2020 Africa Webinar

Strengthening the healthcare systems

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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

To ensure quality health care, several standards are applied. In addition to the various international standards, there are countries standards, procedures and therefore national quality systems specific to the different local healthcare systems & quality standards adapted to the contexts of the countries.
- Quality of care and equity in health services
- Quality frameworks for infrastructure, services, higher education, agencies & institutions

Quality standards exist to help taking better decisions for health problems and treatment protocols and therefore improving healthcare systems

For the sustainability of quality of care, it is necessary to transform the systems put in place into a culture adopted and understood by health professionals and patients

Need to approach eHealth from a health perspective not a technology perspective of A successful Digital Health Ecosystem is based on clear priorities for healthcare transformation
- Need guidance on health policy priorities to guide digital health
- Digital Health is a key enabler for meeting African goals and ambitions

Importance to have a clear strategy and vision communicated to all stakeholders o Agreement on an operational digital health strategy :
- Need to be focused & aligned with the healthcare priorities
- The need for the monitoring, the evaluation of the outcomes and the results achieved to guide further progress.
• Learn daily what can be improved in healthcare systems
• Try to incorporate a systemic approach

Audience

Pr. Lyes Rahal, director of health, Ministry of Health of Algeria
Dr. Bendahou, Ministry of Health of Algeria
Senait Beyene, Senior Advisor, Ministry of Health of Ethiopia
Dr. Lamine Yansané, principal advisor, Ministry of Health of Guinée
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
Pr. Chokri Hamouda, Director General of INEAS (National Health Assessment and Accreditation Body), Tunisia
Dr Anita Kaluba, Director Healthcare Financing, the Ministry of Health of Zambia
Dr Rosemary Mwanzan Director Quality Assurance, Ministry of Health of Zambia
Dr. Fourar, director of prevention, Ministry of Health of Algeria
Dr. Yacef, Ministry of Health of Algeria
Dr. Grace Ikahu-Muchangi, International Health Relations, Ministry of Health Kenya
Thierry Lam, advisor to Minister, Ministry of Health of Benin
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
Pr. Mamadou Samba & Dr. Frank Blehiri, DG Of Health, Ministry of Health Ivory Coast
Ken Kanyimbo, Advisor, Ministry of Health in Malawi
Taha OULECH, advisor, Dr NARASSEM, direction technique et planification, Ministry of Health of Tchad
Helmi ISMAIL, Advisor, Ministry of Health of Tunisia