Africa bears 24% of the global burden of disease, although it is home to only about 15% of the world’s population and accounts for 50% of global deaths from communicable diseases. An estimated $2.4 trillion in annual output is lost due to poor health. Against a backdrop of large and diverse needs, Africa’s health care infrastructure is underfunded by governments and donors. The estimated $4.5 billion in annual capital expenditure, falls short of the Bank-estimated financing need of $26 billion per year. [2]
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/strategy-quality-health-insurance-africa
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/global_financial_stability_report_2022.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/african-development-bank-group-afdb
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-care
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-insurance
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/communicable-diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/infrastructure-development