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On 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 various sectors of the economy that impacts the health of Africans. Leaders, change makers and ordinary people share their insights, analysis and perspectives to help you make sense of the issues affecting the governance of health in Africa, how they are being tackled, whether this is working and what is needed to close the gap between the status quo and meaningful transformation of the lives of Africans.
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26/7/2018

Strong country leadership is critical for global health security

Author: Lenias Hwenda
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Picture: Dr Oly Ilunga Kilunga: Minister of Health Democratic Republic of Congo

We can all breathe a collective sigh of relief after the recent announcement by the Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Dr Oly Ilunga Kalenga that the ninth and most deadly Ebola epidemic in the DRC is now under control. This is welcome news in an international system rife with bad news. The speed and success of the DRC’S responses to an Ebola outbreak that had all the hallmarks of a potentially devastating epidemic has much to do with strong and decisive leadership, testament to what happens when governments take ownership of national health security challenges and work effectively with partners to overcome the threat. 
 
The previous eight Ebola outbreaks in the DRC had typically shown two characteristics - isolated rural outbreaks that were self-limiting as a result of their location or urban outbreaks that had significant spreading potential. This ninth outbreak was showing both features and it threatened to become an unmitigated crisis in a country that was already facing massive population displacement, a cholera and a vaccine derived polio epidemic. At the time we received a briefing on the progress of outbreak control efforts in Committee A of the World Health Assembly (WHA), fifty-eight cases had already been recorded as suspected, confirmed and probable. Six new confirmed cases, 2 new suspected cases and others still to be investigated served as a strong notice to the global community that the worst of this outbreak may yet still come.


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23/7/2018

Medicines for Africa Launches Inaugural Essay Competition on the Good Governance of Medicines

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Tinotenda Gwisai. Harare Zimbabwe. Tino is a biomedical engineer and a young leader who specialised in social medicine and is currently embarking on Ph.D. studies at ETH Zurich in Switzerland.


​This month,Medicines for Africa launched a nationwide essay competition on the Good Governance of Medicines in Zimbabwe. The aim of the competition is to encourage students to play an active role in formulating ideas and strategies for improving good governance in the pharmaceutical sector. ​
We believe that early and sustained engagement of students on issues pertaining to good governance will, over time, assist in equipping future leaders with some of the essential tools and knowledge necessary to strengthen good governance in the pharmaceutical sector.

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