Si des fonds ne sont pas rapidement mobilisés pour combler le vide laissé par le retrait des États-Unis, la santé de millions d'Africains sera menacée.
- Executive Director, African Population and Health Research Center
US withdrawal from the WHO and of all foreign aid will have dire consequences for Africa. It’s time the continent took responsibility for its own people.
Kenya’s experienced fast population growth and urbanisation - this has brought about some big challenges.
A pesar de la pandemia, las disparidades y las estructuras de poder desiguales en la salud mundial siguen intactas. Será difícil afrontar nuevos desafíos globales, como el calentamiento global, si no cambia el sistema.
It’s a huge cause for concern that, two years into the pandemic, the disparities and unequal power structures in global health are still intact.
Mandates should be considered only when all geographical, financial and cultural access issues have been addressed. They should be a last resort.
Dans près de la moitié des pays d’Afrique, les taux de vaccination contre la Covid-19 sont inférieurs à 2 %.
Almost half of the countries in Africa have vaccination rates below 2%.
Scientific knowledge is a critical driver for human health and wellbeing, economic development and environmental sustainability.
Kenya grapples with two major challenges in the vaccination rollout: access to sufficient doses in light of the global shortage; and vaccine hesitancy.
Reaching the goals of the plan requires the best possible interaction between public and private -for profit and not-for-profit - healthcare sectors.
El Gobierno de Tanzania anunció a principios de febrero que no tiene intención de comprar vacunas contra la covid-19. La epidemióloga Catherine Kyobutungi explica la postura de Tanzania y por qué es problemática.
The pandemic will not end for anyone, anywhere until it is controlled in every country. Tanzania’s approach will make it that much harder for normality to return.
Non-communicable diseases are skyrocketing in Kenya and Uganda. Though the countries’ governments have a responsibility to tackle the problem, individuals need to take action too.
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