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African Governments Falling Short on Healthcare Funding

(8 days ago) WebHealth. African governments are falling far short in their commitments to prioritize public spending on health care, contributing to widespread inequalities in …

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

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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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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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Boosting efforts to transform care for severe chronic …

(2 days ago) WebDar es Salaam – Health experts from across Africa, policymakers, civil society organizations and partners meeting for the first-ever conference on strengthening efforts …

https://www.afro.who.int/news/boosting-efforts-transform-care-severe-chronic-diseases-africa

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Atlas of African Health Statistics 2022 - World Health …

(8 days ago) WebAtlas of African Health Statistics 2022 – Health situation analysis of the African Region – Country Profiles NOTE: Some data from international and standardized data sources …

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/364837/9789290234852-eng.pdf?sequence=3

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Acting now to strengthen Africa’s health systems McKinsey

(3 days ago) WebAfrica’s health systems are already struggling and, in some countries, not sustaining routine service delivery. Several other ongoing epidemics have weakened health systems, including Lassa fever in …

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 problems in …

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

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

(Just Now) WebThe Africa CDC must coordinate the continental agenda on local manufacturing of these fundamental health-care tools, targeting outbreak-prone as well …

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

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Africa’s changing up public health. The world should …

(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 NGOs. In 2019, a WHO report found 26 …

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

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Health in Africa - Nature

(5 days ago) WebHealth in Africa. Africa is undergoing a demographic transition 1 that has led to significant reductions in the number of individuals living in extreme poverty, and to positive shifts in …

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

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The path to longer and healthier lives for all Africans by 2030: the

(3 days ago) WebSub-Saharan Africa's health challenges are numerous and wide-ranging. Most sub-Saharan countries face a double burden of traditional, persisting health challenges, such …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)31509-X/fulltext

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Africa’s top health forum opens to tackle major challenges

(4 days ago) WebAfrica’s top health forum opens to tackle major challenges. 22 August 2022. Lomé – The President of the Republic of Togo, H.E President Faure Essozimna …

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

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Harnessing the potential of African youth for transforming health

(4 days ago) WebAfrica faces a significant burden of infectious diseases, including Malaria and HIV/AIDS, along with an increasing prevalence of non-infectious diseases such as …

https://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12992-024-01039-7

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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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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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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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Mental health in Africa - The Lancet Global Health

(3 days ago) WebMental health problems appear to be increasing in importance in Africa. Between 2000 and 2015 the continent's population grew by 49%, yet the number of years lost to …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(18)30303-6/fulltext

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Climate Change and Health in Africa: Issues and Options

(7 days ago) Webof climate change on health in Africa. Theserecom - mendationsneed to be more thoroughlyrefined, and require additional research, dialogue and discussion. • Resources …

https://archive.uneca.org/sites/default/files/PublicationFiles/policy_brief_12_climate_change_and_health_in_africa_issues_and_options.pdf

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High mental health burden for Africa’s youth - Nature

(Just Now) WebResearch has shown a high incidence of mental disorders and mental health symptoms among adolescents in 16 sub-Saharan African countries, with a greater …

https://www.nature.com/articles/d44148-021-00097-y

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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 …

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

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THE STATE OF HEALTH in the WHO African Region - Regional …

(6 days ago) WebG ALS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Public clinic/ 2% 6% 6% The peoples of Africa aspire to a future of good health and well-being.

https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2018-08/State%20of%20health%20in%20the%20African%20Region.pdf

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Millions of Girls in Africa Will Miss HPV Shots After Merck …

(1 days ago) WebApril 18, 2024. Nearly 1.5 million teenage girls in some of the world’s poorest countries will miss the chance to be protected from cervical cancer because the drugmaker Merck has …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/18/health/hpv-vaccine-africa-merck.html

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Six in ten female youths in low-income East African countries had

(8 days ago) WebHowever, only half of the African population has access to modern health services. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the health care access and associated …

https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-024-10934-z

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Many African nations are making progress in the rule of law

(2 days ago) WebTalking about Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, the rule of law deteriorated in more than 20 countries. However, I must note that about 14 African countries managed to …

https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/april-2024/many-african-nations-are-making-progress-rule-law

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Athens swallowed up by orange haze from Sahara dust storm

(1 days ago) WebLast modified on Wed 24 Apr 2024 09.59 EDT. Clouds of dust blown in from the Sahara covered Athens and other Greek cities on Tuesday, one of the worst such …

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/24/athens-dust-storm-orange-sky-greece

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State of health in the WHO African Region

(9 days ago) WebThe peoples of Africa aspire to a future of good health and well-being. The health and health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) build on this hope, providing …

https://www.afro.who.int/publications/state-health-who-african-region

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Advancing Racial Equity in U.S. Health Care: State Disparities

(6 days ago) WebHispanic people have the highest uninsured rates and cost-related problems in getting care. Lack of comprehensive insurance coverage is a key contributor to …

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/fund-reports/2024/apr/advancing-racial-equity-us-health-care

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Fact Sheet on FTC’s Proposed Final Noncompete Rule

(6 days ago) WebFewer than 1% of workers are estimated to be senior executives under the final rule. Specifically, the final rule defines the term “senior executive” to refer to workers …

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/04/fact-sheet-ftcs-proposed-final-noncompete-rule

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