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Pandemic influenza preparedness in Africa is a profound challenge for an already distressed region: analysis of national preparedness plans.

The aim of this study was to evaluate African national preparedness plans available to the public domain and to assess their completeness. This work builds upon similar work they conducted to evaluate the state of European and selected Asian country strategic preparedness.

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2008

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Giuseppina Ortu, Sandra Mounier-Jack, Richard Coke
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A message from the partners of the Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center (SPARC)

Since 2018, The Strategic Purchasing Africa Resource Center (SPARC) has been a unique and significant force in supporting countries within Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) in crucial areas of strategic health purchasing (SHP), Healthcare Financing as they make progress towards the realization of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goals. This initiative, a collaboration between Amref Health Africa and Results for Development (R4D), has made expertise in these areas more accessible and has been instrumental in the progress of the target countries. The initiative was designed to advance policy discussions and actions that strengthen the application of strategic health purchasing to strengthen African health systems and support countries as they address foundational reforms…

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