The prelaunch event for the long-awaited AfricaRise2020 is set to hold on
The main event which holds on 16th January will be broadcasted live via
AfricaRise2020 "The Big Event" features performances and public service announcements by musicians, sports personalities, world leaders, prominent public figures, and healthcare workers from all parts of the world. All will deliver inspiring shows, or offer messages, to raise funds to purchase mobile clinics, and to upgrade the fragile healthcare infrastructure in rural
"People in rural
"Some people, including women and young children, walk more than 10 miles to access healthcare services. We cannot tolerate such conditions in the 21st century. This is our
"We are grateful to all the excellent artists who rose to the challenge and agreed to participate, and to all our sponsors, co-organizers, and to media partner Viacom who will beam AfricaRise2020 'The Big Event' all over the world."
Tapper says AfricaRise2020 "The Big Event" will be hosted annually in order to have significant impact in addressing the healthcare challenges that most African countries face. Limited healthcare resources were already under tremendous strain prior to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, and the Ebola crises that started in 2014.
"The demand for resources for healthcare systems in
"Access to healthcare is essential for all people, to reduce maternal and infant deaths and also deaths from water-borne, and vector-borne diseases."
"I cannot tell you how much I'm elated by the support of all the artists, the sponsors, media partner Viacom, and co-organizers," Tapper says. "We welcome more financial sponsors. Supporting AfricaRise2020 'The Big Event' is giving the gift of life to Africans."
The event's co-sponsors are:
The event geared up to impact lives has also been endorsed by several African ambassadors to
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