The Role Of Technology In Improving Africa’s Healthcare System
Africa has the world’s least developed health system. — It is underfunded, understaffed, and overstretched.
The first thing to note is that Africa is a diverse continent with diverse governance structures, especially in the Francophone and Anglophone countries, whose governance reflects their colonial masters’.
Nevertheless, almost all African countries share similar thematic issues, particularly those of Sub-Saharan Africa.
In a paper submitted to the observer research foundation (ORF), the authors (Mwai, Daniel, and Theresa Ndavi) narrowed down these challenges to five main issues:
- Leadership and governance challenges
Across legislation, community participation, resource allocation, and application of national health research protocols, there is a lack of adequate leadership.
- A shortage of healthcare workers
Specifically trained health workers and health workers, in general, are in short supply. 2030 is projected to mark the peak of this shortage at 6.1 million.
Throughout many areas