By SHARON NAKOLA in Nairobi, Kenya |
chinadaily.com.cn |
African health leaders have called for stronger domestic financing, better governance and greater accountability to improve maternal and child health, warning that shrinking donor support, disease outbreaks, climate-related shocks and continued dependence on imported medical commodities are exposing weaknesses in Africa's health systems.
Lul Pout Riek, special advisor for the Eastern Africa Region at the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said maternal and child survival must remain at the center of Africa's health security agenda.
"Africa's health security is measured in the lives of women, newborns, children and adolescents. Every preventable death reflects a gap in governance, financing, equity, access and accountability," he said, urging governments to move from commitments to implementation.
