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Imagine for a moment, you live in a remote area where doctors and clinics are miles away. It can be challenging to maintain good health and regular check-ups, right? Now, imagine if there were mobile health services that could come to your doorstep. This could be a game-changer for many communities. Ministry of Health, KenyaWorld Health OrganizationAmref Health Africa 1

The Palliative Care Challenge Facing Universal Health Care in South Africa Uncover the critical issues of palliative care within South Africa's push towards universal health coverage. Our new article in Health Care Business Review explores the challenges and potential solutions that are shaping healthcare. Essential reading for healthcare professionals and policymakers alike! #PalliativeCare #UniversalHealthCoverage #HealthcareInnovation #SouthAfrica #AxessHealth https://lnkd.in/dv8J2_P7

Kenya's health sector is currently grappling with one critical component of health systems: Health Care leadership. I am saddened to note that policies, programs and reforms are being implemented without clear leadership. Take for example the recent policy on Universal Health Coverage which was already piloted in 5 counties and just needed an up-scaling. The lessons learnt in the pilot phase, the successes and failures have not been brought forth to stakeholders for purposes of expansion and roll out. Instead we are still stuck in meeting and conferences yet it supposedly is the pillar on which health reforms stand on. There is a critical need for healthcare leadership in the country to loom at posterity and stop looking at health as an economic project, Because it is not.

A Ministerial Perspective: Innovative Health Strategies in Malawi Live now: The Honorable Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda joins FP’s Andrew Sollinger for a conversation on healthcare system resiliency in Malawi. View the full agenda here: https://lnkd.in/eHzC4zz4

Pakistan has made progress towards universal health coverage by developing a primary health care package. The process included evidence-informed prioritization, policy decisions, and lessons learned in package design and implementation. The experience highlights the importance of updating evidence and model packages and reinforcing international collaboration for priority setting and UHC reforms. via International Journal of Health Policy and Management https://www.ijhpm.com/ #healthpolicy, #healthsystems, #policy

More than ever before, the world needs highly skilled health workers to expand access to high quality care. Today at #Concordia24, I had a great discussion on this topic with Vanessa Kerry, MD MSc from Seed Global Health.   Together, we also announced a new partnership in Malawi to do just that – providing health professionals with the training and support they need to save the lives of mothers and children. Because we know that when you strengthen health systems, you strengthen communities and economies. You can read more here: https://lnkd.in/gWDFxXp2

Tanzania Health Summit 2024 Theme, "Igniting Progress: Joining Efforts for Quality Healthcare through Public-Private Partnerships," #THS2024

In the post-independence period, Tanzania made significant strides in planning for public health, with a key focus on maternal healthcare. However, healthcare policy reform remained constrained by colonial-era challenges. This article, published in Africa Development, Vol. XLIX, No. 2 (2024), explores the complexities of health policy planning from 1961 to the 1970s, highlighting the impact of limited resources and social factors on maternal healthcare improvement efforts. 🖱️ https://lnkd.in/ePvWwXGz Veronica Kimani Universität zu Köln #PublicHealthPolicy #MaternalHealthcare #Tanzania #PostColonialStudies

Health systems affect everyone, full stop. Access to healthcare is a basic human right, and strengthening health systems is a moral obligation to ensure that everyone, irrespective of socio-economic conditions, has access to necessary health services. In the following article SAMA Chairperson, Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa, elaborates on why health systems strengthening is everyone’s business. Check it out by clicking here: https://lnkd.in/ddMmdGch #OneSAMA

The WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All has found that at least 140 countries recognize health as a human right in their constitution. However, this right is not being fully realized, and more than half of the world's population lacks access to essential health services. In Pakistan, for instance, the government spends just 1.2% of GDP on healthcare, resulting in only half of the population having access to these vital services. This is why the theme for World Health Day 2024 is 'My health, my right'. Let's work together for “driving change for generations” to ensure that healthcare is a right, not a privilege, for all. #WorldHealthDay2024 #HealthForAll #pakistan #who