WHO: Nigeria, Four Others Lose N1.2tn to Diseases Yearly - THISDAYLIVE via thisdaylive
The World Health Organisation has said Africa annually loses over $2.4 trillion to diseases afflicting its 47 countries on the continent.
The organisation Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, while speaking during the launch of an investment case to achieve Sustainable Development Goals and Universal Health Coverage in Africa at the second WHO Africa Health Forum in Praia, Cape Verde, noted that in most countries of Africa, non-communicable diseases have overtaken infectious diseases as the largest drain on productivity, accounting for 37 per cent of the disease burden.
She regretted that larger African countries which need to devote greater part of their Gross Domestic Product and annual budgets to health are lagging behind while smaller countries are seen making greater impact. She said against this backdrop, there is need for private public partnership in the area of health to provide quality health care services across the continent.
Speaking further, she said around 47 percent or $ 796 billion of this loss in productivity value could be avoided in 2030 if the Sustainable Development Goals related to these health conditions are achieved.
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