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Global Health and Gavi Veteran Anuradha Gupta to Lead Global Immunization at Sabin

Former Gavi deputy CEO Anuradha Gupta joins Sabin Vaccine Institute

Global health veteran Anuradha Gupta is Sabin Vaccine Institute’s new Global Immunization President

WASHINGTON, Oct. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Veteran public health leader Anuradha Gupta, who has spearheaded a host of successful global initiatives to improve the health of women and children and boost vaccine access and uptake, has joined Sabin Vaccine Institute as President of Global Immunization. Gupta’s record of crafting and implementing creative solutions to seemingly intractable health challenges is particularly significant now with life-saving childhood immunizations sustaining their largest backslide in decades, fueled largely by the pandemic.

Gupta comes to Sabin after eight years with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, where she served as Deputy CEO and led efforts to center policies, programs and partnerships around vaccine equity, gender and communities. She also pioneered the concept of zero-dose children – those who have not received a single dose of the most basic vaccines – and drove efforts to create a new model of country-level partnerships.

“Anuradha Gupta is a stellar addition to Sabin’s executive management team at a time when vaccine access and equity, as well as misinformation, remain enormous challenges worldwide,” said Sabin CEO Amy Finan. “Anuradha’s visionary approach, expertise, and deep commitment to those we serve will help move the needle for global vaccination rates.”

Gupta said she’s excited for her role and will use her extensive experience to advance innovative approaches to improve vaccine access and uptake. “This is a watershed moment for immunization, and we must ensure that vaccines remain front and center on the global public health agenda,” said Gupta. “There’s still so much to be done to introduce, scale up and universalize the full range of vaccines, and Sabin will be a powerful catalyst for this critically important work.”

A recent United Nations report noted that in 2021, 25 million babies missed out on one or more doses of routine vaccinations for diseases such as measles, diphtheria, and whooping cough. Nearly 18 million of those children, many in low-income countries, were zero-dose, making them more vulnerable to deadly and debilitating infectious diseases, and also, spurring fears of diseases such as polio and measles reemerging in non-endemic countries.

“Fighting and finishing polio in India with an oral vaccine developed by Dr. Sabin is an unforgettable part of my public health journey,” Gupta recalls. “So, I am delighted to join an institution that is dedicated to advancing Dr. Sabin’s legacy by harnessing the full power of vaccines to save lives.”

Under Gupta’s leadership, Gavi won many accolades and rolled out a new framework for partner engagement that has helped bolster country ownership of Gavi-supported programs and improved accountability for results. Those achievements contributed to Gavi receiving the prestigious Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award in 2019 for providing sustained access to childhood vaccines in the world’s poorest countries.

“Her willingness to expand the tent to include global players from various sectors is laudable and has measurably improved outcomes in many of these countries,” said Dr. Regina Rabinovich, MD, MPH, chair of the Sabin Board of Trustees. “Anuradha’s work exemplifies Sabin’s commitment to champion evidence-based solutions for immunization in low and middle-income countries and to build partnerships delivering lasting impact in these places.”

Gupta’s most recent initiative to focus on children who have not received a single shot is audacious for its ambition and scope. She was the guiding force behind Gavi’s $500 million Equity Accelerator Fund which includes an innovative program aimed at reaching zero-dose children in conflict zones and drought-afflicted areas in the Sahel region and the Horn of Africa.

Gupta pointed out that children who had been deprived of a single shot accounted for half of vaccine-preventable deaths and that targeting this population could be a game changer for reducing disease outbreaks and improving overall health security.

“These children live in communities that often face multiple deprivations so we must find a way to connect them to their first shot otherwise they miss their shot at a healthy future,” she said. “The Zero Dose Immunization concept goes beyond routine vaccines to connect families to other critical health care and humanitarian services, in consultation with communities, governments and other key groups.”

Prior to Gavi, Gupta served as Mission Director of the National Health Mission of India where she played a leading role in India’s efforts to eradicate polio, reduce maternal and child mortality, bring down fertility rates and revitalize primary health care. She served as a member of the Steering Committee for Child Survival Call to Action, co-chaired the Stakeholder Group for the 2012 London Summit on Family Planning and was a member of the Family Planning 2020 Reference Group.

Gupta holds an MBA from the University of Wollongong in Australia and received executive education from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. In 2015, she was named one of “300 Women Leaders in Global Health” by the Global Health Centre of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. She was profiled among the ten most influential women IAS officers in a recently released book – the Indian Administrative Services or IAS as it’s commonly called is India’s preeminent civil service.

In 2021, Gupta received the University of Wollongong’s Alumni Award for Social Impact. She was also conferred the highest civilian award for public service by the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Cross of Labour by the President of Laos for contributions to the health of the people in that country. In September 2022, she was awarded the Advance Global Australian Award, in recognition of the global impact of her many accomplishments.

About the Sabin Vaccine Institute

The Sabin Vaccine Institute is a leading advocate for expanding vaccine access and uptake globally, advancing vaccine research and development, and amplifying vaccine knowledge and innovation. Unlocking the potential of vaccines through partnership, Sabin has built a robust ecosystem of funders, innovators, implementers, practitioners, policy makers and public stakeholders to advance its vision of a future free from preventable diseases. As a non-profit with more than two decades of experience, Sabin is committed to finding solutions that last and extending the full benefits of vaccines to all people, regardless of who they are or where they live. At Sabin, we believe in the power of vaccines to change the world.

