Health systems in Africa are under considerable strain: rapid demographic change, rising non-communicable diseases, and emerging and re-emerging threats such as COVID-19 and Ebola are increasing demands on limited health services.
Africa, however, faces a challenging period in health financing to meet these increasing needs. Health spending in most countries remains far short of what is needed to achieve universal health coverage, and in several countries, high debt service has outpaced domestic spending on health and education.
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