OPINION BY BUKOLA AFENI: Youth involvement in innovations will boost universal health coverage in Africa | TheCable
January 6, 2023 7:40 AMAs Africa continues to battle its developmental challenges, in terms of health security, the leaders need to work towards attaining universal health coverage. A healthy nation will threaten the development of other sectors of the country.
Some young Africans are taking action on the continent through innovations in digital health, and the COVID-19 pandemic created opportunities for young people to explore different options and bring about great development in the health sector, there is still room for the involvement of more people in this age demography.The 17 sustainable development goals also known as global goals were adopted as successor development goals to the millennium development goals by World leaders in 2015.
“The politicians and the decision makers are making a lot of decisions regarding health care management, and they need to come up with decisions that will improve health outcomes of the people, irrespective of their status,” he said. “To drive a sustainable health agenda, young people should be seen as active participants. They must be at the forefront of co-driving and co-owning the health agenda. The youth must be seen as a priority and carried along while implementing major policies.”
She further explained that there are different groups and coalitions improving the quality of healthcare delivery in Africa.
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