For more information, visit http://www.sabin.org and follow us on Twitter @SabinVaccine.

Media contact:

Rajee Suri
rajee.suri@sabin.org

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Anuradha Gupta, spécialiste de la santé mondiale et ancienne cadre chez Gavi, dirigera le programme de vaccination mondiale de Sabin

WASHINGTON, 03 oct. 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Anuradha Gupta, leader chevronnée de la santé publique, qui a dirigé de nombreuses initiatives mondiales couronnées de succès visant à améliorer la santé des femmes et des enfants et à accroître l’accès et l’adoption des vaccins, a rejoint le Sabin Vaccine Institute en tant que présidente du programme de vaccination mondiale. Le bilan de Mme Gupta en matière d’élaboration et de mise en œuvre de solutions créatives pour relever des défis de santé apparemment insolubles est particulièrement impressionnant avec des campagnes de vaccination qui ont sauvé la vie de nombreux enfants, qui ont connu leur plus grand recul depuis des décennies, en raison notamment de la pandémie.

Mme Gupta intègre Sabin après huit années passées chez Gavi, l’Alliance du Vaccin, où elle a occupé le poste de PDG adjointe et dirigé les efforts visant à centraliser les politiques, les programmes et les partenariats autour de l’égalité, du sexe et des communautés en matière de vaccins. Elle a également lancé le concept d’« enfants zéro dose », ciblant ceux qui n’ont reçu aucune dose des vaccins les plus élémentaires, et mené des efforts pour créer un nouveau modèle de partenariats au niveau des pays.

« Anuradha Gupta vient compléter l’équipe de direction de Sabin à un moment où l’accès et l’égalité en matière de vaccins, ainsi que la désinformation, demeurent d’énormes défis dans le monde entier », a déclaré Amy Finan, PDG de Sabin. « L’approche visionnaire, l’expertise et l’engagement profond d’Anuradha envers ceux que nous servons aideront à faire augmenter les taux de vaccination mondiaux. »

Mme Gupta a affirmé qu’elle est ravie de son rôle et qu’elle utilisera sa vaste expérience pour faire progresser des approches innovantes visant à améliorer l’accès et l’adoption des vaccins. « Il s’agit d’un moment décisif pour la vaccination, et nous devons nous assurer que les vaccins restent au centre de l’ordre du jour mondial de la santé publique », a commenté M. Gupta. « Il reste beaucoup à faire pour introduire, intensifier et universaliser la gamme complète de vaccins, et Sabin sera un puissant catalyseur pour ce travail d’une importance cruciale. »

Un récent rapport des Nations unies a noté qu’en 2021, 25 millions de nourrissons avaient manqué une ou plusieurs doses de vaccins de routine pour des maladies telles que la rougeole, la diphtérie et la coqueluche. Près de 18 millions de ces enfants, dont beaucoup résident dans les pays à faible revenu, n’ont reçu aucune dose, ce qui les rend plus vulnérables aux maladies infectieuses mortelles et invalidantes, en plus de susciter des craintes que des maladies telles que la poliomyélite et la rougeole réapparaissent dans les pays non endémiques.

« Combattre et éradiquer la poliomyélite en Inde avec un vaccin oral développé par le Dr Sabin reste une étape inoubliable dans mon parcours de santé publique », se souvient Mme Gupta. « Je suis donc ravie de rejoindre une institution qui se consacre à faire progresser l’héritage du Dr Sabin en exploitant toute la puissance des vaccins pour sauver des vies. »

Sous la direction de Mme Gupta, Gavi a remporté de nombreuses distinctions et déployé un nouveau cadre pour l’engagement des partenaires qui a aidé à renforcer l’appropriation par les pays des programmes soutenus par Gavi et à améliorer la responsabilité des résultats.Suite à ces réalisations, Gavi a reçu le prestigieux prix du service public Lasker-Bloomberg en 2019 pour avoir fourni un accès durable aux vaccins aux enfants dans les pays les plus pauvres du monde.

« Sa volonté d’étendre la portée pour inclure des acteurs mondiaux de divers secteurs est louable et a considérablement amélioré les résultats dans bon nombre de ces pays », a déclaré le Dr Regina Rabinovich, MD, MPH, présidente du conseil d’administration de Sabin. « Le travail d’Anuradha illustre l’engagement de Sabin à défendre des solutions basées sur des preuves pour la vaccination dans les pays à revenu faible et intermédiaire et à établir des partenariats offrant un impact durable dans ces endroits. »

L’initiative la plus récente de Mme Gupta visant à se concentrer sur les enfants qui n’ont reçu aucune dose est audacieuse par son ambition et sa portée. Elle a été la force directrice du fonds d’accélération des capitaux propres de Gavi, d’un montant de 500 millions de dollars, qui comprend un programme innovant visant à atteindre les enfants zéro dose dans les zones de conflit et les zones touchées par la sécheresse dans la région du Sahel et la Corne de l’Afrique.

Mme Gupta a souligné que les enfants qui sont privés d’une seul seule dose de vaccin représentent la moitié des décès évitables par la vaccination et que cibler cette population pourrait changer la donne pour réduire les épidémies de maladies et améliorer la sécurité sanitaire globale.

