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THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH PASSES AWAY, AGED 99

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Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh
His Royal Highness The Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh – 1921 – 2021. A statement from Buckingham Palace: It is with deep sorrow that Her Majesty The Queen announces the…
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Commonwealth Heads of Government Interim Report

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HEALTH REPORTEDUCATION REPORTMINISTERS REFERENCE BOOKCHOGM REPORTQUEEN AND COMMONWEALTHTRADE & INVESTMENT REPORTS The impact of COVID-19 is being felt in every corner of the world, with leaders across the Commonwealth’s 54…
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Empowering nurses to help deliver UHC

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Professor Ilona Kickbusch, Co-Chair of UHC2030, emphasises the vital work of nurses in delivering health for all, but highlights the alarming deficiency in the number of trained nurses around the…
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Health worker mobility: Challenges and opportunities for the Commonwealth

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Francesca Colombo, Head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Health Division, reviews the latest data on the continuous international movement of health workers and explores the challenges…
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Investing in health workers to achieve the SDGs

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Her Excellency Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Health Workforce. In this compelling piece, acknowledging the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife in 2020, the former…
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Australia’s ambitious health reforms: Prioritising mental health and preventive health

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Australia’s Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, explains how his government is aiming for a world-best patient-centred and integrated health system, with an unprecedented focus on mental health as well as…
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Our Commonwealth’s silent epidemic

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Dr Sania Nishtar, co-Chair of the WHO High Level Commission on NCDs and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan, calls on Commonwealth leaders to firefight the slow-burning crisis…
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Harnessing innovation to fight communicable diseases

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Trevor Mundel, President of Global Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, highlights the role of innovation in driving down the burden of communicable diseases around the world, and…
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Neglected tropical diseases are neglected no more

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Lesser-known tropical diseases affect a fifth of people and can ravage a person’s health and wellbeing, and devastate communities. Dr Caroline Harper, CEO of Sightsavers, explains how relatively simple and…
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A defining moment in the fight against malaria

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CEO of Malaria No More UK, James Whiting, reinforces the Commonwealth’s key role in efforts to eliminate malaria and firmly believes that now is the defining time to keep our…
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Ending AIDS by 2030: A matter of social justice

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Global gains against the AIDS epidemic are slowing. In order for world leaders to deliver on their commitment to ending the disease as a public health threat by 2030, Winnie…
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Pandemic preparedness must be prioritised

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Elhadj As Sy, Co-chair of the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board and Former Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, emphasises the devastating potential –…
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Global solidarity to end epidemics

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Marijke Wijnroks, Chief of Staff at the Global Fund, celebrates the unprecedented global solidarity to end HIV, TB and malaria by 2030 at the organisation's Sixth Replenishment Conference and believes…
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Building antimicrobial stewardship to tackle AMR

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Dame Sally Davies, UK Special Envoy on Antimicrobial Resistance, and Victoria Rutter, Executive Director of the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association, emphasise the urgent need for effective antimicrobial stewardship to tackle the…
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Accelerating action against AMR

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Dr Manica Balasegaram, Executive Director of the Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership, calls for a global, holistic and multi-sectorial approach that brings together public and private stakeholders to solve…
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Access to quality medical products will define the journey to UHC

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Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director of the WHO South-East Asia Region, looks at how the region is tackling the challenges involved in providing access to safe, effective, quality and…
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Delivering UHC to the people of Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka’s publicly financed, high-performing healthcare system is widely acclaimed. In this article, Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Health and Indigenous Medical Services, describes the main challenges and opportunities…
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Who should pay for universal health coverage?

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Graça Machel, Deputy Chair of The Elders, argues that delivering publicly financed healthcare is a political choice and challenges leaders to invest in their people’s futures and ensure an equitable…
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UHC: Moving together to build a healthier world

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Dr Githinji Gitahi is Co-Chair of UHC2030, the global movement for accelerating equitable and sustainable progress towards universal health coverage. He passionately supports the high level political commitment to UHC…
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Universal health coverage in the Commonwealth

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Dr Mbololwa Mbikusita-Lewanika, Health Adviser at the Commonwealth Secretariat, discusses the commitment of Commonwealth countries to achieve the health-related Sustainable Development Goals and outlines examples of best practice from member…
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Commonwealth health priorities: Reaching the unreached, ensuring no one is left behind

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Dr Ifereimi Waqainabete is Fiji’s Minister for Health and Medical Services and was Chair of the 2019 Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting. He outlines the commitments made by ministers at the…
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Safeguarding for all in 2020

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), stresses that health is an essential component of global security and yet most Commonwealth countries remain unprepared for health…
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Commonwealth Health Report 2020

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HEALTH REPORTEDUCATION REPORTMINISTERS REFERENCE BOOKCHOGM REPORTQUEEN AND COMMONWEALTHTRADE & INVESTMENT REPORTS The Commonwealth Health Report 2020 comes at a time when health is in the headlines across the world. Coronavirus,…
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Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa

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Image Body THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS CENTER FOR AFRICA Partnerships and Solutions for People, Planet and Prosperity Opened in July 2016, The Sustainable Development Goals Center for Africa (SDGC/A) is…
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Keith Rowley

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Dr Timothy S Harris

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Towards a Common Future

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HRH The Prince of Wales calls upon the Commonwealth family of nations to urgently and collectively rise to the challenge of protecting our planet’s ecosystems – to ensure a safer,…
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Yoweri Museveni

