The Africa healthcare landscape has many issues from lack of physicians to drug availabilities. However the emergence of less expensive drugs and the mobile phone boom on the continent open new solutions areas for African countries

1. Improving Africa
Healthcare landscape
Pategou Joseph | Improving Africa Healthcare landscape

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SUMMARY
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Africa: a large population with a strong economic growth story
Africa Healthcare landscape issues
Ways to address Africa Healthcare issues
Conclusion
Sources
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Africa has a large population and the world's second-
fastest growing economy
Billion people2019
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States
Uneven population
distribution
2,1%
3,2% 3,4%
4,3%
Developed
Economies
World Africa Developing
Economies
Africa’s economy is the world's second-fastest growing economy and is expected to
pick up to 3.9% in 2020 and 4.1% in 2021.
GDP Grow in 2019

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Africa healthcare landscape has numerous issues: from
lack of infrastructures to counterfeit drugs
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COUNTERFEIT DRUGS
42% of globally detected cases
of substandard and fake
medical products are in Africa
Versus 30% in Developing World
and 1% Developed World.
LACK OF PHYSICIANS
In 2017, Africa had 25% of the
global disease burden but just
2% of the world’s doctors.
MEDICAL INFRASTRUCTURES
The lack of infrastructures in
Africa has many impacts:
• 1 in 13 children died
before their fifth birthday–
15 times higher than in
Europe.
DRUGS PRODUCTION
2% of drugs consumed in Africa
are produced on the continent
Vesus 5% in China and 20% in
India.

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Africa healthcare issues can be addressed through
local production on the continent – 1/3
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African countries need to find and build strong partnerships to establish
local production.
Political decisions are critical to establish local production of drugs through a
public-private partnership or other means. Production on the continent can
have numerous positive impacts:
5 to 15 % lower
than the landed price
of imports from India
Affordable Drugs
Access to, Awareness
of, and availability of
needed medicines
Improved Public
Health
Economic diversification, GDP
growth, balance of trade, and
job creation
Improved Economy

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Due to the brand name drugs prices, the African population is not able to
afford treatments an impairment that increases the black market prosperity.
However the emergence in recent years of biosimilars creates new hope for
developing countries. Generics and Biosimilars can be as much as 90% less
expensive than brand name drugs. Therefore, they can provide a large part
of the population with an access to safe drugs.
Africa healthcare issues can be addressed through
cheaper and safer drugs – 2/3
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Mobile devices become increasingly common with more than 500 million unique
mobile subscribers in Africa in 2018. Mobile devices become an unexpected force in
delivering better healthcare to a large audience, saving lives and reducing costs.
Africa healthcare issues can be addressed through
mobile Health – 3/3
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Hello doctor provide access to healthcare advices, answers to health-related questions in live group
chat forums and confidential one-on-one text conversation with a doctor.
Mom Connect is an SMS-based application that provides information and advices to pregnant women.
The Sehatuk provides a huge database of drugs available in Morocco, along with their prices and
dosages.
EXAMPLES OF MOBILE HEALTH SOLUTIONS

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The Africa healthcare landscape has many issues from lack of
physicians to drug availabilities. However the emergence of less
expensive drugs and the mobile phone boom on the continent open
new solutions areas for African countries. Africa will need people with
the following skills:
Leadership
Skills
Healthcare
Knowhow
Partnership
Skills
In conclusion, the emergence of new solutions are
helping improve healthcare issues in Africa
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9. Sources
• http://www.africa-business.com/features/mobile_phones_africa.html
• http://www.pwc.in/assets/pdfs/telecom/gsma-pwc_mhealth_report.pdf
• https://qz.com/africa/1601659/africas-counterfeit-drug-problem-being-tackled-by-innovators/
• https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/should-sub-saharan-africa-make-its-own-drugs
• https://www.dr-hempel-network.com/digital-health-startups/10-most-successful-mhealth-apps-in-africa/
• https://www.gsma.com/r/mobileeconomy/sub-saharan-africa/
• WHO
• IMF
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