« Ces enfants vivent dans des communautés qui sont souvent confrontées à de multiples privations, nous devons donc trouver un moyen de leur donner accès à leur première dose afin de leur offrir les meilleures chances possibles de connaître un avenir sain », a-t-elle expliqué. « Le programme de vaccination Zéro dose va au-delà des vaccins de routine pour proposer aux familles d’autres soins de santé et services humanitaires critiques, en concertation avec les communautés, les gouvernements et d’autres groupes clés. »

Avant de travailler chez Gavi, Mme Gupta occupait le poste de directrice de mission de la National Health Mission de l’Inde, où elle a joué un rôle de premier plan dans les efforts déployés par le pays pour éradiquer la poliomyélite, réduire la mortalité maternelle et infantile, diminuer les taux de fécondité et redynamiser les soins de santé primaires. Elle a été membre du comité directeur du Child Survival Call to Action, a coprésidé le groupe des parties prenantes du sommet de Londres de 2012 sur la planification familiale et a été membre du groupe de référence de la planification familiale 2020.

Mme Gupta est titulaire d’un MBA de l’université de Wollongong en Australie et a suivi une formation de cadre de la John F. Kennedy School of Government de l’université Harvard, de la Stanford Graduate School of Business et de la Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs de l’université de Syracuse. En 2015, elle a été nommée parmi les « 300 femmes leaders dans le domaine de la santé mondiale » par le Centre mondial de santé de l’Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement. Elle a été citée parmi les dix représentantes de l’IAS les plus influentes dans un livre récemment publié. Les services administratifs indiens, plus connus sous le nom d’IAS, sont la principale fonction publique de l’Inde.

En 2021, Mme Gupta a reçu le prix des anciens élèves de l’université de Wollongong pour son impact social. Elle a également reçu la plus haute distinction civile pour la fonction publique par le président de la République démocratique du Congo et la Croix du travail par le président du Laos pour ses contributions à la santé de la population de ce pays. En septembre 2022, elle a reçu le prix Advance Global Australian, en reconnaissance de l’impact mondial de ses nombreuses réalisations.

À propos du Sabin Vaccine Institute

Le Sabin Vaccine Institute est un important militant en faveur de l’expansion de l’accès et du recours aux vaccins à l’échelle mondiale, faisant avancer la recherche et le développement de vaccins, et amplifiant la connaissance et l’innovation en matière de vaccins. Libérant le potentiel des vaccins par le partenariat, Sabin a bâti un écosystème robuste de bailleurs de fonds, innovateurs, agents de mise en œuvre, praticiens, décideurs politiques et parties prenantes publiques pour faire avancer sa vision d’un avenir où les maladies évitables ont enfin disparu. En tant qu’organisation sans but lucratif comptant plus de deux décennies d’expérience, Sabin s’est engagée à trouver des solutions qui durent et à étendre tous les bienfaits des vaccins à l’ensemble des individus, peu importe qui ils sont et où ils résident. Chez Sabin, nous sommes convaincus que les vaccins ont le pouvoir de changer le monde.

Pour de plus amples informations, rendez-vous sur le site http://www.sabin.org et suivez-nous sur Twitter @SabinVaccine.

Contact auprès des médias :

Rajee Suri
rajee.suri@sabin.org

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Anuradha Gupta, veterana de saúde global e da Gavi lidera a imunização global da Sabin

WASHINGTON, Oct. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A veterana líder em saúde pública Anuradha Gupta, que liderou uma série de iniciativas globais bem-sucedidas para melhorar a saúde de mulheres e crianças, e ampliar o acesso e a utilização de vacinas, entrou para o Instituto de Vacinas Sabin como Presidente de Imunização Global. O histórico de Gupta na criação e implementação de soluções criativas para enfrentar desafios de saúde aparentemente intratáveis é particularmente significativo no momento, com as imunizações infantis que salvam vidas tendo o maior retrocesso em décadas, causado em grande parte pela pandemia.

Antes de entrar para a Sabin, Gupta permaneceu oito anos na Gavi, a Aliança de Vacinas, onde atuou como vice-presidente e liderou esforços para centralizar políticas, programas e parcerias em torno da equidade, gênero e comunidades de vacinas. Ela também foi pioneira no conceito de crianças de dose zero – as que nunca receberam uma única dose das vacinas mais básicas – e impulsionou os esforços para criar um novo modelo de parcerias em nível nacional.

“Anuradha Gupta é uma adição estelar à equipe de gestão executiva da Sabin em um momento em que o acesso e a equidade da vacina, bem como a desinformação, continuam sendo grandes desafios em todo o mundo”, disse a CEO da Sabin, Amy Finan. “A abordagem visionária, a experiência e o profundo compromisso de Anuradha com aqueles que servimos irão ajudar a aumentar o índice das taxas globais de vacinação.”

Gupta disse que está animada com seu papel e usará sua vasta experiência para promover abordagens inovadoras para melhorar o acesso e a utilização de vacinas. “Este é um momento decisivo para a imunização e precisamos assegurar que as vacinas sejam prioridade das agendas de saúde pública em todo o mundo”, disse Gupta. “Ainda há muito a ser feito para introduzir, ampliar e universalizar toda a gama de vacinas, e a Sabin será uma poderosa catalisadora desse trabalho extremamente importante.”

