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Kenya Airways Ranked Among Top On-Time Performing Airlines Globally
Kenya Airways has been ranked as Africa’s second most efficient airline in a global on-time performance review of airlines and airports. The latest On-Time Performance Review report by aviation analytics company Cirium reveals that the airline attained an impressive 71.86% on-time arrival rate out of 41,905 completed flights in 2023. An on-time flight is defined as a flight that arrives…
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Wirex launches 2023 Rising Women in Crypto Power List
Wirex, the crypto payments platform, has announced the return of the Rising Women in Crypto Power List initiative for 2023 in partnership with The Cryptonomist, a major crypto media. The Women in Crypto campaign, now in its fourth year, aims to celebrate excellence in the cryptocurrency industry. Wirex wants this initiative to not only acknowledge the accomplishments of female leaders but also inspire younger…
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World Vision, VisionFund launch Strong Women Impact Fund to promote economic empowerment for women in poverty
Global Christian humanitarian organization World Vision and VisionFund International, its affiliated mission-driven microfinance institution, have launched the Strong Women Impact Fund.
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Women’s rights organizations launch Hurra Coalition to pave way for family law reform in the MENA region
Inequality in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is being perpetuated by family laws that curtail the legal rights of women and girls in areas such as marriage, divorce, custody, and wives’ financial rights. To end this gender-based discrimination, leading women’s rights organizations from countries MENA have gathered in Doha for the public launch of the Hurra Coalition, which aims…
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Mielle launches campaign to forge sisterhood through textured hair products
In a nod to the power of a good hair product referral and who really is the IT girl when it comes to having the best-kept beauty secrets, Mielle, an award-winning textured hair care brand, launches the brand’s first-ever ad campaign, “From One Queen to Another.” The campaign features CEO and Founder Monique Rodriguez – as Queen of the Textured Haircare Category – and…
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HIV Prevention Choice Manifesto for women and girls launches in Africa
UNAIDS Executive Director, Winnie Byanyima, joined women’s coalitions, government officials, development partners and community groups from across East and Southern Africa to launch the HIV Prevention Choice Manifesto. Led by the African Women Prevention Community Accountability Board and supported by the International Community of Women Living with HIV (ICW) East Africa and Advocacy for Prevention of HIV and AIDS (APHA),…
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iSpecimen expands provider network to enhance support for women’s health research
iSpecimen, an online global marketplace that connects scientists requiring biospecimens for medical research with a network of healthcare specimen providers, announced it has expanded its global provider network to help advance women’s health research. These strategic collaborations significantly expand the availability of high-quality tissue and biofluid specimens for studies on cervical, uterine and breast cancers; reproductive health; cardiovascular disease; autoimmune…
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A dive into family planning and contraception methods according to WHO
There are many different types of contraception, but not all types are appropriate for all situations. The most appropriate method of birth control depends on an individual’s overall health, age, frequency of sexual activity, number of sexual partners, desire to have children in the future, and family history of certain diseases. Ensuring access for all people to their preferred contraceptive…
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