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<p>The naira slipped further against the greenback to 425 naira at the Investor and Exporter FX window and fell nearly three naira to 421 naira against the dollar at the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Rate Fixing window. Traders at Access Bank say they expect rates to take the same stature today as the second half of this year kicks in. Uzor Anakebe, an FX Trader at Access Bank, joins CNBC Africa to discuss activities in the fixed income and FX markets in Nigeria&#8230;.</p>


Naira falls to ₦425/$ in IEFX market

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<p>This week on Africa Health Check, we discuss the continent’s Public Health Surveillance status and talk through ways the Covid-19 pandemic has influenced the need for improved health surveillance moving forward&#8230;.</p>


Africa Health Check S2 EP8: How to strengthen public health surveillance systems in Africa

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<p>It’s the last trading day for the first half of the year. How are investors getting set to digest half-year and second quarter earnings? Muktar Mohammed, an Analyst at Assar Investments, joins CNBC Africa to discuss activities in the local equities market&#8230;.</p>


Investors position ahead of H1 earnings release

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<p>The Finance Ministry of Uganda has planned to spend some 48 trillion Ugandan shillings in the next fiscal year, an increase of 7 per cent from the current year. Ausi Kibowa, an Economist at the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights Uganda spoke to CNBC Africa for more&#8230;.</p>


Uganda: Budget priorities for 2022/23

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<p>Providing support for SMMEs during tough economic conditions is a key priority for governments on a global level. This Corporate Access puts the spotlight on Gauteng Enterprise Propeller&#8217;s strategies to accelerate this sector. Saki Zamxaka, CEO of the GEP joins CNBC Africa&#8217;s Tania Habimana to bring more clarity&#8230;.</p>


How the Gauteng Enterprise Propeller is supporting SMMEs affected by the COVID-19 crisis

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<p>The Annual Development Effectiveness Review serves as a benchmark of the Bank’s progress in contributing to Africa’s development. This year presents an opportunity to demonstrate that the Bank has responded swiftly and meaningfully to the needs of its regional member countries&#8230;.</p>


AfDB Annual Meetings 2022: Financial Presentation

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<p>The University of Johannesburg signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the ABN Education Trust. This Focus On special highlights the importance of this MoU, the partnership and how students can will benefit&#8230;.</p>


UJ, ABN Education Trust sign MoU to provide bursaries & internship opportunities to students

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<p>At the prestigious AABLAs held during the first weekend in June, the All Africa Business Leader of the Year was awarded to Mxolisi Mgojo: CEO of Exxaro. He spoke to CNBC Africa&#8217;s Tania Habimana&#8230;.</p>


Exxaro CEO Mxolisi Mgojo wins Business Leader of the Year at 2022 AABLAwards

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<p>Mountain Gorillas are rebounding from the brink of extinction but threats still remain that include human encroachment, climate change and even poaching. The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund has been established to ensure that conservation efforts continue from generation to generation&#8230;.</p>


Ellen DeGeneres Campus: A future for Mountain Gorillas

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<p>Traders at Access Bank say they expect the Treasury Bills market to close the week bearish due to the thin liquidity level and the biweekly retail auction debit. Kinskin Ukeje, an FX Dealer at Access Bank, joins CNBC Africa for a wrap on this week’s activities and outlook for next week&#8230;.</p>


Access: T-Bills rates unchanged amid auction debits

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<p>Financing is an essential element of bringing nearly any good idea to life, whether for a household, a community, a country, or an entire region. Innovations in financing in recent years have opened a variety of new prospects to advance business and development priorities across the Commonwealth. This session will explore the challenges of traditional financing, opportunities with innovative financing models and how governments and businesses can make the most of them for the Commonwealth&#8230;.</p>


CHOGM: Innovative Financing

CHOGM: Innovative Financing, Supporting Future Growth

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<p>Analysts at PFI Capital say despite current macro-economic challenges, they expect the Nigerian equities market to remain bullish ahead of the second quarter and half-year earnings. Olumide Sole, an Investment Analyst at PFI Capital, joins CNBC Africa to discuss what to expect in Nigeria’s equities market&#8230;.</p>


Can the Nigerian equities sustain bullish sentiments?

