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The Global Burden of Disease: Main Findings for Sub-Saharan Africa

(8 days ago) WEBThe overall findings for Sub-Saharan Africa are: The Sub-Saharan Africa region has made overall progress in reducing mortality and prolonging life since 1970; however, some …

https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/afr/publication/global-burden-of-disease-findings-for-sub-saharan-africa

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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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Acting now to strengthen Africa’s health systems

(3 days ago) WEBIdea 2: Accelerate health financing reforms in Africa to increase budgets and efficiency. Idea 3: Build consumer-centric digital …

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

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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 recently, coronavirus, to a growing burden of chronic diseases.Other …

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

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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 …

(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 aligning with donor interests—are …

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

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CPHIA 2023: realising Africa's new public health order

(3 days ago) WEBThese failures of global health sharpened the minds of Africa's health communities. “This period brought to the forefront issues like vaccine inequity, vaccine …

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

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Health in Africa - Nature

(5 days ago) WEBWe aim to promote high-quality research that advances our understanding of health issues in Africa, and advocates for better healthcare on the continent in line with the United …

https://www.nature.com/collections/deefjegjjj

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

(3 days ago) WEBEven though Africa accounts for 11–13% of the world population, its disease burden is 24% and Sub-Saharan Africa “commands less than 1% of global health …

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

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Africa faces rising climate-linked health emergencies

(3 days ago) WEBBrazzaville – Climate-related health emergencies are on the rise in Africa, accounting for more than half of public health events recorded in the region over the …

https://www.afro.who.int/news/africa-faces-rising-climate-linked-health-emergencies

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FACT SHEET: U.S-Africa Partnership in Health Cooperation

(8 days ago) WEBU.S. investments in Fiscal Year 2021 alone enabled the provision of family planning and reproductive health services to 15.4 million African women, averting 4.7 …

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/12/13/fact-sheet-u-s-africa-partnership-in-health-cooperation/

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Tackling health poverty risks in Africa: 4 experts weigh in

(5 days ago) WEBThe Global Health and Strategic Outlook 2023highlighted that there will be an estimated shortage of 10 million healthcare workers worldwide by 2030. The World Economic …

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

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Identifying Key Challenges Facing Healthcare Systems In Africa …

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Globally, countries are faced with health system problems which vary from one to the next. While health service delivery challenges are more often …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6844097/

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10 global health issues to track in 2021 - World Health …

(Just Now) WEB10 global health issues to track in 2021. 2020 was a devastating year for global health. A previously unknown virus raced around the world, rapidly emerging as …

https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/10-global-health-issues-to-track-in-2021

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Africa’s top health forum opens to tackle major challenges

(4 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 …

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

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Africa’s Contribution to Global Health Security

(9 days ago) WEBAfrica is playing a pivotal role in the global health security dialogue. Africa’s unique epidemiological profile, marked by a youthful population, dynamic …

https://globalhealthnow.org/2023-11/africas-contribution-global-health-security

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Health and Diseases in Africa - PMC - National Center for …

(3 days ago) WEBHistoricizing Health and Disease in Africa. Three important periods are discernible in the history of health and disease in Africa. First is the Paleolithic period, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7122698/

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EAST AFRICA GLOBAL HEALTH - United States Agency for …

(3 days ago) WEBGLOBAL HEALTH East African countries continue to face health challenges including large numbers of maternal and child deaths and the adverse effects of infectious …

https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/documents/East_Africa_Global_Health_Fact_Sheet_2020.pdf

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Global health initiatives in Africa – governance, priorities

(7 days ago) WEBThe advent of global health initiatives (GHIs) has changed the landscape and architecture of health financing in low and middle income countries, particularly in …

https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-016-1448-9

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African voices in global health: Knowledge, creativity, accountability

(6 days ago) WEBAfricans’ own healing narratives and experiences. In global public health there is a rich literature dealing with the ways in which African doctors and patients …

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17441692.2022.2139853

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African Governments Falling Short on Healthcare Funding

(8 days ago) WEBDespite the global surge in public healthcare spending amid the pandemic in 2021, on average African governments spent only 7.4 percent of their national budgets …

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/04/26/african-governments-falling-short-healthcare-funding

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Emerging infectious diseases in Africa in the 21st century

(3 days ago) WEBAt the beginning of the 21st century, infectious diseases remain responsible for about one quarter of deaths worldwide, causing at least 10 million deaths per year, …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6205565/

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How to meet Africa’s grand challenges with African know-how

(Just Now) WEBIn Africa and many other parts of the world, impediments to growth and development include poverty and food insecurity, unemployment, gender inequality and …

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01249-4

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Eighteen Ways COVID-19 Is Reshaping the World CFR Education

(8 days ago) WEBSub-Saharan Africa. Health-Care Challenges: Sub-Saharan African countries are using lessons learned during the Ebola crisis to combat COVID-19; …

https://education.cfr.org/learn/reading/eighteen-ways-covid-19-reshaping-world

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WHO Africa Advances African Science by Promoting Peer

(Just Now) WEBNAIROBI, Apr 29 (IPS) - The World Health Organization's African regional office and partners published over 25 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals in 2023 …

https://www.globalissues.org/news/2024/04/29/36591

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