Um relatório recente das Nações Unidas indicou que, em 2021, 25 milhões de bebês deixaram de tomar uma ou mais doses de vacinas rotineiras como de sarampo, difteria e coqueluche. Quase 18 milhões dessas crianças, muitas em países de baixa renda, eram de dose zero, sendo mais vulneráveis a doenças infecciosas mortais e debilitantes, e causando o medo de doenças como pólio e sarampo reemergentes em países não endêmicos.

“A luta e erradicação da pólio na Índia com uma vacina oral desenvolvida pelo Dr. Sabin é uma memória inesquecível da minha jornada na saúde pública”, lembra Gupta. “Por isso, é com prazer que passo a fazer parte de uma instituição que se dedica a promover o legado do Dr. Sabin, utilizando todo o poder das vacinas para salvar vidas.”

Sob a liderança de Gupta, Gavi foi muito elogiada e implementou uma nova estrutura para o envolvimento de parceiros que ajudou a fortalecer programas apoiados por Gavi no país, e aprimorou a responsabilidade pelos resultados. Essas conquistas contribuíram para que a Gavi recebesse o prestigiado Prêmio Lasker-Bloomberg de Serviço Público em 2019 por fornecer acesso sustentado a vacinas infantis nos países mais pobres do mundo.

“Sua disposição de expandir o alcance para incluir atores globais de vários setores é louvável e ampliou consideravelmente os resultados em muitos desses países”, disse a Dra. Regina Rabinovich, MD, MPH, presidente do Conselho de Administração da Sabin. “O trabalho de Anuradha exemplifica o compromisso da Sabin em defender as soluções com base em evidências para a imunização em países de baixa e média renda, e criar parcerias que proporcionem um impacto duradouro nesses lugares.”

A iniciativa mais recente da Gupta de se concentrar em crianças que não receberam uma única vacina é audaciosa por seu objetivo e escopo. Ela foi a força guia por trás do Fundo de Aceleração de Ações de US $ 500 milhões da Gavi, um programa inovador destinado a alcançar crianças de dose zero em zonas de conflito e áreas afetadas pela seca na região do Sahel e Nordeste da África.

Gupta destacou que as crianças que nunca receberam nenhuma vacina são responsáveis pela metade das mortes evitáveis por vacina e que o direcionamento a essa população pode ser um divisor de águas para a redução dos surtos de doenças e melhoria da segurança geral da saúde.

“Essas crianças vivem em comunidades que muitas vezes enfrentam várias privações, por isso precisamos encontrar uma maneira de conectá-las à primeira vacina, caso contrário, elas não terão a chance de ter um futuro saudável”, disse ela. “O programa de Imunização de Dose Zero vai além das vacinas de rotina, conectando as famílias a outros cuidados e serviços essenciais de saúde e humanitários, em consulta com comunidades, governos e outros grupos importantes.”

Antes da Gavi, Gupta foi Diretora da National Health Mission of India, onde teve papel de liderança nos esforços da Índia para erradicar a pólio, reduzir a mortalidade materna e infantil, reduzir as taxas de fertilidade e revitalizar a atenção primária à saúde. Ela foi membro do Steering Committee do Child Survival Call to Action, copresidiu o Stakeholder Group em uma Reunião de Cúpula em Londres sobre Planejamento Familiar em 2012, e membro do Grupo de Referência de Planejamento Familiar de 2020.

Gupta fez Mestrado de Administração de Empresas na University of Wollongong na Austrália, educação executiva na John F. Kennedy School of Government da Harvard University, Stanford Graduate School of Business e Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs da Syracuse University. Em 2015, ela foi nomeada uma das “300 Mulheres Líderes em Saúde Mundial” pelo Global Health Centre do Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. Ela foi incluída na lista das dez mulheres mais influentes da IAS do recém-lançado livro – Indian Administrative Services ou IAS, como é comumente chamado, o serviço público proeminente da Índia.

Em 2021, Gupta recebeu o Prêmio de Impacto Social da University of Wollongong. Ela também recebeu o maior prêmio civil pelo serviço público do Presidente da República Democrática do Congo e a Cruz do Trabalho do Presidente do Laos por suas contribuições para a saúde das pessoas naquele país. Em setembro de 2022, ela recebeu o Advance Global Australian Award, em reconhecimento ao impacto global das suas muitas realizações.

Sobre o Sabin Vaccine Institute

O Sabin Vaccine Institute é um dos principais defensores da expansão do acesso e uso de vacinas em todo o mundo, do avanço da pesquisa e desenvolvimento de vacinas e da ampliação do conhecimento e inovação das vacinas. Revelando o potencial das vacinas através da parceria, o Sabin criou um ecossistema robusto de financiadores, inovadores, implementadores, profissionais, formuladores de políticas e partes interessadas públicas para avançar sua visão de um futuro livre de doenças evitáveis. Como uma organização sem fins lucrativos com mais de duas décadas de experiência, o Sabin está empenhado em encontrar soluções duradouras que levem todos os benefícios das vacinas a todas as pessoas, independentemente de quem sejam ou de onde vivem. No Sabin, acreditamos no poder das vacinas para mudar o mundo.

Para mais informação, visite http://www.sabin.org e siga-nos no Twitter @SabinVaccine.