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The Critical Contribution of Young People

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Yoweri Museveni, President of The Republic of Uganda, describes how engaging and investing in the Commonwealth’s considerable youth population is vitally important to member countries’ development. It is a pleasure…
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Nana Akufo-Addo

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Creating a Prosperous Future That Leaves No One Behind

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Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana, highlights the need for collective efforts to create prosperity for all, and expresses his determination to transform Ghana into a…
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Edgar Lungu

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Forging a Fairer Future for the Commonwealth

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Edgar Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia, looks at the Commonwealth’s past, present and future as a catalyst for creating a fairer future for all of its citizens. We,…
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Building Resilience of Small Island States

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Freundel Jerome Stuart, Prime Minister of Barbados, highlights the pressing issues facing Commonwealth Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and shares examples of best practice from Barbados to encourage fellow SIDS…
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Durban University of Technology

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Image Body With approximately 33 000 students, the Durban University of Technology (DUT) is the first choice for higher education in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). It is located in the beautiful cities…
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GlaxoSmithKline

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Image Body We are a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. GlaxoSmithKline plc was formed in 2000 as a…
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Cepheid

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Image Body Patients are our Passion To know Cepheid is to know our spirit of innovation. It’s what compelled us to re-invent the industry’s approach to molecular diagnostic testing. Our…
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Education Reports

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Launched in 2019, our Education Reports are intended as an annual look at the Commonwealth’s most pressing education challenges and the most effective strategies towards achieving an inclusive and equitable…
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The Commonwealth of Nations: People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace and Partnerships

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The Rt Hon Patricia Scotland QC, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, shares her vision and priorities for our diverse and dynamic family of nations. At the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government…
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The Future of the Commonwealth

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Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister of Australia, reflects on her experience as a Commonwealth leader, and discusses the future role of the Commonwealth on the global stage, in particular fostering…
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Repositioning the UK and Commonwealth Post-Brexit

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David Howell (Lord Howell of Guildford), President of The Royal Commonwealth Society, looks ahead to the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) and highlights the opportunities for Commonwealth development…
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The Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting

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Lord Marland of Odstock, Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council, welcomes the opportunity provided by the forthcoming Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting to formulate a trade and investment agenda…
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Harnessing Commonwealth Trade Advantage Post-Brexit

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Mohammad Razzaque, Head of International Trade Policy at the Commonwealth Secretariat, highlights the so-called ‘Commonwealth advantage’ in trade and its likely interactions with Brexit-related consequences, also considering opportunities for securing…
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2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: a New Path for Development

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Frederick Musiiwa Makamure Shava provides a vision for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development from the vantage point of his work as President of the United Nations Economic and…
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Building a Global Policing Architecture

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Jürgen Stock, Interpol Secretary General, gives a clear exposition of the current challenges posed by transnational crime and terrorism, and highlights the need to re-design – and build – the…
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Climate Action in the Commonwealth

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Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), explains that the next two years are critical to strengthen low-carbon, sustainable pathways, and reaffirms the Commonwealth’s major role…
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Commonwealth Support for Universal Health Coverage

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Dr Joanna Nurse, Head of Health and Education for the Commonwealth Secretariat, outlines the main health issues in the Sustainable Development Goals, and looks forward to the 2017 Commonwealth Health…
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Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment

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Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme and former Prime Minister of New Zealand, stresses that keeping women’s equality and empowerment at the centre of development efforts will…
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Uniting the Commonwealth through Sport

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Louise Martin CBE, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, welcomes the transformative and connecting power of sport with the launch of The Queen’s Baton Relay on Commonwealth Day, and looks…
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Celebrating Togo Independence Day
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Celebrating Togo Independence Day

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Togo Independence Day is celebrated every year on 27 April, marking the country’s independence from France in 1960. Officially the Togolese Republic, Togo is a country in West Africa. The…
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Celebrating Sierra Leone Independence Day
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Celebrating Sierra Leone Independence Day

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Sierra Leone celebrates Independence Day every year on 27 April. The Republic of Sierra Leone is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It shares its southeastern border…
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Solomon Islands introduces first fleet of e-buses
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Solomon Islands introduces first fleet of e-buses

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The Solomon Islands is making strides towards achieving its goal of net zero emissions by 2050 with the introduction of its first-ever fleet of electric buses. The country is set…
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Commonwealth, Intel launch digital learning platform to bridge global AI divide
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Commonwealth, Intel launch learning platform to bridge global AI divide

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The Commonwealth Secretariat and Intel have collaborated to create a digital learning platform to help public sector officials in 56 countries use emerging technologies. The online training course aims to…
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Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting 2023
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Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting 2023

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The 35th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting (CHMM) is set to take place on 20 May in Geneva, Switzerland under the theme “Getting Universal Health Coverage in the Commonwealth on track…
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Bangladesh Independence Day is celebrated annually on 26 March to commemorate the country’s independence from Pakistan in 1971.
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Celebrating Bangladesh Independence Day

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Bangladesh Independence Day is celebrated annually on 26 March to commemorate the country’s independence from Pakistan in 1971. The day is marked by a range of events, including parades, speeches,…
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Celebrating Namibia Independence Day
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Celebrating Namibia Independence Day

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Namibia located in southern Africa, celebrates its Independence Day on 21 March every year. The country’s name comes from the word “nama,” which means “vast place.” The name referred to…
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