President and Chief Executive Office, South African Medical Research Council, Prof. Glenda Gray, disclosed this at the launch of the Africa Sustainability Index at the 2021 Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC), held in Nairobi, Kenya.
Led by a panel of 10 independent African healthcare experts, the first-of-its-kind, data-driven policy tool by the FutureProofing Healthcare initiative, the event measured the current status of health systems in 18 countries across Africa and provided valuable context, as countries across the continent determine how to accelerate Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goals and progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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By Chioma Obinna
Despite spirited attempts to improve the fortunes of the healthcare sector, Nigeria has been ranked among countries with the worst health system services in Africa.
In a first-of-its-kind Health System Sustainability index report released on Tuesday, Nigeria ranked 14th with a total of 41 scores out of 18 African countries, with South Africa ranking first with 63 scores.
Tunisia came second with 58, followed behind with Morocco 55 while the Democratic Republic of Congo came last with 33 scores.
The Africa Sustainability Index launched by the FutureProofing Healthcare initiative at the 2021 Africa Health Agenda International Conference, AHAIC, also revealed that Nigeria ranked last in maternal mortality, infant vaccination, and in neonatal mortality.