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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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.

11/5/2021

Africa’s war on women is driving the HIV/AIDS Pandemic.

2 May 2021 | Lenias Hwenda: Let´s Talk about Health in Africa – Africa’s war on women is driving the HIV/AIDS Pandemic. Ending it begins with each one of us.

2 May 2021 | Lenias Hwenda: Let´s Talk about Health in Africa – Africa’s war on women is driving the HIV/AIDS Pandemic. Ending it begins with each one of us. Watch YouTube Podcast.

Lenias Hwenda in conversation with Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim on factors driving high rates of infection in young African women. Prof. Abdool Karim makes a compelling case that Africa’s war on women is driving the HIV/AIDS Pandemic and that ending it begins with each of us and with educating boys. Guest: Professor Quarraisha Abdool Karim - UNAIDS Special Ambassador for Adolescents and Associate Scientific Director for the HIV Centre for the AIDS Program of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA). https://www.caprisa.org

20/4/2021

We can improve cervical cancer survival in African women, here is how.

19 April 2021 | Lenias Hwenda: Let´s Talk about Health in Africa – We can improve cervical cancer survival in African women: here is how. Watch Podcast YouTube.

19 April 2021 | Lenias Hwenda: Let´s Talk about Health in Africa – We can improve cervical cancer survival in African women: here is how.
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Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide accounting for more than 8 million deaths each year - 70% of them in poor countries including African countries. In Africa, 1 in 10 women die within 6 months of diagnosis with breast cancer and 50% die after 3 years. African countries accounts for one third of all global cervical cancer deaths., and illness that rarely causes death in the west. The podcast guest Dr Nomsa Tsikai offers insights into the missing elements that could improve survival of African women diagnosed with cervical cancer.

12/4/2021

Polio eradication in Nigeria: an African success story and the need to decolonise global health.

April 11, 2021 | Lenias Hwenda: Let's Talk About Health in Africa provides insights on Nigeri´s final push to eradicate wild polio virus in 2020 Watch the YouTube Podcast

11 April 2021 | Lenias Hwenda: Let's Talk about Health in Africa - Polio eradication in Nigeria: Decolonise global health to enable the world to benefit from the experiences of African countries. Watch YouTube Podcast.

Dr Faisal Shuaib, the Executive Director and CEO of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency of Nigeria. shares his insights and analysis on Nigeria's final push to eradicate polio to achieve one of the greatest public health achievements in history. The African continent was certified Wild Polio Virus (WPV) free by the World Health Organization (WHO) on August 25 2020. Global health could benefits from this kind of successes in Africa, but strong colonial sentiments that Africa can only learn from the West are getting in the way of learning from each other.

7/11/2020

Africa can bridge the gap in health infrastructure and service delivery with digital health solutions

Author: Lenias Hwenda

Covid-19 has further worsened an already fragile foundation of Africa´s health services and caused sharp decline in the provision of key life-saving essential health services. Across the region, patients have struggled to access essential services including maternal and child care services, chronic care for diabetes and HIV/AIDS, treatment of confirmed malaria cases and childhood vaccination programmes. Some 14 countries evaluated by WHO have recorded a 50% decline in services within 3 months compared to the same period in 2019.

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