Executive summary Sub-Saharan Africa's health challenges are numerous and wide-
ranging. Most sub-Saharan countries face a double burden of traditional, persisting health …

Background High burden of healthcare expenditure precludes the poor from access to
quality healthcare services. In Ethiopia, a significant proportion of the population has faced …

Global discussions on universal health coverage (UHC) have focussed attention on the
need for increased government funding for health care in many low-and middle-income …

Introduction Equity and universal coverage currently dominate policy debates worldwide.
Health financing approaches are central to universal coverage. The way funds are collected …

Within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals, it is important to critically review
research on healthcare financing in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from the perspective of the …

Background This study focused on the 47 Member States of the World Health Organization
(WHO) African Region. The specific objectives were to prepare a synthesis on the situation …

Background: Meeting health security capacity in sub-Saharan Africa will require
strengthening existing health systems to prevent, detect, and respond to any threats to …

Background As ageing emerges as the next public health threat in Africa, there is a paucity
of information on how prepared its health systems are to provide geriatric friendly care …

Background Lack of political will is frequently invoked as a rhetorical tool to explain the gap
between commitment and action for health reforms in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However …

Background: The global focus on promoting Universal Health Coverage has drawn attention
to the need to increase public domestic funding for health care in low-and middle-income …