Ways to Improve Healthcare in Africa

19th of March 2018

Minister Bibeau concludes visit to West Africa and announces humanitarian relief and new funding for women’s health   February 9, 2018 – Abuja, Nigeria – Global Affairs Canada Canada champions sexual and reproductive health and rights for all women and girls globally, particularly the poorest and most vulnerable, to ensure they have access to the […]

Healthcare in Africa

12th of September 2017

In 2006, just before the economic turmoil, United States hospitals provided $28.8 billion dollars worth of care for patients who had no form of medical insurance (uncompensated care).1 This is twice the amount proposed for the entire budget (R100 billion) of the South African National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme.

Health Systems and Primary Health Care in the Africa Region-WHO

12th of September 2017

A weak national health system can be viewed as an important contributor to poverty and inequity in the African Region. Persons who are in poor health less frequently move up and more frequently move down the social ladder than healthy persons.