Beyond the Pandemic: Creating Change in Primary Healthcare Diagnostics Across Africa
Introduction to Discussion Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Communicable Diseases (CDs) are still a major challenge, especially in Africa. They represent 29.8% and 63.3% of the disease burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of the NCD burden, and diarrhoea, lower respiratory and infectious diseases are the main causes of CDs in […]
The Continued Importance of Testing for the COVID-19 Virus
Many African countries have struggled to test in sufficient numbers to control the COVID-19 pandemic – primarily testing travellers and patients. Therefore, a large number of cases are not accounted for. Africa, home to nearly 20% of the world’s population or 1.3bn people, has tested 43mn people since the start of the pandemic. As the […]
Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Africa
Background The conversation on vaccines is absolutely vital and will not reduce in importance any time soon. We will be dealing with issues around the cost of vaccines, vaccine programs, and their availability, safety and reliability well beyond this year. Download Report
COVID-19 Vaccine:Partnerships Towards Accelerating Access
Introduction to Discussion The amount of money spent in Africa on infant vaccines stands at 10% or less. We end up having to depend on GAVI and others for essential vaccines that have been put into our health systems. If vaccines were not supported by donors, what would be the penetration of vaccines to the […]
Partnerships for Resilient Health Systems: Managing the Disease Burden
Introduction to Discussion Partnerships and collaboration are key to helping manage the disease burden, which is being directly and indirectly affected by lack of blood in Africa. This is truer than ever in a COVID-19 context, where Africa’s blood services are in some cases collecting up to 80% less blood because of schools being closed, […]
Partnerships for Resilient Health Systems: Manufacturing and Supply Chain
Introduction to the Discussion COVID-19 has greatly disrupted our supply chains. The measures to contain the pandemic have triggered unprecedented measures by national governments that have caused local and global trade disruptions. This has threatened our supply chains not only for the management of COVID-19 itself, but also for all essential commodities that we need […]
Partnerships for COVID-19 in Africa: Financing Models
Introduction to Discussion In response to the pandemic, emerging countries can benefit from innovative, low-cost models and should not simply replicate colonial models. This is both because the African context is different from more developed countries and also because Africa has the opportunity to adopt innovative technologies that can leapfrog the outdated legacy systems of […]
Partnerships for COVID-19 in Africa: Infrastructure and Equipment
Introduction to Discussion Investing in quality health infrastructure makes sense, from both the economic and social angle. As a development economist, he has seen that without quality health infrastructure, it’s impossible to generate the kind of economic development that Africa requires. Enough evidence has shown that investment in health infrastructure creates an avenue for resilient […]
Partnerships for COVID-19 in Africa: Testing Tracking and Treating Report
Introduction to Discussion We have not had a better opportunity in Africa before now to cement our efforts on testing, tracking and treating. We have had significant learning since the start of the outbreak of the virus and we need to capitalize on this and continue learning in order to move forward. Our heads of […]
Preparing Africa: What Next After the COVID-19 Surge?
Introduction to Discussion Africa is an important part of the future of the world because of the demography, the potential and the resources of the continent. In this context, we need to see African governments and private sectors investing in health. It is important for Africa to invest in health, which helps ensure the health […]
