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…
Introduction to Discussion The rising prominence of the healthcare sector has presented us with a unique opportunity to increase investments in health. To meet Africa’s growing demand for healthcare, almost $30 billion in new investment is needed within the sector.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…