Context to Research From the start of the pandemic to March 2021, more than 117 million people have contracted the Covid19 infection worldwide resulting in nearly 2.6 million deaths, according to the Covid-19 Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at John Hopkins University. According to the World Health Organization, Africa in the same period…
Context to Research In Sub-Saharan Africa, there were 215 million Malaria cases and 384,000 malaria deaths recorded in 2019[1]. As the region is home to 94% of the malaria cases worldwide, evidence-based malaria interventions are critical to expand the current intervention paradigms. The Global fund for HIV, TB and Malaria is in the process of developing its post-2022…
The Global Fund to fight HIV, TB and malaria defines Challenging Operating Environments (COEs) as countries or regions “characterized by weak governance, poor access to health services, and manmade or natural crises” in its COE policy adopted in April 2016. Currently, 27 countries in the Global Fund portfolio are classified as COE. Among them, 10 are in…
Context to Research Strengthening the Health Management Information System (HMIS) is a strategic investment for Africa and is well acknowledged in the Catalytic Framework for Ending HIV, TB and Malaria (HTM) by 2030 (African Union, 2016). A HMIS is a data collection system specifically designed for routine collection and management of facility-based data on health care…
Context to Research ◆ COVID-19, health security, pandemic preparedness and capability responses have taken center stage in global health with increasing urgency. This widespread epidemic, known as pandemic, was preceded by more recent ones that were a little less widespread or devastating in terms of losses of human lives and financial resources. A few of the more…
Context ◆ The international community has committed itself to ending the AIDS epidemic as a public health problem by 2030 which is part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It has been noted that in all countries and settings, Key Populations (KPs) are disproportionately affected by HIV1. UNAIDS considers gay men and other men…
Context to Research ◆ In order to end AIDS by 2030, efforts are being made towards achieving various targets stated in commitments/policies and strategies, such as the SDGs, the UN Declaration to Ending AIDS in 2030, the Global Fund strategy for 2017-22, with specific commitments to scale up support programs for AGYW and advance sexual…
Context to Research ◆ The World Health Organization (WHO) publishes three high burden country lists TB, TB/HIV, multidrug resistant TB (MDRTB). Each list contains 30 countries: 20 countries with the highest number of cases in absolute terms, and 10 countries, not among the first 20, with the largest per capita case rate that meet a minimum…
Context to Research ◆ The sub-Saharan African holds about 14% of the world population in 2019, but spends less than 2% of global health expenditure. The region is home to 67% of the people who live with HIV, 25% of those affected by TB and 92% of new malaria cases in 2019. ◆ The 2001…
Context to Research ◆ The sub-Saharan Africa region is home to 67% of the people who live with HIV, 25% of those affected by TB and 92% of new malaria cases in 2019 ◆ The Global Fund current strategy stresses the importance of strengthening Resilient and Sustainable System for Health. Procurement and Supply-Chain systems is…