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Africa: Why Harnessing Digital Tech For Universal Health Coverage is Essential
allAfrica, 12 December 2019
Imagine a world where healthcare is less about the treatment of disease and more about health promotion, disease prediction and prevention. We would see innovation in medicine as… Read more »
Why Harnessing Tech For Universal Health Coverage is Essential
Imagine a world where healthcare is less about the treatment of disease and more about health promotion, disease prediction and prevention. We would see innovation in medicine as well as a change in mindsets, in science and health systems, in technology as well as our overall approach to healthcare, writes a group of healthcare experts on Universal Health Coverage Day.
In Zanzibar, D-tree International's Safer Deliveries program use mobile technology to address the multiple obstacles that women face when trying to go to a facility for delivery.
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Africa: Healthcare for All - New Hope, Commitment Needed
allAfrica, 12 December 2019
Today, as we mark International Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, I am encouraged by the growing momentum behind the belief that every single person should have access to the… Read more »
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Africa: Rwanda's Lessons on Universal Health Coverage
allAfrica, 19 September 2019
Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, is clean, orderly and blessed with great weather. It also has achieved universal health coverage. During a recent visit there as part of my… Read more »
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Africa: Reforms Needed to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Africa
East African, 10 September 2019
Achieving Universal Health Coverage remains a challenge and many countries in Africa may not meet the 2030 goals unless targeted reforms and policy shifts are undertaken, experts… Read more »
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South Africa: How Country Can Build a Child-Centred Health Care System
The Conversation Africa, 11 December 2019
It is more than 20 years since the South African constitution first guaranteed children's "right to basic health care services". This is part of a broader commitment to ensure… Read more »
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Eritrea: WHO Eritrea and European Union Collaboration Meeting
WHO, 11 December 2019
Today, the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Eritrea, Mr Gabor Iklody accompanied by Elisabetta Pietrobon, head of political, press and information section who… Read more »
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allAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo interviewed WHO Africa Regional Director Dr Matshidiso Moeti just before they both headed to Praia for the Africa Health Forum conference, which starts ... Read more »
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The Africa Health Agenda International Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, will gather diverse hundreds of stakeholders to address how Africa can accelerate progress toward Universal ... Read more »
