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The Beginning Fund, which aims to improve maternal and child health services in sub-Saharan Africa, will work with African governments to save 300,000 newborn deaths and provide quality medical services to 34 million mothers and children by 2030, it was announced at the launch event.

The official ceremony held at the Canada Hospital in Abu Dhabi Al Ain was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, President of Abu Dhabi.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Health and the Russian Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing Monitoring Service have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The signing took place on the sidelines of the first-ever Russia-Africa Emergency Response Teams Exercise and Seminar Program, an agreement aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two countries on health emergencies.

For the first time, Russian-African rapid response teams have begun an exercise and workshop to help them prepare for health emergencies such as diseases and epidemics. Alongside the joint exercise, a training seminar on “Rapid Response to Emergency Situations of a Sanitary and Epidemiological Nature” has also been held to exchange knowledge and improve teamwork.