Tag: Health System Resilience

  • African Health System Resilience Drives Government-Led Reform

    The shrinking of international donor funding is causing significant changes in African healthcare. Nigeria and Mozambique demonstrate that it is possible to safeguard healthcare provision when external financing decreases. They do this through greater government involvement, integrated services, and more effective use of existing resources. For many years, numerous health programmes depended on donor-funded projects focused on specific diseases. Such…

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  • European Heat Deaths Increase Pressure on Healthcare Systems

    This year, extreme heat has been associated with more than 25,000 deaths in Europe. This demonstrates the increasing financial and operational strain that climate-related health events are causing on healthcare systems. Germany currently has the highest estimated number of deaths. The Robert Koch Institute states that around 11,900 excess deaths have been attributable to heat since April. Data provided by…

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