Tuesday, 22 December 2020
Bboxx, a next generation utility, and EDF, a global leader in low-carbon energies, are expanding access to solar-powered irrigation systems for thousands of farmers. With the launch of this new business line, Bboxx and EDF are stepping up the pace of their cooperation launched in 2018 with the creation of a joint-venture Bboxx EDF Togo. The latter is committed is making sustainable irrigation more accessible for underserved communities in Togo, increasing agricultural productivity, generating additional income, and improving economic opportunities. Solar Powered Irrigation (SunCulture copyright)
As part of the partnership, the government of the country is providing a 50% subsidy to halve the cost of irrigation systems for 5,000 farmers. This is alongside tax exemptions on import duties and VAT on the water pumps, making the product more affordable for the end user – smallholder farmers in Togo.
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Low cost housing is realisable if deliberately designed and constructed and put within the financial reach of average Nigerians, Bolaji Orekoya, a former Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Housing, Ogun State, has said.
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 states the imperative of public investment in safe and affordable housing, considering the fact that rising urban population is causing rapid growth of cities and a boom in mega-cities, especially in the developing world with slums becoming a more significant feature of urban life.
Presently, statistics show more than half of humanity live in cities, and it is projected that by 2050, two-thirds of all humanity 6.5 billion people will be urban. “Sustainable development cannot be achieved without significantly transforming the way we build and manage our urban spaces.
Ghana is not an exception and can do something to reduce the road accidents drastically.
Fortunately, this predictable and preventable global health emergency has now been given the international recognition it deserves.
Road safety is included in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal for Health, with a target to halve road deaths and injuries by 2020.
Road traffic accidents account for most of the trauma cases we see in our hospitals.
As 2020 comes to an end, Pulse.com.gh takes a look at the number of road crashes in 2020 that should make road safety a priority.
Accra-Tema motorway accident leaves several injured due to careless driving
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Health digitisation raises privacy concerns
India’s digital move in healthcare can serve as a template - istock.com×
The storage of health data, without sufficient safeguards on who accesses it, can lead to a premature end to the privacy debate
On August 15, 2020, on the occasion of India’s 74th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM).
The NDHM, according to the government, is the first step in strengthening India’s health system and moving it toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3: achieving universal health coverage. It aims to digitise the health records of all individuals clinical tests, illnesses, medical prescriptions, and reports under one health identification.