AU officials laud China's support to promote health in Africa

STORY: AU officials laud China's support to promote health in Africa SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Africa CDC headquarters 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SHEILA SHAWA, Senior technical specialist of the African Union Commission (AUC) 3. various of the Africa CDC headquarters 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): FRANCIS CHISAKA KASOLO, Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) liaison office at the AU and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FRANCIS CHISAKA KASOLO, Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) liaison office at the AU and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa 6. various of the Africa CDC headquarters STORYLINE: Officials of the African Union Commission (AUC) have lauded Africa-China cooperation in the health sector, whereby China has proven to be a strategic partner in dealing with infectious diseases, including tuberculosis (TB) in Africa.

African countries urged to take actions to end TB by 2030

STORY: African countries urged to take actions to end TB by 2030 SHOOTING TIME: March 22, 2024 DATELINE: March 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the African Union (AU) headquarters 2. various of the event to mark the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day held at the AU headquarters 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SABELO MBOKAZI, Head of division of labor, employment and migration at the African Union Commission 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHEILA SHAWA, Senior technical specialist of African Union Commission STORYLINE: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major causes of death in Africa, killing hundreds of thousands of people every year, African Union (AU) officials said at an event held at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa on Friday. The event under the theme of "Yes! We can end TB!" was held to mark the 2024 World Tuberculosis Day, which falls on March 24 every year to raise people's awareness of the deadly disease. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SABELO MBOKAZI, Head of divisio

Sports become new trend for Gazans during Ramadan

STORY: Sports become new trend for Gazans during Ramadan DATELINE: April 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Palestinians walking on the corniche in Gaza 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): EZZAT QAWASMI, Gazan resident 3. various of Palestinians walking on the corniche in Gaza 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOUSA AL-SHAWA, Gazan resident 5. various of Palestinians walking on the corniche in Gaza STORYLINE: Along the corniche of Gaza at dusk, hundreds of people do sports each day during the ongoing Ramadan, a new trend among the locals in the Muslim holy month. Aerobics, jogging, walking and bike-riding are among the most popular sports during Ramadan, when Muslims observe a strict daily fast from dawn to sunset while preparing delicious dishes for the fast-breaking Iftar meal that comes around the setting of the sun. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): EZZAT QAWASMI, Gazan resident "I started walking on the corniche two years ago, especially since I saw people walking here after

Palestinians celebrate Eid al-Adha

STORY: Palestinians celebrate Eid al-Adha DATELINE: July 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:50 LOCATION: RAMALLAH/GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people performing Eid al-Adha prayers 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AMJAD AL-SHAWA, Gaza resident 3. various of people going to livestock slaughterhouse 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): IBRAHIM AL-ASHI, Gaza resident 5. various of livestock slaughterhouse 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): MOHAMMED ALI, Ramallah resident STORYLINE: On Saturday, about 150,000 Palestinians performed the Eid prayer in the courtyards of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, east of the Holy City. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AMJAD AL-SHAWA, Gaza resident "Eid al-Adha comes to the Gazans in an authentic atmosphere to extract joy, especially for our children who have lost joy over the years due to the Israeli violence against the Palestinians, whether it's economic or social, political, or even poverty and unemployment. We look forward to international intervention in order to pressure Israel to stop its violations ag