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The State of Health System(s) in Africa: Challenges and …

(3 days ago) WebOut-of-pocket expenditures, as a percentage of private expenditure on health, “varied from 5.7% in Namibia to 80% in the year 2006” (Tumusiime 2012: 1–3). Kenya’s and Namibia’s public health services [had] a policy of applying user fees at the hospital level …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7123888/

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Driving new public health agenda in Africa News

(4 days ago) WebMarch 12, 2020 – Africa faces a range of public health challenges, from infectious diseases such as cholera, malaria, Ebola, HIV, and more …

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/africa-cdc-head-is-driving-a-new-public-health-agenda-on-the-continent/

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Atlas of African Health Statistics 2022: Health situation …

(1 days ago) WebThe World Health Organization (WHO) is building a better future for people everywhere. Health lays the foundation for vibrant and productive communities, stronger economies, safer nations and a better world. Our …

https://www.afro.who.int/publications/atlas-african-health-statistics-2022-health-situation-analysis-who-african-region-0

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Africa’s changing up public health. The world should take note.

(4 days ago) WebA lack of government funding for public health is a persistent theme around the continent, and it has created an overreliance on funding from outside donors and …

https://harvardpublichealth.org/global-health/africas-changing-public-health-the-world-should-take-note/

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Journal of Public Health in Africa

(2 days ago) WebThe Journal of Public Health in Africa (JPHiA) is a peer-reviewed, academic journal that focuses on health issues in the African continent. The journal editors seek high quality original articles on public health related issues, reviews, comments and more. The aim of the journal is to move public health discourse from the background to the forefront.

https://www.publichealthinafrica.org/index.php/jphia

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A new model for public health in Africa can become a reality

(Just Now) WebThe Africa CDC has begun bolstering national public-health institutes and emergency operations centres in 20 AU member states and will eventually establish a …

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02749-5

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Health in Africa Nature Communications

(Just Now) WebSince 2000, Africa has made historic progress in improving health metrics across all age groups 4. The WHO estimates that the region successfully reduced the …

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45268-1

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Tackling health poverty risks in Africa: 4 experts weigh in

(5 days ago) WebAfrica’s push towards public health autonomy is gaining momentum. With the creation of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), African Medicines Agency and the proposed African …

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/01/autonomy-is-a-game-changer-for-health-systems-in-africa-davos2023/

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CPHIA 2023: realising Africa's new public health order

(3 days ago) WebThe origins of both the public health order and CPHIA lie in the COVID-19 pandemic, which highlighted many of the issues for Africans that had long been known …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)02795-2/fulltext

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Africa’s top health forum opens to tackle major challenges

(4 days ago) WebLomé – The President of the Republic of Togo, H.E President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé opened the Seventy-second session of the World Health …

https://www.afro.who.int/news/africas-top-health-forum-opens-tackle-major-challenges

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Acting now to strengthen Africa’s health systems McKinsey

(3 days ago) WebCurrently, less than five countries in Africa meet the Abuja declaration target set 19 years ago for 15 percent of public expenditure to be devoted to health. 7 “Public …

https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/middle-east-and-africa/acting-now-to-strengthen-africas-health-systems

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A New Public Health Order for Africa - IMF

(4 days ago) WebOur work at Africa CDC is guided by the need for a new public health order for Africa and a focus on five core areas for the continent’s mid- to longer-term health security: Strong …

https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/fandd/issues/2021/12/Public-Health-Order-Africa-Nkengasong

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Urban health in Africa: a critical global public health priority

(6 days ago) WebThe African continent is predicted to be home to over half of the expected global population growth between 2015 and 2050, highlighting the importance of …

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-019-6674-8

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Africa’s New Approach to Public Health Global Health NOW

(Just Now) WebAfrica’s New Approach to Public Health. Existing patterns of health funding and emergency response in Africa—many of which focus on filling short-term gaps and …

https://globalhealthnow.org/2022-11/africas-new-approach-public-health

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Africa Needs a New Public Health Order to Tackle Infectious …

