HIV Archives • Africa Reach

22 Jul Ghana’s Renewed Push for Domestic Health Financing: Building a Sustainable Path to Universal Health Coverage.

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In recent years, Ghana has taken bold steps toward strengthening its health financing framework, aligning with the broader continental call for domestic resource mobilisation and domestic financing in health. Through reforms in its National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), uncapping of the National Health Insurance Levy...

08 Jul Ending Paediatric AIDS in the DRC: A Renewed Commitment to Domestic Leadership and Investment.

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Rwanda is proving that sustainable health financing is not just aspirational, it is achievable! With declining global health support and abrupt funding cuts from major donors African countries are increasingly turning inward to secure the future of their health systems. Rwanda is emerging as a continental...

24 Jun Rwanda’s Domestic Commitment to Health: Investing in a Future Beyond Aid.

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04 Jun A First of Many: Africa-Made HIV Medicines Signal a New Era in Health Sovereignty.

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In May 2025, a significant milestone was reached in Africa’s health sovereignty journey: for the first time in its history, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria procured a first-line HIV treatment manufactured on African soil. The medication- TLD (tenofovir, lamivudine and dolutegravir),...

Zambia’s Health Financing Reforms- Africa REACH

20 May Zambia’s Health Financing Reforms: On the Path to Abuja.

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Until recently, Zambia’s Ministry of Health (MoH) faced systemic gaps in health financing governance. Through support from the Advance Domestic Health Financing (ADHF) project, implemented by African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) and Partners in Population for Development–Africa Regional Office (PPD-ARO), Zambia has made key...

Malawi Sustained Domestic Health Financing

13 May Malawi’s Health Renaissance: Advancing Domestic Resource Mobilization for Sustainable Health Financing.

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Malawi is making significant strides in prioritising health within its national agenda. The 2024/25 fiscal year marks a historic shift as the government allocates a substantial portion of its budget to health, surpassing allocations for agriculture and education for the first time. This move highlights...

06 May Domestic Resource Mobilisation in Focus: Spotlight on the Africa Leadership Meeting (ALM) – Investing in Health.

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In February 2019, a defining moment in Africa’s health financing journey was born. The African Union, in partnership with the Government of Rwanda, convened the inaugural Africa Leadership Meeting (ALM) – Investing in Health on the side lines of the 32nd AU Heads of State...

29 Apr Africa Must Act Now: Domestic Resource Mobilisation for HIV in the Face of a Funding Freeze.

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At the recent International Steering Committee meeting in Accra, Dr. David Pagwesese Parirenyatwa, President of both the Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA) and ICASA 2025, made an urgent appeal: sustainable domestic financing must be central to ICASA’s agenda. His remarks follow the recent U.S....

22 Apr South Africa at a Crossroads: A Call for Self-Reliance in a Shifting Funding Landscape.

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In March 2025, the South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Hon. Ronald Lamola, made headlines for his speech in Parliament, on the “Motion: USA decision to cut USAID funding and the response thereto,”-speaking frankly about the continent’s reliance on foreign aid. Citing vaccine...

15 Apr Turning the Tide: Africa CDC’s Strategy to Fill Health Funding Gaps is a Call for Sustained Domestic Action, Not Charity.

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Africa CDC’s message is unequivocal: Africa must step up domestic financing for health. While global partners continue to play a vital role, only two AU Member States currently meet the Abuja target of allocating at least 15% of national budgets to health. Dr. Kaseya is...