in Zambia: African climate experts met in Lusaka to discuss El Niño-linked forecasts and push countries to strengthen preparedness for droughts, floods and heatwaves. TB Diagnostics Boost: Zambia’s MoH and CIDRZ intensified active TB case finding in Kafue, then moved to fix lab bottlenecks by redistributing samples, extending testing hours, and installing a new 16-module GeneXpert unit. STEM & Women’s Empowerment: Merck Foundation marked 14 years of programmes supporting women and girls, including STEM initiatives and support for infertile women. Potato for Food Security: A focus on Africa’s potato potential highlights how scaling nutritious, climate-resilient production can support smallholders and tackle acute hunger. Engineering Mobility: Zambia gained Provisional Signatory Status to the Washington Accord, allowing Zambian engineers to practise in 25 jurisdictions without extra accreditation hurdles. Green Energy Skills: A Hwange technical college ran a solar “train-the-trainer” programme to build photovoltaic installation capacity across Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. AI in Telecoms: MTN targets R30bn in AI value creation, starting with internal efficiency and then expanding into consumer and business AI services.
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