(3 days ago) WebThe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has revealed that Africa needs a new public health order to be resilient, adapt, and cope with 21st-century disease threats. The new order will need strengthened continental and national public health institutions; local manufacturing of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics; attraction, training, and …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7560261/

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Taking on the Challenges of Health Care in Africa

(4 days ago) WebAccess is still the greatest challenge to health care delivery in Africa. Fewer than 50% of Africans have access to modern health facilities. Many African countries …

https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/taking-challenges-health-care-africa

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Strengthening sub-Saharan Africa’s health systems: A practical …

(9 days ago) WebThe diagnostic approach we used in the Lake Zone provides a way to move past the debate about whether countries in sub-Saharan Africa should pursue “vertical” …

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/healthcare/our-insights/strengthening-sub-saharan-africas-health-systems-a-practical-approach

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Public Health in Africa - CSIS

(Just Now) WebAvailable Downloads. Public Health in Africa 686kb. Nowhere are global public health challenges more acute than in sub-Saharan Africa. With just 13 percent of …

https://www.csis.org/analysis/public-health-africa

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Public health in Africa: Challenges and solutions

(5 days ago) WebIf the wheel is not to be simply reinvented, public health managers in Africa must be open to collaborate with international and bilateral actors for purposes of …

https://www.datelinehealthafrica.org/public-health-in-africa-challenges-and-solutions

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Needs and opportunities for addressing the nexus of climate

(Just Now) WebMore than half of the public health events reported in Africa during the first two decades of the 21st century are identified as climate-related health emergencies, …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/needs-and-opportunities-for-addressing-the-nexus-of-climate-change-and-public-health-in-africa/

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Public health in Africa: What is new—The context, the gains, the …

(5 days ago) WebPublic health can be defined as the process of mobilizing local, state, national, and international resources to solve major health problems affecting communities. It can …

https://www.kidney-international.org/article/S0085-2538(15)51265-9/fulltext

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Standout voices in African public health

(8 days ago) WebNotable for: Public health leadership. Cameroonian virologist was the first head of the Africa CDC and helped build frameworks for stronger health systems across …

https://harvardpublichealth.org/global-health/25-names-to-know-in-african-public-health/

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Journal of Public Health in Africa – Africa CDC

(7 days ago) WebThe Journal of Public Health in Africa is a peer-reviewed, academic journal that publishes high quality original articles, reviews, comments, research reports, case reports, and …

https://africacdc.org/journal-of-public-health-in-africa/

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A Fatal Public Health Problem In Africa That Flies Under The Radar

(9 days ago) WebIn September, public health officials in South Africa finally declared victory over the world's worst-ever outbreak of listeriosis, a foodborne illness that had sickened …

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/02/21/696385246/a-fatal-public-health-problem-in-africa-that-flies-under-the-radar

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The future of public health doctoral education in Africa: …

(3 days ago) WebThe African Union and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Call to Action in 2022 for Africa's New Public Health Order that underscored …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(24)00056-2/fulltext

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research@BSPH Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public …

(1 days ago) WebSystematic and rigorous inquiry allows us to discover the fundamental mechanisms and causes of disease and disparities. At our Office of Research (research@BSPH), we …

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/researchbsph

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Tuskegee Experiment: The Infamous Syphilis Study HISTORY

(4 days ago) WebAs a result of the Tuskegee experiment, many African Americans developed a lingering, deep mistrust of public health officials and vaccines. In part to foster racial …

https://www.history.com/news/the-infamous-40-year-tuskegee-study

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'There's an issue': State review shows African American women at …

(6 days ago) WebIn a review, the Georgia Public Health Department said of all pregnancy-related deaths in the state from 2018 to 2020, Black women accounted for more than half of them. Patricia …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/there-s-an-issue-state-review-shows-african-american-women-at-more-at-risk-to-pregnancy-related-deaths/ar-BB1mbMne

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