Ill health and disease can sometimes bring tragedy to people, and they can also be really expensive to treat and treatment may require costly medicines; caring for a sick person requires time and effort too. Malaria carries a “growth penalty” in African countries.
Long-term
investments in health bring high returns, improving productivity and
educational outcomes, which can yield economic benefits.
Africa is a
continent with impressive natural resources and wealth. According to last
year’s Africa Progress report, if the continent’s oil, gas, and mining sectors
can be properly managed, then this should create more revenue that government
can and should use to spend on social sectors such as healthcare.
African
government should make public health the most priority as they say Health is
Wealth, a healthy country is a happy country. However, this differs in each
country, hospital and healthcare facility improvement is at or near the top of
the list in several nations, including Uganda where roughly one-in-three (34%)
consider this the number one public health concern.
Many also say HIV/AIDS should be the top priority for
government, especially in South Africa and Uganda, which have the highest HIV
prevalence rates among the six countries surveyed. Meanwhile, fighting hunger
and malnutrition is the highest priority in Senegal, and is tied for the top
spot in Kenya. Nigeria according to Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, the Minister of
Health, says HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria are the major health issues in
Nigeria. These three diseases HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria are still the public
health issues, he also said the incidence of drug resistant for TB has been
increased, adding that the ministry was doing everything possible to tackle
them.
Other part of working, are working on healthcare making
sure health facilities are provided for the nation. “`Healthy Citizens are the
greatest asset any country can have”
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