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Blog Post
December 20, 2024
Although there are few assessments of what low- and middle-income countries need to implement basic elements of primary health care, there is a huge financing gap for universal health coverage, estimated to reach $371 billion or $58 per person annually by 2030. Countries are struggling to finance th...
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July 02, 2024
Although traditional funding approaches face challenges, innovative financing strategies and integrated health care models offer opportunities to enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of Community Health Workers (CHWs) initiatives. Overcoming barriers to financing requires collaborative effor...
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June 24, 2024
Most low- and middle-income countries have entered a sustained period of lower growth, putting pressure on budgets available for achieving universal health coverage. At the same time, populations are aging and non-communicable diseases are rapidly on the rise, increasing demand on health services th...
Blog Post
January 10, 2024
This blog outlines key considerations regarding how the AEF raises and spends funds, underscoring the significance of a robust design and effective implementation at a time when the AEF’s proposed governance and operational mechanisms are being deliberated on and presented to the AU policy organs fo...
Blog Post
December 14, 2022
It’s clear that COVID-19 oral antivirals are effective, and recent deals have made them even cheaper for African countries. But should these countries be investing in these medicines? Or would spending on alternative health services be better value for money? Unfortunately, there is very little avai...
Blog Post
November 10, 2022
Laboratories are a fundamental component of health systems, critical in routine and emergency contexts for both disease surveillance and health services for communicable and non-communicable diseases. Investing in laboratories helps countries to create integrated and resilient health systems, achiev...
Blog Post
April 28, 2022
In the past two years, we have all learned that the end of a COVID-19 wave is the end of a chapter, not the end of the story. Ongoing COVID transmission means the risk of new variants of pandemic potential is ever present and vaccination remains our best defence. The primary near-term challenges for...
