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…
Introduction to Discussion Africa Health Business (AHB), together with the Kenya Vision 2030, convened a special health session themed “Opportunities for Health Investments in Kenya” during the Seventh Africa Health Business Symposium (AHBS VII): Africa Women’s Health. The hybrid session…
Introduction to Discussion Healthcare policy harmonisation is the streamlining of regulation systems across multiple countries. Policy harmonisation and collaboration amongst governments will play an important role in the ability of African countries to achieve universal health coverage (UHC). Download the…
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…
Introduction to Discussion There are a lot of challenges facing partnerships, and in particular public-private partnerships (PPPs) in Africa’s healthcare space. In most cases, donor and government interests are not aligned and this brings about multiplicity of donor interests. Generally,…
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 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.…