Tracking Universal Health Coverage in the WHO African Region, 2022

The report highlights three crucial lessons on moving forward with the UHC agenda in the Region. First is the need to invest in the resilience of health systems. This implies that communities must continue to use essential services even when a country is facing a threat event. Secondly, integrated service delivery remains a crucial need in the Region. The differentiated progress between infectious conditions and NCDs/ RMNCAH shows how this gap will limit overall progress in countries. Lastly, there are many opportunities for countries within the Region to learn and share experiences, with each one taking a unique path to achieve UHC.

Publication Year:

2022

Publisher

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA – BRAZZAVILLE

Author:

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE FOR AFRICA – BRAZZAVILLE
  • Browse by Topic

  • Browse by Language

  • Browse by Format

Scroll to top

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…