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Why Africa must be independent on healthcare support – AfDB President

Abiola Odutola by Abiola Odutola
September 23, 2021
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Why Africa must be independent on healthcare support – AfDB President
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It is important for African nations to not depend on foreign countries for healthcare support, as the continent cannot outsource its health to other parts of the world.

This was disclosed by the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, at the 76th General Assembly of the United Nations.

Adesina spoke at a virtual session, which featured the AfDB president, World Trade Organization Director-General, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and Global Infrastructure Partners’ vice-chairman and partner, Jim Yong Kim.

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In a statement published on the Bank’s website, it stated, “Global leaders, in a sideline event on health during the United Nations General Assembly, voiced the urgent need to scale up Covid-19 vaccine production and access in the wake of a pandemic that has caused unprecedented economic loss and bankrupted healthcare systems in Africa.”

According to the statement, the Covid-19 pandemic hit African economies badly, with the Gross Domestic Product contracting by 2.1% in 2020, falling by 6.1% points from the pre-Covid forecasts.

It added that only a few countries have met their commitment to devote at least 15% of their national budget to improving and maintaining adequate healthcare systems.

Why it matters

Adesina, who emphasized the need for Africa to build its manufacturing and healthcare capacity, said, “Africa cannot outsource its health to the rest of the world. We’ve got to build Africa’s indigenous manufacturing capacity.…we need to secure ourselves.”

Adesina restated that AfDB is committing $3 billion to the development of Africa’s pharmaceutical industry over the next 10 years.

“What is needed in the long term is building Africa’s pharmaceutical capacity,” he added.

Meanwhile, Okonjo-Iweala affirmed her commitment to ensuring that countries with excess vaccines donate to COVAX, which is an initiative led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovation; the Vaccine Alliance, Gavi, and the World Health Organization.

She also said that she is committed to ensuring that richer countries “swap places with poorer countries on the waiting list for vaccines.”

She said, “We are taking action. Supply chains for vaccines are very complicated, making sure supply chains flow. We need to lift restrictions so that manufacturers can get what they need.

“Vaccine nationalism doesn’t pay. We have to let technology be transferred. We can’t be selfish in this pandemic. Lives are at stake.”

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Abiola Odutola

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  1. Osahon Okodugha says:
    October 11, 2021 at 11:38 am

    The dependency is scary. We are very dependent on the developed world for vaccines, medications, medical supplies, medical equipment, and even medical personnel sometimes. We need to start from somewhere, and increase our self sufficiency for health.

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