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On this episode of Healthy Living, we celebrate International Women's Day and shed a light on women’s key roles and impact in Global Health. African women health professionals share their challenges and triumphs as pillars of healthcare. And Amie Batson, President of WomenLift Health, discusses women’s leadership in the medical sector. Plus, from Nigeria to Somaliland, the story of remarkable women revolutionizing medicine across Africa. habits. Healthy Living also informs viewers about the latest healthcare breakthroughs from HIV prevention and treatment, overcoming food and water-borne diseases, reducing malaria rates to treating cancer.

On this week’s edition of Our Voices, we commemorate International Woman’s Day on March 8th by taking a closer look at this year's theme “Inspire Inclusion,” emphasizing the importance of diversity and gender equity in all aspects of society. Rwanda's Minister of Gender and Family Promotion Dr. Valentine Uwamariya shares her insights on gender inclusivity for African women and examines what it means to truly inspire inclusion. Dr. Josephine Jarpa Dawuni, director of Howard University’s Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership, will share how to speak up against gender bias and how to forge a better world where women are empowered to innovate, lead and inspire future generations.

Today is International Women’s Day -- and we’re looking at how women are stepping up in different sectors, despite the many challenges they face. A Rwandan banking executive tells us how women are breaking barriers in the financial sector by building financial safety net for their families. And – U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his third State of the Union address and highlights the importance of defending democracy at home and around the world. All this and much more coming up in today’s Africa 54!