AFRICA WEBINAR · HEALTHCARE · 2020 · REPLAY AVAILABLE

Healthcare systems and access to care

Resilience of the healthcare system in WHO Africa o Need to look at capacity for local mobilization of resources: diagnostic, human resources, financial to sustain healthcare essential services - Need capacity to learn & transform - Need to take into account other challenges: issue of floods, displacement, internal & r

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Session program

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About this session

Key takeaways

  • Resilience of the healthcare system in WHO Africa o Need to look at capacity for local mobilization of resources: diagnostic, human resources, financial to sustain healthcare essential services - Need capacity to learn & transform - Need to take into account other challenges: issue of floods, displacement, internal & refugees, conflict & political crisis, other pandemic, drought/food shortages
  • Quality standards exist to help taking better decisions for health problems and treatment protocols and therefore improving healthcare systems

Countries represented

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Algeria

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Benin

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Guinea

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Kenya

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Nigeria

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Tunisia

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Rwanda

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Uganda

Attending experts

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Dr. Juliet Nabyonga Orem

Team Leader for Health Financing and Investment, WHO Regional Office for Africa,

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Pr. David Epstein

Associate Professor, Department of Applied Economics, University of Granada, Spain

Audience

  • Pr. Rahal, director of health, Ministry of Health of Algeria
  • Dr. Fourar, director of prevention, Ministry of Health of AlgeriaMinistry of Health of Algeria
  • Dr. Yacef, Ministry of Health of Algeria
  • Thierry Lam, advisor to Minister, Ministry of Health of Benin
  • Dr. Lamine Yansané, principal advisor, Ministry of Health of Guinée
  • Dr. Grace Ikahu-Muchangi, International Health Relations, Ministry of Health Kenya
  • Dr. John Oladejo, Director Health Emergency, Preparedness and Response Department, National Incident Manager, COVID-19 Response; Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Nigeria
  • Dr. Zuberi Muvunyi, Director General of Clinical Services, Ministry of Health Rwanda
  • Sonia Khayat, Director General of the Technical Cooperation Unit, Ministry of Health of Tunisia
  • Dr. Joseph Okware, Director in charge of Governance, Ministry of Health Uganda

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