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<p>As the ADF turns 50 in 2022, it is time to celebrate its achievements and paint its future to meet the evolving needs of African countries. To date, six countries have graduated from ADF and another five can now access the Fund as well as the Bank resources&#8230;.</p>


AfDB 2022 Annual Meetings: ADF at FIFTY


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<p>There’s laughter in the breast cancer ward.</p>



<p>Shaheenah Dawood is in her bright sunny office wearing a lab coat, a floral dress and a smile that can make anyone feel welcome and well.</p>



<p>The only thing that is infectious here, in these corridors at the Mediclinic Parkview Hospital in Dubai where we meet, is her energy.</p>



<p>Working 7AM to 10PM seeing cancer patients and giving them care and cure, this Consultant Medical Oncologist and Professor of Clinical Oncology can’t afford to not be that ray of light and hope, and to the care-giving staff around her as well – such as during the lockdown in 2020, when she ordered cheerful pink, blue and yellow scrubs and PPE for those in her department.</p>



<p>But the Emirati doctor’s 24-page CV and the assortment of papers, accolades and awards to her name apart, there is passion in her voice, and serious purpose to her work.</p>



<p>“I always knew oncology is what I wanted to do,” begins Dawood. “And for several reasons. One, I’m a chatterbox, and I could talk as much as I wanted to these patients; the people you’re going to form long-term relationships with. Two, if you get a patient with cancer early on, you can cure them, and the satisfaction you get from curing that one patient, there’s nothing like it… The last decade has been truly exciting in the field of oncology more than any other specialty.”</p>



<p>Typifying everything the United Arab Emirates (UAE) aims to be in the realm of healthcare for the world, with the glistening city of Dubai becoming the hotbed of healthcare innovation and medical tourism in recent years, Dawood is at the forefront of leading that change, with research, clinical trials, personalized medicine and breakthroughs in oncology to vastly change patient outcomes.</p>



<p>She trained in medical oncology at McGill University Hospitals in Canada, sub-specialized in breast cancer management at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, served as an Editorial Fellow at the New England Journal of Medicine and has an MPH degree from the Harvard School of Public Health.</p>



<p>She could have stayed on in the United States but decided to return home more than a decade ago to become one of the first female oncologists at the time in the UAE, and make a difference.</p>



<p>“I think the UAE, with our leader, is just unbelievable in the way it has put women out there in the healthcare sector. I came in with so many ideas that the first thing I did was put those ideas aside, and say ‘I need to develop something here that’s accommodating to the people here’. I became the head of oncology at Dubai Health Authority, but there was a lot of work to do.</p>



<p>“I developed multidisciplinary tumor boards and comprehensive cancer care programs, working with an excellent group of people. And then I decided to break off and do something other than just clinical work, so I started the Excellence in Oncology Care Summit, which started off with 120 people, and last year, we had 4,000 attending virtually as well as in-person from across Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa.”</p>



<p>The list goes on, and Dawood is now heading and establishing the oncology clinical trials program at Mediclinic City Hospital that will allow patients in the Middle East to access drugs they would otherwise not have been able to.</p>



<p>“Tests are horribly expensive, everywhere around the globe… There is data that compared to any other specialty, oncology medications cost the most… We need to have better access to treatment, and one of them is trying to overcome the cost… And we need to start addressing it seriously to be able to offer the same type of care to everyone, irrespective of their financial situation…</p>



<p>“I had a patient from Africa, I can tell you he sold his land to come here and get the medication. I have a lot of patients from Nigeria and Eritrea. We do hear their stories..,” says Dawood, her voice laced with concern but also hope.</p>



<p>In addition, she spends her time teaching at the Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine and Health Sciences and working with PhD and medical students on their research initiatives.</p>



<p>“The only thing that I keep telling the newer generation,” says the 40-something game-changer in the medical sector, “is that you can achieve what you set your mind to achieve by working hard, and that no problem is without a solution.”</p>



<p>Heartening words indeed in the world of cancer care.</p>


The doctor spearheading change in cancer care in the UAE

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<p>In this episode of Africa Health Check, we look into the infectious diseases plaguing the continent, and discuss the societal and economic disruptions that they cause&#8230;.</p>


Africa Health Check S2 EP7: The socio-economic impact of infectious diseases in Africa

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<p>The Manufacturing Indaba gathers key stakeholders and industry players to discuss and debate the current state of the manufacturing sector, financing for economic growth and opportunities for manufacturers to take advantage of the AfCFTA&#8230;.</p>


Manufacturing Indaba: Financing

Manufacturing Indaba: Financing, Regional Intergration & Energy

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<p>The 15th CNBC Africa 2022 annual Corporate Golf Challenge, hosted at the Lost City Golf course in North West Province, delivered a premium day of networking opportunities, prizes, and an outing on the breath-taking fairways.<br />
This golf challenge is part of an initiative to raise funds for the ABN Education Trust, which assists previously disadvantaged students to further their tertiary education in financial journalism. The Trust also contributes to several orphanages&#8230;.</p>


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