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Si le Covid-19 atteignait la région ouest-africaine où les hôpitaux et les laboratoires sont sous-équipés et en sous-effectifs, ce serait le scénario catastrophe. Rapport d’une réunion d’urgence à Bamako (14 Février). Pas de patient atteint du Covid-19 pour le moment dans les 15 pays membres de la Communauté Economique des Etats...
Since December 2019, the novel Corona virus (2019-nCoV) has grown from a small outbreak in Wuhan, China to a global concern warranting the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Not to mention global anxiety and ripple-effects. Currently (11 Feb), WHO reports more than 42...
From 28 September-4 October 2019, the WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO Afro) organized a training of trainers’ workshop in Kampala, Uganda, to orient facility data managers, ministry of health (MoH) statisticians and other stakeholders on the use of a new harmonised health facility assessment tool. The training sought to provide guidance on...
Access to medicines, vaccines and other health technologies is central to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) across Africa. UHC refers to access to high-quality health services for all with financial protection. It is a global health and development agenda which has received widespread attention and endorsement by global leaders, most not...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that there will a shortage of at least 18 million health workers globally by 2030 if drastic measures are not put in place to create health sector jobs and improve the working conditions for health workers. The Africa region has an estimated additional requirement of 6.1 million health workers by 20...
The alienation that arises from the conflict between the social nature of man on the one hand, and the anti-social goals of the neoliberal economic system on the other, makes people mentally and physically sick. This is demonstrated by a large amount of scientific evidence from the last ten years. Shortly after the outbreak of the great recessio...
Public Finance Management (PFM) refers to the set of arrangements concerning revenue mobilization, resource allocation, expenditure and accountability for public funds. These arrangements exist to enable government to meet fiscal policy goals including pursuing equity and fostering growth and development. The greater role of public resources in ...
The world has made a promise – one designed to end poverty, promote peace and prosperity for all. Not only is Universal Health Coverage (or UHC for short) key to achieving the third of these 17 Sustainable Development Goals, it is a foundational pin for Every. Single. One. From education and gender equality to partnerships and economic growth,...
The attainment of UHC is by no means a simple path. Challenged by the disruptive trends of climate change, changing epidemiological patterns, poverty and inequity in many countries, the need to strengthen health system performance for UHC has become more critical than ever. Albeit slow, there has been incremental progress to place health on the...