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Rajee Suri
rajee.suri@sabin.org

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EMGA achève une levée de fonds de 9,4 millions d’euros pour Kashf Foundation avec un financement de BIO

LONDRES, 03 oct. 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — La facilité de financement de 9,4 millions d’euros pour Kashf Foundation a été créée, structurée et négociée par Emerging Markets Global Advisory LLP (EMGA), la banque d’investissement des marchés émergents.

S’exprimant au sujet de cette transaction, M. Shahzad Iqbal, directeur financier de Kashf Foundation, a déclaré : « Kashf Foundation est enregistrée en tant que société de microfinancement non bancaire réglementée par la Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. Créée en 1996 en tant que première institution de microfinancement spécialisée du Pakistan, elle a commencé ses opérations en répliquant Grameen et, depuis lors, elle est parvenue à forger sa propre niche dans le secteur du microfinancement pakistanais en proposant une série de produits et de services novateurs et transformateurs aux ménages à faible revenu, et en particulier aux femmes. Elle a une portée actuelle de plus de 600,00+ emprunteuses à travers ses plus de 360 succursales avec un GLP de plus de 90 millions USD. »

« Je souhaite juste dire que cela a toujours été un plaisir de travailler avec EMGA sur de nouvelles transactions afin d’étendre notre réseau et notre portée. C’est la première transaction que nous réalisons avec BIO et cela aussi, en euros. J’ai la certitude que BIO et Kashf travailleront ensemble et construiront des relations solides pour accroître l’inclusion financière au Pakistan et, en particulier, pour les femmes. Cette transaction aidera Kashf Foundation à étendre sa portée non seulement dans ses zones opérationnelles existantes, mais également dans les nouvelles régions géographiques du Pakistan. »

Le directeur général et responsable des opérations bancaires d’investissement d’Emerging Markets Global Advisory LLP (EMGA), Sajeev Chakkalakal, a déclaré : « Cela a été un plaisir de poursuivre notre partenariat à long terme avec Kashf Foundation et de fournir cette nouvelle solution de financement en dépit de l’environnement économique volatil au Pakistan et dans le monde entier. » Commentant également la transaction, Jeremy Dobson, directeur général d’Emerging Markets Global Advisory Limited (EMGA), a commenté : « Cela a été un réel plaisir de travailler à nouveau avec Kashf Foundation sur cette dernière transaction et d’aider à soutenir sa clientèle de micro-entrepreneuses. »

Frédéric Vereecke, responsable des investissements de Belgian Investment Company for Developing countries (BIO), a révélé : « Nous nous félicitons de l’occasion qui nous est donnée d’aider Kashf Foundation à autonomiser les femmes et leur famille en fournissant des services financiers de qualité aux ménages à faible revenu au Pakistan. »

Kashf Foundation est enregistrée en tant que société de microfinancement non bancaire réglementée par la Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. Créée en 1996 en tant que première institution de microfinancement spécialisée du Pakistan, elle a commencé ses opérations en répliquant Grameen et, depuis lors, elle est parvenue à forger sa propre niche dans le secteur du microfinancement pakistanais en proposant une série de produits et de services novateurs et transformateurs aux ménages à faible revenu, et en particulier aux femmes.

Belgian Investment Company for Developing countries (BIO) soutient un secteur privé solide dans les pays en développement et émergents, afin de leur permettre d’accéder à la croissance et au développement durable dans le cadre des Objectifs de développement durable. Elle y parvient en investissant dans des petites et moyennes entreprises, des institutions financières et des projets d’infrastructure, contribuant ainsi à la croissance socioéconomique des pays en développement.

Emerging Markets Global Advisory Limited (EMGA), avec des bureaux à New York et à Londres, aide les institutions financières et les entreprises à trouver des capitaux propres ou d’emprunt. EMGA fournit ses services à des clients dans de nombreuses économies en développement rapide du monde, dont le Pakistan. Forte d’une expérience éprouvée dans la formation de capital et le conseil stratégique tout au long de divers cycles économiques, EMGA continue d’étendre sa portée géographique et son offre de services, consolidant sa place sur le marché en tant que l’une des banques d’investissement prédominantes sur les marchés émergents.

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A EMGA concluiu uma angariação de capital de 9,4 milhões de EUR para a Kashf Foundation com financiamento da BIO

LONDRES, Oct. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A linha de financiamento no valor de 9,4 milhões de euros para a Kashf Foundation foi criada, estruturada e negociada pela Emerging Markets Global Advisory LLP (EMGA), o banco de investimento para os mercados emergentes.

Ao falar sobre a transação, o Sr. Shahzad Iqbal, diretor financeiro (CFO) da Kashf Foundation afirmou: “A Kashf Foundation está registada como uma empresa de microcrédito não bancária, regulada pela Comissão de Valores Mobiliários do Paquistão. Criada em 1996 como a primeira instituição especializada em microcrédito do Paquistão, a Kashf começou as suas operações procurando imitar o Banco Grameen e, desde então, a Kashf conseguiu encontrar um nicho único e distinto para si no setor do microcrédito no Paquistão, ao oferecer um conjunto de produtos e serviços inovador e transformador para agregados familiares de baixos rendimentos, especialmente para as mulheres. Possui um alcance atual de mais de 600,00+ mutuários do sexo feminino nas suas mais de 360 agências e um portfólio de empréstimos no valor de mais 90 milhões de dólares.”

