Position Statements
Africa’s attainment of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) largely depends on the availability of a skilled, equipped and adequately supported health workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic, as well as disease outbreaks such […]
Kenya’s Health Sector Strategic focus is grounded in the principles of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, Vision 2030, the President’s Big 4 Agenda, and global commitments. The Constitution guarantees the […]
As the world battled with COVID-19, to the African region, this was the latest in a long list of infectious diseases crippling its health systems. A recent WHO report notes […]
Reaching the Most Vulnerable with Contraception During the Covid-19 Pandemic and Beyond. Background Contraception use is a key fundamental human right. Contraception is central in enhancing gender equality and empowerment […]
Obstetric fistula (OF) is a devastating childbirth-related disability affecting mainly poor women in low resource regions. Often, women develop this debilitating condition as a result of poor management or lack […]
COVID-19 has, undeniably, devastated the global economy, resulted in the loss of millions of lives, and immenselyinterrupted people’s ways of living across the world. IMF estimates a collapse in economic […]
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a traditional birth attendant (TBA) is “a person who assists the mother during childbirth and who initially acquired her skills by delivering babies […]
In recent years, the world has been experiencing a chronic shortage of well-trained health workers. A total of 57 countries, 36 of which are in sub-Saharan Africa but also including […]
