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Urban Farming, Agritech, and Food Security in the Middle East
Despite being gifted with a rich abundance of hydrocarbons and mineral resources, the Middle East
and North Africa is an arid region that suffers from water scarcity and food insecurity.
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Smart Cities and the Future of Urban Infrastructure
Technology has long been the catalyst driving the evolution of infrastructure in global cities.
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Creating a 21st Century Workforce: Entrepreneurship, Apprenticeship and Lifelong Learning
More than 28% of the population of the Middle East is aged between 15 and 29, representing over 10
8 million young people.
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U.S. Perspectives on a World in Transition | A Conversation with Thomas J. Barrack
Welcome Remarks
Richard Ditizio, President and Chief Operating Officer, Milken Institute
Moderator
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Vivian Nwakah: Advancing Equitable Access to Safer Medication in Africa
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Vivian Nwakah, Founder and CEO of Medsaf, about addressing the inef
ficiencies and inequalities in African healthcare systems.
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Frank Aswani: Strengthening Africa’s Social Investment Ecosystem to Help Tackle COVID-19
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Dr. Frank Aswani about ways to bolster Africa’s social investment e
cosystem to help the continent’s economic recovery from the pandemic.
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Interview: Yawa Hansen-Quao on Strengthening Public Service and Civil Society to Build Back Better
Key Takeaways
Below are some of the main takeaways from COVID-19 Africa Watch’s conversation with Y
awa Hansen-Quao – Executive Director of Emerging Public Leaders – a youth-t
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Leveraging Philanthropy to Transform Patients' Lives
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Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic disease that causes tumors in the nervous syste
m, occurs in approximately 1 in 3,000 individuals, regardless of gender, race, and ethnicity.
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COVID-19 and the Future of Aging: The Future for Healthy Aging
Nobel Laureate Elizabeth Blackburn on how the pandemic may, and must, change things.
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FinTech in Focus — February 22, 2021
In this FinTech in Focus
Legislative Efforts
Industry Developments
International Developments
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COVID-19 and the Future of Aging: The Outlook for Age-Friendly Health Systems
Why Terry Fulmer, President of The John A. Hartford Foundation, is optimistic about how we’ll think
about care for older adults.
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