More time needed for EPA talks - Motlhale
Friday, August 06, 2010
With persuasion from the EU and a December 2007 deadline for negotiations having already elapsed, efforts towards a comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) are being accelerated. In June, the SADC EPA group committed itself to finalising and signing the full EPA by the end of this year.
The group also committed itself to presenting a united front to the EU, marking a departure from the divisions that occurred last June when four out of the seven-nation group signed an interim EPA with the EU.
The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...