insert_link Africa Kenya’s new social health insurance fund wants to improve care for mothers and babies: but it faces challenges By Boniface Oyugi, University of Kent Kenya has made strides in maternal and child health over the past decade. Preventable complications related to pregnancy still result in about 5,000 maternal deaths annually, however. I am a health economist and health policy specialist and co-author of a study of the Kenyan health system to evaluate the state of maternal care in the country. This is important because the […] todaySeptember 9, 2024 25
insert_link Namibia Gcaruhwa Clinic opens in Kavango West Region Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula officially opened the Gcaruhwa Clinic in the Kavango West Region on Wednesday. The new clinic is expected to provide essential healthcare services to Gcaruhwa village and the surrounding areas, reducing the need for residents to travel long distances to access medical care. Shangula stated that the opening of the clinic is part of a broader strategic initiative […] todayAugust 1, 2024 21
insert_link Africa Pregnant Nigerian women need faster access to hospitals – technology helped us calculate travel times By Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Nigeria contributes 28% of the 280,000 maternal deaths and about 10% of almost two million stillbirths that occur annually across the globe. Evidence shows significantly higher odds of maternal deaths in urban Nigeria than in rural areas, especially in the south, due to poor road infrastructure, haphazardly built environments, traffic congestion and expanding informal settlements. According […] todayJuly 16, 2024 18
insert_link Opinion Pieces Good health is vital to national progress By Bank Windhoek’s Executive Officer of Corporate and Institutional Banking, Lukas Nanyemba. Health is wealth. The international community agrees that good health is of social and economic value to individuals, society and the economy in general. Good health enables the prosperous and flourishing societies that governments strive to achieve. Investing in health is a wise choice in the best of times and an urgent necessity […] todayJune 24, 2024 47