Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 37 | Page 25

EGYPT Egypt’s Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, attended the signing of a co-operation protocol to provide healthcare services for people in remote areas. The agreement seeks to activate the role of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in supporting the health sector. The protocol is part of efforts towards improving healthcare services provided for people living in remote areas and honing doctors’ skills. SUDAN The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a grant to the government of Sudan to accelerate the adoption of solar-powered irrigation pumps in the country’s West Kordofan and North Kordofan states. The project will enable farmers’ adoption of renewable energy technology through the installation of 1,170 photovoltaic (PV) irrigation pumps, the establishment of maintenance and repair workshops for the pumps, and the supply of equipment for a pump testing laboratory to provide certification and training. www.intelligentcio.com INTELLIGENTCIO 25