Health News of Tuesday, 17 April 2018Source: ghananewsagency.orgAfrica must see Universal Health Coverage as good investment - WHOWorld Health Organization (WHO) has urged African leaders to improve quality of healthcare deliveryDr. Matsidiso Rebecca Moeti, World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Regional Director has asked African countries to see Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as good economic investment. This is because, “healthier populations drive economic growth, development and prosperity, improved health security, reduced poverty and better gender equity”, she said. The Lecture was on the theme, “Transform health and accelerate sustainable development in Africa: Addressing Universal Health Coverage through Regional and Global Transformation”. She noted that though health expenditure in Africa went up over the past two decades, the achievement was mainly due to external aids and challenged the continent to take responsibility of the health of its citizens. She said “health protection is still low across Africa-11 million Africans fall into poverty due to high out-of-pocket health payments every year,” and “ health system preparedness for public health emergencies is still in its infancy,” begging for investments.

Source: GhanaWeb April 16, 2018 14:26 UTC