addressing issuesAfricaThis article shows some of the environmental challenges facing Africa today and attempts to explain why many of these challenges cannot be met adequately without the involvement of geoscientists. A diverse continent, Africa is characterized by some unsullied natural environment, but...
We 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 UN’s SDGs.
but also to the whole world. Africa is united with other front-line regions in urging wealthy nations to finally step up, if for no other reason than that the crises in Africa will sooner rather than later spread and ...
marking a significant step towards increasing vaccine production capacities. The cooperation intends to support the country’s attempts to achieve vaccine self-sufficiency while also addressing broader public health issues in Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa and the international health community face a daunting challenge to deal with an extraordinary disease burden and improve the health status of Africans. Despite decades of effort to provide effective, equitable and affordable health care services, the health indices of Africans have...
Issues and perspectives on health care in contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa Preface: Africa's superficial epidemiologic transition, Ezequiel Kalipeni, Philip Thiuri. Part 1 Basic health care problems: The AIDS pandemic in Malawi - ... E Kalipeni,P Thiuri - 《Lewiston New York Edwin Mellen Press...
"It challenges us to look at issues that have hindered Africa's progress in public health. It calls upon us to redefine our position in the global health architecture," he said. According to him, there was a need for African countries to break the barriers that have hindered progress in ...
Speaking in Nairobi during a conference on Improving Access to Medicines through Partnerships in Sub-Saharan Africa organized by Takeda, a pharmaceutical company, the team of experts noted that a majority of patients arrive too late for healthcare due to lack of awareness on health issues or lack...
The 'crisis in human resources' in the health sector has been described as one of the most pressing global health issues of our time. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that the world faces a global shortage of almost 4.3 million doctors, midwives, nurses, and other healthcare pro...
According to Matshidiso Moeti , WHO Regional Director for Africa, at least 50 percent of people with depression do not receive treatment and in Africa the lack of information, stigma and cultural issues are significant barriers that prevent people from seeking help. ...