“Queria apenas dizer que tem sido sempre um prazer trabalhar com a EMGA em transações novas para expandirmos a nossa rede e o nosso alcance. Esta é a primeira transação que estamos a realizar com a BIO e, também, pelo facto de ser em euros. Acredito que a BIO e a Kashf irão trabalhar em conjunto e criar uma relação sólida para aumentar a inclusão financeira no Paquistão e, sobretudo, para as mulheres. Esta transação irá ajudar a Kashf Foundation a expandir o seu alcance não só nas suas áreas operacionais existentes, mas também em novas regiões geográficas por todo o Paquistão.”

O diretor executivo e responsável pelo investimento bancário do Emerging Markets Global Advisory LLP (EMGA), Sajeev Chakkalakal, afirmou: “Foi um prazer dar continuidade à nossa parceria de longo prazo com a Kashf Foundation e proporcionar esta nova solução de financiamento apesar do volátil ambiente económico tanto no Paquistão como em todo o mundo.” Falando também sobre a transação, o diretor executivo do Emerging Markets Global Advisory Limited (EMGA), Jeremy Dobson, afirmou: “Foi um verdadeiro prazer trabalhar com a Kashf Foundation uma vez mais nesta última transação e ajudá-la a apoiar a sua base de clientes, composta por mulheres microempreendedoras.”

Frédéric Vereecke, diretor de investimento da Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) comentou: “Abraçamos a oportunidade de apoiar a Kashf Foundation a capacitar mulheres e as respetivas famílias, ao fornecer serviços financeiros de qualidade a agregados familiares de baixos rendimentos no Paquistão.”

A Kashf Foundation está registada como uma empresa de microcrédito não bancária, regulada pela Comissão de Valores Mobiliários do Paquistão. Criada em 1996 como a primeira instituição especializada em microcrédito do Paquistão, a Kashf começou as suas operações procurando imitar o Banco Grameen e, desde então, a Kashf conseguiu encontrar um nicho único e distinto para si no setor do microcrédito no Paquistão, ao oferecer um conjunto de produtos e serviços inovador e transformador para agregados familiares de baixos rendimentos, especialmente para as mulheres.

A Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries (BIO) apoia um sólido setor privado em países emergentes e em vias de desenvolvimento, para lhes possibilitar terem acesso ao crescimento e ao desenvolvimento sustentável no âmbito do quadro dos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável. Conseguem fazê-lo ao investir em pequenas e médias empresas, instituições financeiras e projetos de infraestruturas, contribuindo para o crescimento socioeconómico nos países em desenvolvimento.

A Emerging Markets Global Advisory Limited (EMGA), que tem escritórios em Nova Iorque e Londres, ajuda instituições financeiras e empresas que procuram novo capital próprio e capital de dívida. A EMGA presta os seus serviços a clientes em muitas das economias de crescimento mais rápido, incluindo o Paquistão. Com um histórico comprovado na formação de capital e em consultoria estratégica em diversos ciclos económicos, a EMGA continua a expandir o seu alcance geográfico e a sua oferta de serviços, à medida que solidifica o seu lugar no mercado com um dos bancos de investimento para os mercados emergentes mais proeminente do setor.

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Monusco peacekeeper killed in DRC amid ongoing violence towards UN

KINSHASA, A Pakistani peacekeeper has been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an attack by local militia on a peacekeepers’ camp.

The peacekeeper was shot dead on Friday by a suspected Twirwaneho militiamen who had come to the Monusco camp in Minembwe, apparently to surrender.

Monusco warned attacks against peacekeepers may constitute a war crime.

The attack on the Monusco base comes amid a climate of mistrust towards UN soldiers in eastern DRC.

It is not the first such incident against Monusco.  In July, 32 demonstrators and four peacekeepers were killed during a week of protests against the presence of Monusco, several of whose bases had been looted.

The Twirwaneho militia claims to defend the interests of the Banymulenge community, a Congolese Tutsi minority.

It is one of a hundred or so rebel groups that have led to several thousand deaths over the past ten years.

The UN has been deployed in the DRC since 1999 and currently has a contingent of some 16,000 troops.

Source: Nam News Network

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Build Forward Better (2022 Briefing)

Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia and Mali top list of countries where education systems most at risk of collapse

LONDON/GENEVA, 4 October 2022 – The education of nearly 49 million children in Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia and Mali is at extreme risk of collapse, according to new analysis by Save the Children on how COVID-19 combined with conflict, climate change, displacement, and lack of digital connectivity to derail children’s learning.

For the second consecutive year, Save the Children ranked 182 countries by the vulnerability of their school system to hazards that threaten children’s right to learn and by deficiencies in preparedness to confront these hazards. While the number of countries at ‘extreme risk’ has reduced since 2021 from eight to four—likely due to increased access to COVID-19 vaccines—the global hunger crisis that isc now unfolding as a result of new and protracted conflicts, increased food prices, and extreme weather, is having additional impact on these countries’ education systems.

The analysis used the same methodology as the Build Forward Better report the agency released in 2021 and showed while some countries had made significant improvements, many stayed at high risk or had become more at risk.

