Kalisa Joseph
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Today, I am proud to launch the African Strategic Advisory Group on Genomics (ASAG) — an African-led advisory body to guide how the continent governs, generates and uses genomic data to protect our people. ASAG will strengthen disease surveillance, enhance epidemic preparedness, support ethical data governance and accelerate the development of African-led medical countermeasures — placing Africa at the centre of the global health security agenda. This is genomics on Africa’s terms: coordinated, ethical and grounded in our priorities. ----- Aujourd’hui, je suis fier d’annoncer le lancement du Groupe consultatif stratégique africain sur la génomique (ASAG) — un organe consultatif dirigé par l’Afrique, chargé d’orienter la manière dont le continent gouverne, produit et utilise les données génomiques pour protéger nos populations. L’ASAG contribuera à renforcer la surveillance des maladies, améliorer la préparation aux épidémies, soutenir une gouvernance éthique des données et accélérer le développement de contre-mesures médicales dirigées par l’Afrique — plaçant le continent au cœur de l’agenda mondial de la sécurité sanitaire. Il s’agit d’une génomique définie selon les priorités de l’Afrique : coordonnée, éthique et ancrée dans nos réalités. Read more: ow.ly/Fiu250YUta4
A new chapter for global health! Today, in partnership with @ughe_org, @INES_Ruhengeri, and @AarhusUni #Denmark, we officially launched the Global Health Hub in #Kigali through a strategic quadripartite partnership. This hub will serve as a powerful platform for advancing collaborative research, academic exchange, innovation, and policy engagement while strengthening health systems in Rwanda and beyond. By bringing together local and global expertise, the initiative positions Kigali as a growing center for knowledge, solutions, and impact in global health.
Mental health survivor to set up art therapy centre in Bigogwe READ: newtimes.co.rw/article/34339/…
⚠️Long but exciting post⚠️ Heard about @cornwinegusa yet? If not, allow me to put you on coz this one deserves all the flowers, and I get overly excited when it comes to #Rwanda-n artists🫶🏾 This brilliant creative agency is the brain behind +250 (Abiri n’Itanu), a bold collective launched last year to take Rwandan creativity to the world. Music is the heartbeat of the movement, but the family goes way beyond musicians...think producers, fashion designers, photographers, music video directors, documentary filmmakers… the whole creative universe under one roof! And now? They are doing something really special. They are working on a documentary tracing the evolution of music in Rwanda and its role in shaping our social fabric. The kind of project that gives you goosebumps just thinking about it. I loved the reel! They are currently calling on the community to help build this legacy by sharing archives, old photos, videos, memories...anything that helps tell our musical story 📸🎞️ Honestly, I love initiatives like this. If you are anything like me and feel excited just reading this, do not stay on the sidelines. Be part of history. 📩 Reach out: rwanda@mamagstudios.com 📞 Call/WhatsApp: +250 788 408 767 Rwandan creativity, preserved and amplified, this is how culture lives on 🇷🇼 #RwandaToTheWorld
The Meiji & Deng models show that modernization requires coherent & practical strategies that preserve national identity. Many African states lack pragmatic national purpose & are trapped between imported ideologies & patronage systems missing urgency to “modernize or disappear.”
