When a US$30 million grant was awarded to institutions in the U.S., UK, and Australia to support African countries around malaria control and elimination, four Aspen New Voices Senior Fellows Ify Aniebo (NVF ’16), Ngozi Erondu (NVF ’17), Janet Midega (NVF ’17), and Fredos Okumu (NVF ’19) teamed up to write an open letter to …
BY: Tijani Salami – SIR: Just a few weeks ago I read that your Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 would be replaced by a Presidential Steering Committee. It’s aim would remain the same – to oversee efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus and mitigate its impact. What was not addressed was the fact that this important leadership …
Congratulations to New Voices Senior Fellow Ndidi Nwuneli for receiving Harvard Business School’s Alumni Achievement Award! As HBS’s highest honor, this award recognizes distinguished graduates who have contributed significantly to their communities while upholding the highest standards and values in all they do. As a Senior Fellow, not only has Ndidi authored a book on …
BY: Tian Johnson – It took less than a year for researchers to develop a vaccine against COVID-19. The search for an HIV vaccine became almost 40 years ago. The unprecedented pace I wish the COVID-19 jobs were developed and the scientific breakthroughs they required have re-energized those efforts to develop an HIV vaccine. But …
BY: Dr. Maymunah Kadiri – Even before the pandemic, one in five African teenagers had thought about suicide, according to a study released last year. And this was the highest such prevalence in the world. A separate study from 2019 reported that 12 % – one in ten – Nigerian adolescent s had attempted to …