Human and Social Development Department (OSHD)
The Human and Social Development Department (OSHD) comprises OSHD 1, 2, and 3, responsible for poverty reduction and social protection, for health, and for education, respectively.
In education, the department 1 has been promoting equitable access and quality in primary and secondary education primarily by building infrastructure and supporting teacher training. It has collaborated with the Departments of Water and Sanitation (OWAS) and Infrastructure (OINF). More recently, OSHD 1 has shifted its focus to science and technology in tertiary education and high-level vocational training. In health, OSHD 2 supports member countries working to improve their public health services.
Social protection projects promote equity and sustainability for the most vulnerable people, including recently demilitarized former combatants and thus collaborates with OSFU. Poverty reduction projects provide support for economic empowerment and income generation for the poor, and pay particular attention to women.
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15/05/2012 - AfDB co-sponsors innovative e-health event in Nairobi
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08/05/2012 - Rural Enterprises Project II in Ghana - Transforming the lives of the rural poor
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08/05/2012 - Connecting Africa: Donald Kaberuka, Gordon Brown and Tim Berners-Lee in High Level Meeting on Education and Technology
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03/05/2012 - “Take on the challenge of transforming the immense opportunities that Africa has into real possibilities,” Donald Kaberuka, to ALI Fellows Class of 2010
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30/04/2012 - ‘New Libya’ could be good news for Tunisian economy and jobs, says AfDB report
