The Role of the Private Sector in Advancing Women’s Health in Africa

We have chosen to put a spotlight on women’s health in Africa as we believe more needs to be done to advance women’s health on the continent. Women in Africa are the pillars of their families and communities. They serve as the lifegivers, mothers, peacemakers, entrepreneurs, and the providers of care for children and the […]
Health Connectivity: A Pathway for Primary Healthcare in Africa

A robust infrastructure which supports connectivity from the healthcare provider to the homestead can transform how, when, and where primary healthcare in Africa is delivered. It is a tool to bridge the gap between healthcare provider and patient and can significantly improving patient’s experience and health outcomes. According to the WHO and UNICEF, Primary Healthcare […]
Healthcare Policy Harmonisation and Collaboration Amongst Governments: A Strategy Towards Sustainable Development in Africa

Policy harmonisation and collaboration amongst governments will play an important role in the ability of African countries to achieve UHC goals. Many African countries are already making progress towards UHC, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the availability and the ability of health systems to provide undisrupted health services. The private sector can contribute in policy […]
Curbing COVID-19: Africa Needs to Shift its Laboratory Testing Focus From a Centralized to a Decentralized System.

It is high time that Africa starts evaluating the potential of Point of Care (POC) testing and considers methods via which to embed POC into our health systems. POC technologies offer the opportunity for increased diagnostic capacity in resource limited settings, where there is lack of electricity, technical capacity, reagents, and infrastructure. COVID-19 has spread […]
Mobile Clinics: An Innovative Model of Health Service Delivery

Although access to care has increased in Kenya in recent years, barriers continue to persist, particularly among populations living in resource-limited areas. Mobile clinics can improve access by serving as a vital link between the community and clinical facilities. While mobile health clinics can strengthen Kenya’s healthcare sector, additional work is needed to advance the […]
Stakeholder Analysis and Engagement in Scaling Up of Health Innovations

Investment in health innovations not only transforms lives but also improves the quality of life for many individuals, especially vulnerable groups in society. Therefore, it is key for every stakeholder to seek to support the scale-up of health innovations beyond the proof-of-concept stage and help innovators grow so as to provide continuous access to affordable […]
Unlocking the Potential of Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare in Africa

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the imitation of human acumen in machines that are typically programmed to imitate human actions. It is an interdisciplinary science with numerous approaches of machine learning in the technology industry. The utilization of AI in healthcare is significantly helping medical practitioners in many facets of patient care, including administrative procedures [1]. […]
Discussion Takeaways: Africa’s Readiness for the COVID-19 Vaccination Drive

The experts on the panel gave a summary of the current status of the vaccine rollout on the continent, highlighted the primary challenges and identified the opportunities moving forward. Continue to read a brief summary and some key takeaways of the enlightening conversation. The scale of the challenge is immense, and this is the largest […]
Is Africa Ready for the COVID-19 Vaccination Drive?

The speed at which the COVID-19 vaccine was developed is the medical breakthrough of our lifetimes with the scientific community creating multiple candidate vaccines within a year of the discovery of the novel virus. Now the focus has shifted to how successfully and quickly the vaccines can be administered to the global population. The scale […]
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: An Overview of East Africa

The demand for healthcare products in the East African region is expected to continue growing – pushed by the large and growing population, the significant unmet medical need, the growing middle class and increasing government focus on the health of populations and new models of care being designed (such as public-private partnerships and insurance). The […]