Boosting Africa’s Infectious Disease Surveillance and Response Capabilities
Introduction to Discussion As part of the 2022 Thought Leadership Series, Africa Health Business (AHB) convened the fourth webinar themed REVOLUTIONISE: Boosting Africa’s infectious disease surveillance and response capabilities. The challenge of infectious disease surveillance, prevention, treatment, and cure is significant;it requires multi-stakeholder partnerships and collaborations. COVID-19 pandemic made it clear that the public and […]
Solutions to Overcome NCD Challenges in Africa’s Primary Healthcare Systems
Introduction to Discussion There has been a surge in the burden of Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This is largely due to the increase in disease modifiable risk factors such as tobacco use, physical inactivity, harmful use of alcohol and unhealthy diets. Furthermore, the World Health Organization (WHO) projects that the deaths […]
The Role of Youth in Ensuring Sustainable Blood Supply for Africa
Introduction to Discussion The Coalition of Blood for Africa (CoBA), a multistakeholder platform comprised of public and private sector, research, academia, not-for-profits, civil society, and others, is committed to strengthening blood and blood systems in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). CoBA aims to crowd-in resources and investment for research, advocacy, and action to drive the agenda for […]
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 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 […]
Africa Health Business Symposium IV: Bridging the Health Gap
Introduction to Discussion In Africa, the private sector delivers 50% of health services and so governments working with business partners will be key in bringing UHC.The private sector can provide skills, management, and research that can improve health by expanding access to specialised and quality services. They can also add value in areas such as […]
Africa Health Business Symposium III : Achieving UHC in Africa: Stronger Together
Introduction to Discussion A solution to reaching UHC is to create an ecosystem that combines primary care, infrastructure, data science platforms and people management blend it via PPPs and a business model that is Build Operate Transfer (BOT) then you may have one of the solutions. Download the Report
Africa Health Business Symposium II: Transforming PPPs for Health in Africa
Introduction to Discussion Public-Private Health Partnerships (PPP Health) are a new paradigm of public action, likely to combine the efforts of the public sector with efficiency, usually known as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).Nowadays, PPPs in health are rare or nonexistent. Download the Report
Inaugural Africa Health Business Symposium: Growing the Business of Health in Africa
Introduction to Discussion Despite the general steady economic growth and positive outlook for further increase in household consumption and business spending, Africa still bears a disproportionately high disease burden. The continent carries 25% of the global disease burden, yet it is home to only about 14% of the world’s population. Despite the high disease burden, […]
