Africa Daily - Why is testing for diseases so hard to access in Africa?
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Less than 50% of the world’s population have access to diagnostics, according to statistics from the medical journal, The Lancet.
That drops to 20% when it comes to Africa, where the diagnostic gap is most severe at the level of primary health care.
According to The Global Health Fund, Africa bears a quarter of the global disease burden and endures over 100 health emergencies a year.
In this episode of the Africa Daily Podcast, Peter Musembi explores what needs to be done to address that acute gap in diagnostics in Africa.
Guests: Zambian health worker Constance Mudenda and Dr Allan Pamba, Executive Vice President in charge of Africa for Roche Diagnostics.
Published on Tuesday, 13th August 2024.
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