Of the countries assessed, Afghanistan was found to have the highest level of risk, up from fourth place in 2021, meaning its education system has worsened since the Taliban gained control of the country over a year ago, jeopardizing children’s futures, particularly girls.

Afghanistan was closely followed by Sudan, Somalia and Mali, all of which also have education systems ranked as being at ‘extreme’ risk of ongoing and future crises disrupting education. Somalia was unchanged at third in the list while the risks to education in Sudan and Mali increased in the past year.

One of the biggest improvements over the past year was in Colombia where education was now classified at ‘moderate risk’ compared to ‘high risk’. The country moved to rank 58 from 28, partly due to better access to COVID-19 vaccines.

At the other end of the spectrum, Lebanon saw one of the greatest negative changes, rising to rank 32nd in the list from 68, partly due to the worsening economic crisis unfolding in the country where youth unemployment has increased sharply.

Of the 10 most at risk countries [i] with available Acute Food Insecurity Data, all show large populations with high levels of food insecurity. Afghanistan, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and Central African Republic all have more than 20% of their populations at Phase 3 or above, meaning they are all in the grips of a hunger crisis. [ii]

The climate crisis is further threatening children’s right to learn, as extreme weather events damage or destroy schools, and an increasing number of children will likely have to flee their homes, leaving behind their education.

Children out of school tend to find it harder to catch up on lost learning, and grow more vulnerable to hunger, violence, abuse, child labour and child marriage, especially girls, and children who live in low-income countries, in refugee camps and warzones.

Countries with high vulnerability and exposure to hazards such as climate change or health crises does not always mean the education system is at high risk of collapse. A country can have high-risk exposure, but good preparation can reduce the overall net risk.

Save the Children is calling for every country to have a preparedness plan to secure children’s learning and wellbeing in future crises.

The aid organisation is also calling on those governments with school systems with extreme or high levels of risks to take rapid action to avoid a prolonged learning catastrophe. These actions include increasing catch-up learning opportunities, prioritising teaching the basics, and ensuring assessments are in place so children can be placed in the class best suited to their learning level rather than their age.

Hollie Warren, head of education at Save the Children, said:

“The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most disruptive and damaging catastrophes to hit children’s education in living memory. It undoubtedly set us back as a world community. The pandemic generation of learners will never forget the scars of this terrible time.

“But the pandemic wasn’t felt in the same way by all children. It was those most vulnerable children and young people in humanitarian settings – battling conflict, climate emergencies, the hunger crisis, poverty, or all of this combined – who have felt the pain most keenly.”

Education Cannot Wait (ECW) – the global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises – and its strategic partners, including Save the Children, are calling on bilateral donors and foundations to provide at least $1.5 billion to ECW ahead of a high-level financing conference next February to a 2023-2026 plan.

ECW works through the UN multilateral system to both increase the speed of responses in crises and connect immediate relief and longer-term interventions through multi-year programming.

In September 2021, Save the Children published the Build Forward Better report, [iii] choosing this title to highlight the need not to just build ‘back’ to how things were but to build forward better and differently.

That report included the first Risks to Education Index which ranked countries by the vulnerability of their school system to hazards, vulnerability and deficiencies in preparedness. This enabled us to make a holistic view of the risks to education and suggest which national education systems required greater resources from national governments and international actors to mitigate crises.

ENDS

The Risks to Education Index 2022 uses the below indicators to rank countries by the vulnerability of their school system to hazards, and deficiencies in preparedness:

Vulnerability to climate change in combination with its readiness to improve preparedness.

Children’s access to education in humanitarian crises – including the scope and scale of attacks on education and the number of internally displaced children.

Percentage of youth unemployment.

Factors related to learning outcomes and percentage of school-aged children with an internet connection at home.

Percentage of out-of-school primary school aged children.

COVID vaccination coverage among the population, and whether teachers are prioritised for the vaccine.

Notes to Editor:

You can find Save the Children’s Build Forward Better report 2022 here

According to World Bank population data for 2022, Afghanistan, Mali, Somalia and Sudan have a combined total of about 49 million school aged children aged 5 to 19.

In Sudan, nearly 7 million children, or one in three school-age children, do not attend school in Sudan, according to new data from international groups working in Sudan.

[i] Acute Food Insecurity data not available for Syria or Eritrea, https://www.ipcinfo.org/#mapping-tool (Accessed 31 August 2022)

[ii] The 2021 Build Forward Better report used data from 2015 estimating out of school rates for primary school at over 60%. The 2022 Build Forward Better, used updated data from 2017 which revealed the rate is now down to around 28%. The out of school rate decreasing from 60% to 28% explains why Sudan went from being ranked 5 in 2021 to ranked 30 in 2022 (source: UNESCO’s WIDE database)

[iii] Save the Children, (2021). Build Forward Better: How the global community must act now to secure children’s learning in crises https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/document/build-forward-better-how-global-community-must-act-now-secure-childrens-learning-crises/?_ga=2.182062375.1661380061.1660554544-1036025531.1635854972

For further enquiries please contact:

Samantha Halyk samantha.halyk@savethechildren.org / +44 (0) 74 235 19077

Daphnee Cook daphnee.cook@savethechildren.org / +254 717 524 904

We have members of our global education team available as spokespeople.

