Podcast Blog: Let's Talk About Health in Africa

Lenias Hwenda takes an in-depth look at the state of public health in African countries through one-on-one conversations and roundtable discussions with leaders and change makers from sectors of the economy that impact the health of Africans. Leaders, change makers and ordinary people share their insights, analysis and perspectives to help you make sense of the issues, how they are being tackled and what is being done to close the gap between the status quo and what needs to happen to transform the lives of Africans.

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26/5/2021

Lenias Hwenda's Take: on natural resources and sustainable development of African economies.

24 May 2021 | Lenias Hwenda: Let's Talk about Health in Africa - Lenias Hwenda's Take on natural resources and the sustainable development of African economies.

24 May 2021 | Lenias Hwenda: Let's Talk about Health in Africa - Lenias Hwenda's Take on natural resources and the sustainable development of African economies. Watch YouTube Podcast

Lenias gives her take that if African economies want to protect African economies, they need to protect heath. She discusses the chronic underfunding of African health systems and what that means for sustainable development of African countries and whether natural resources could be a viable source of funding to build resilient health systems capable of withstanding shocks like pandemics and other public health emergencies.

26/5/2021

African people have not benefited from their nations' wealth - we must change this.

24 May 2021 | Lenias Hwenda: Let's Talk about Health in Africa - African people have not benefited from their nations' wealth and natural resources - we must change this.

24 May 2021 | Lenias Hwenda: Let's Talk about Health in Africa - African people have not benefited from their nations' wealth and natural resources - we must change this.
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Guest: Hon. Jay Naidoo - Former Minister of Development and Reconstruction and Minister of Post, Telecommunications and Broadcasting, Cabinet of President Nelson Mandela, Chairperson- GAIN and board member at Mo Ibrahim Foundation.

26/5/2021

Teaser: Lenias Hwenda: We need to move from aspiration to action to secure the health of Africans.

21 May 2021 | Lenias Hwenda: Let's Talk about Health in Africa - We need to move from aspiration to action to secure the health of Africans.

21 May 2021 | Lenias Hwenda: Let's Talk about Health in Africa - We need to move from aspiration to action to secure the health of Africans.
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Let's Talk about Health in Africa is a podcast where we have the conversations about health in Africa connect people to ideas and insights that can transform healthcare in Africa. We dive deep into the issues and get leaders, practitioners, change makers and patients to share their insights on how they are solving the issues and how they are affected by the issues and what needs to be done to close the gap.

26/5/2021

We have made progress: an African Medicines Agency could be operating in six months.

16 May 2021 | Lenias Hwenda: Let's Talk about Health in Africa - We have made progress, an African Medicines Agency could be operating within six months.

16 May 2021 | Lenias Hwenda: Let's Talk about Health in Africa - We have made progress, an African Medicines Agency could be operating within six months.
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A lot of work has been put into harmonising medicines regulations across the 55 countries of the African Union. It has been a painstaking effort driven by AU-Nepad and accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The critical steps towards creating an African Medicines Agency with oversight over the continent's 55 countries have been in full momentum and Africa is six months away from realising the ambition to create an African Medicines Agency.

11/5/2021

Governments must invest in plug n play ICT infrastructure to realise Africa's digital health opportunity.

10 May 20201 | Lenias Hwenda: Let's Talk about Health in Africa - African governments must invest in plug & play ICT infrastructure to realise Africa's digital health opportunity.

10 May 20201 | Lenias Hwenda: Let's Talk about Health in Africa - African governments must invest in plug & play ICT infrastructure to realise Africa's digital health opportunity.
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African countries have big plans to use digital health to plug the gap in infrastructure and shortages in human resources to reach more people in under served communities with services, but are they doing the right things to make sure that the digital health opportunity translates to better access to healthcare for patients? Find out on our latest Podcast with Mr Mkpe Abang an ICT professional in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Lenias Hwenda's Take: on natural resources and sustainable development of African economies.

African people have not benefited from their nations' wealth - we must change this.

Teaser: Lenias Hwenda: We need to move from aspiration to action to secure the health of Africans.

We have made progress: an African Medicines Agency could be operating in six months.

Governments must invest in plug n play ICT infrastructure to realise Africa's digital health opportunity.

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