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…
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…
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.…
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…
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 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…
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 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…
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 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…