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67 DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION Higher education 25,000 graduates from 47 African countries: • 13,000 graduates in legal, economic, human and social sciences • 10,000 engineers, technical specialists and scientists • 2,000 medical doctors, physicians and health specialists Technical Cooperation 5,000 African executives in the public sector trained through AMCI training programmes 30+ recipient countries 20+ training programmes available, including: diplomacy, tax customs, energy, electrification, justice, water, management, agriculture, health, infrastructure, climate Projects Assistance devoted to the implementation of 100 projects in sustainable human development with various countries in the fields of education, fisheries, health, agriculture and irrigation, drinking water and sanitation, rural and urban electrification The RHC institution is recognised at national and regional levels as a maternal health resource centre. It provides train- ing, including support for other maternal health centres in sub-Saharan Africa, through knowledge exchange. Over 300 training sessions and workshops related to women and infant health have been implemented, with more than 1,500 health specialists from 22 countries, including representa- tives from Djibouti, benefitting from the training. Matchmaking IsDB is in continuous dialogue with the Government of Djibouti and has supported the country’s health sector. The Bank is therefore familiar with the country’s challenges including the capacity gaps in maternal health. IsDB has also collaborated with the RHC for many years and has funded various training workshops such that the RHC has been identified as a provider of expertise in the Morocco’s Member Country Partnership Strategy. Also, a Memorandum of Understanding between AMCI and IsDB has been signed to facilitate the transfer of Morocco’s experi- ence for the benefit of other regions. Thus, IsDB has been able tomatch the needs of Djibouti using expertise fromMorocco. To close the loop, Morocco, through AMCI, coordinated and funded a peer-to-peer consultation process to design customised solutions to fill the capacity gaps in maternal health in Djibouti. To ensure joint ownership, the govern- ments of both Djibouti and Morocco, through AMCI, contributed to the project’s financing together with IsDB. Image: AMCI Achievements Trainers’ training session held in Morocco, May 2017