ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ unveiled a new plan, ¡°ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ Africa Human Capital Plan¡± on April 11, 2019 to help African countries strengthen their human capital. The objective of the plan is to enable Africa¡¯s young people to grow up with optimal health and equipped with the right skills to compete in the digitizing global economy. Sub-Saharan Africa scores the lowest of all the world¡¯s regions on the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳¡¯s Human Capital Index, a measurement of how well countries invest in the next generation of workers. In an effort to help countries turn these indicators around, the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳¡¯s Africa Human Capital Plan is setting ambitious targets to be achieved in the region by 2023. These include a drastic reduction in child mortality to save 4 million lives, averting stunting among 11 million children, and increasing learning outcomes for girls and boys in school by 20%. These achievements can raise Africa¡¯s Human Capital Index score upwards to increase the productivity of future workers by 13%.
At this morning seminar, Magnus Lindelow, Practice Manager for Health, Nutrition and Population for Eastern and Southern Africa, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳, presented its key points via videoconference from the ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ headquarters in Washington DC.
Speaker
Magnus Lindelow
Practice Manager for Health, Nutrition and Population for Eastern and Southern Africa, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳
Presentation material: (PDF)