Our media out of hours (BST) contact is media@savethechildren.org.uk / +44(0)7831 650409

Please also check our Twitter account @Save_GlobalNews for news alerts, quotes, statements and location Vlogs.

Source: Save the Children

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DRC Refugees to Uganda Expected to Double as Conflict Rages

The government of Uganda and the U.N. Refugee Agency say a surge of refugees fleeing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo is tearing apart families and stretching aid resources.

The UNHCR says officials were prepared to help some 68,000 Congolese refugees expected in Uganda, but now 150,000 are predicted to arrive by year’s end.

Congolese refugees stream across Uganda’s western border with the DRC to escape nearly a year of fighting between M23 rebels and DRC government troops.

Senjiwuva Gasigwa Phillipe, one of many refugees crossing into Uganda, says people were forced to flee when gunfire woke them in the middle of the night. He was separated from family members as they fled, but recently has been reunited with them.

Other refugees weren’t so lucky.

Amani Gidide lost contact with three of her children, and is now moving from a transit center to a refugee settlement. With God’s love, she says, her children will be found.

The UNHCR says 71,000 refugees have crossed into Uganda from the DRC since January, and that number is expected to more than double by the end of the year.

UNHCR’s Uganda representative Matthew Crentsil says as a result, resources are overstretched.

“If you look at the funding received now compared to the new needs, given the planning figure which has been reviewed, it’s only about 11 percent or so which has been received, which is woefully inadequate to cover the growing needs of these refugees,” Crentsil said.

Ugandan officials say a holding center for refugees has been opened to support the overflowing transit center, which already hosts some 14,000 refugees.

“We are operating two centers at a go,” said Daniel Kisamo, Nyakabande Refugee Transit and Holding Center refugee commandant. “The transit center being for those ones who are ready to move to the settlement. Then the holding center was designated for those ones who still need to make up their mind. Or in case to wait for their family members, because we know what war does.”

The M23 rebels launched attacks on DRC forces in 2012, saying they were fighting for good governance. After being quiet for nearly a decade, the group resumed fighting in late 2021, seizing territory and causing refugees to flee the violence.

Congo has repeatedly accused its smaller central African neighbor Rwanda of backing the M23, a charge Kigali denies.

Meanwhile, Congolese refugees like Gidide wait, hoping to be reunited with family and return home soon.

Source: Voice of America

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EMGA completes EUR 9.4M capital raise for Kashf Foundation with financing from BIO

LONDON, Oct. 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The EURO 9.4 million funding facility for Kashf Foundation was originated, structured, and negotiated by Emerging Markets Global Advisory LLP (EMGA), the emerging market investment bank.

Speaking on the transaction, Mr Shahzad Iqbal, CFO of Kashf Foundation said, “Kashf Foundation is registered as a Non-Banking Micro Finance Company regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. Set up in 1996 as the first specialized microfinance institution of Pakistan it began its operations as a Grameen replicator and since then, Kashf has successfully carved out a distinct and unique niche for itself in the microfinance sector in Pakistan by offering a suite of innovative and transformative products and services to low-income households especially for women. It has a current outreach of over 600,00+ female borrowers across its 360+ branches with a GLP of USD 90+ million.”

“Just to share that it has always been a pleasure working with EMGA on new transactions to expand our network and outreach. This is the first ever transaction that we are doing with BIO and that too, in Euros. I believe BIO and Kashf will work together and build a strong relationship to increase the financial inclusion in Pakistan and particularly for women. This transaction will help Kashf Foundation to expand its outreach not only in its existing operational areas but also in the new geographical regions across Pakistan.”

Emerging Markets Global Advisory LLP (EMGA)’s Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking Sajeev Chakkalakal said, “It has been a pleasure to continue our long-term partnership with Kashf Foundation and deliver this new financing solution despite the volatile economic environment both within Pakistan as well as globally.” Also commentating on the transaction, Emerging Markets Global Advisory Limited (EMGA)’s Managing Director Jeremy Dobson said, “It was a real pleasure to work with Kashf Foundation again on this latest transaction and help support their female micro-entrepreneur client base.”

Frédéric Vereecke, Investment Officer from the Belgian Investment Company for Developing countries (BIO) commented, “We welcome the opportunity to support Kashf Foundation in empowering women and their families by providing quality financial services to low-income households in Pakistan.”

Kashf Foundation is registered as a Non-Banking Micro Finance Company regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. Set up in 1996 as the first specialized microfinance institution of Pakistan it began its operations as a Grameen replicator and since then, Kashf has successfully carved out a distinct and unique niche for itself in the microfinance sector in Pakistan by offering a suite of innovative and transformative products and services to low-income households especially women.

Belgian Investment Company for Developing countries (BIO) supports a strong private sector in developing and emerging countries, to enable them to gain access to growth and sustainable development within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals. They achieve this by investing in small and medium-sized enterprises, financial institutions, and infrastructure projects, contributing to socio-economic growth in developing countries.

Emerging Markets Global Advisory Limited (EMGA), with offices in New York and London helps financial institutions and corporates that seek new debt or equity capital. EMGA provides its services, to clients within many of the worlds rapidly developing economies, including Pakistan. With a proven track record in capital formation and strategic advisory throughout diverse economic cycles, EMGA continues to expand its geographic reach and service offering, as they solidify their place in the market as one of the industries preeminent emerging markets focused investment banks.

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