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Amid Ukraine war, the World Health Organization is addressing healthcare issues in frontline oblasts. Extensive damage and community displacement demand urgent medical assistance. The WHO Country Office in Ukraine partnered with Premise to run recurring surveys to gauge public access to essential health services and gain invaluable insights crucial to improving ongoing healthcare provision in the impacted regions. WHO's recent factsheet, based on Premise data in seven oblasts, shows a notable decrease in healthcare costs as the primary barrier from June to September. Yet, challenges like service unavailability and staffing gaps increased during this period. Read more about the impact of Premise remote monitoring in the factsheet. https://bit.ly/3SJq1nJ #GlobalHealth #WHO #PremiseData #Ukraine

Exciting discussion on global health ! Dear LinkedIn family, today, l am excited to share a thought provoking opinion piece by Dr. Justice Nonvignon and Dr. Olusoji Adeyi on the crucial evolution needed in global health financing . Proposing crucial changes to global health financing, this article critiques the perpetual nature of Global Health Initiatives (GHIs) and their impact on Africa. The authors advocate for setting termination dates for GHIs by 2030, emphasizing transparent transition processes and investing in Africa's self sufficiency in diagnostics, vaccines, and research. The call extends to African leaders taking responsibility for health independence, suggesting a transformative path forward. Read the article via https://lnkd.in/dsxjy3-S Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Africa CDC Jean Kaseya Dr. Ahmed Ogwell Ouma - FAPH Benjamin DJOUDALBAYE Akhona Tshangela Jens Windahl Pedersen Ibraheem 'Bukunle Sanusi Chrys Promesse KANIKI (MD, PhDc) Khadebe Makenete #GlobalHealth #AfricaIndependence #healthequity

Healthcare services in East Jerusalem face significant challenges due to financial constraints and the impact of the war in #Gaza. Through our collaboration with the #EU, we are expanding specialized healthcare services and strengthening the financial stability of the East Jerusalem Hospitals Network. This agreement aims to improve access to high-quality, sustainable essential health care services at East Jerusalem hospitals, addressing the challenges brought by the conflict in Gaza. Additionally, it will help tailor healthcare services to meet the specific needs of the Palestinian national healthcare system. Find out more here: https://go.undp.org/4iV UNDP Palestinian, UNDP, UNDP in the Arab States region, EU Neighborhood & Enlargement

Expanding the range of quality healthcare services on the road to recovery: results of the grant program for #Ukraine Throughout 2023, 14 primary healthcare facilities located in the war-affected regions were actively working to expand and improve healthcare services for their patients despite the difficult situation in the country. This became possible thanks to the #grantprogram "Expansion of Services, Improvement of Quality and Patient-Centeredness in Primary Health Care Facilities" implemented by the USAID Health Care Reform Support Project. (USAID HRS) During the 9 months of the grant program implementation, all 14 primary healthcare facilities managed to expand the range of their services and improve the level of primary #healthcareprovision, providing access to new services to 610,000 patients. Promoting the development of primary health care and sharing best practices gained during participation in the grant program, USAID HRS held a final conference "Primary Health Care Mission: Expanding Quality Services on the Road to Recovery", which brought together grantees and teams of 43 other primary health care facilities from different regions, representatives of the Ministry of Health, NHSU, USAID and other partners in Kyiv. The #event was attended by 129 participants from 19 regions of Ukraine, and the conference's online broadcast received over 2,500 views. The expert circle discussed the results of the fruitful 9-month #work of primary healthcare facilities and exchanged experience in expanding the range of services, deepening the knowledge of healthcare workers, developing a quality #management system in the facilities, and increasing human-centeredness in practice. During the second day of the conference, participants had the opportunity to visit five primary health care centers in Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast that participated in the #USAIDHRS grant program to network with colleagues, see and discuss real practical changes, and be inspired to #support the development of the entire primary health care network in Ukraine. #Ukraine #UA #USAID #support #supportforUkraine #Health #program #reform #recovery #conference #Kyiv #system #grant

The multilayered crisis in Lebanon has profoundly affected the accessibility and affordability of fundamental services like healthcare! 👨⚕️👩⚕️ Accessibility to quality health care is essential, especially in a country grappling with a socio-economic crisis. 👪 In our new web story, we dig a little deeper into how Medair is improving vulnerable communities' access to quality primary healthcare services in Lebanon. 🧑⚕️ 👉 Are you curious to learn more? Follow the link to the full story! https://lnkd.in/eNzaDAim

France signs agreements to support World Health Organization's work His Excellency Jérôme Bonnafont, Permanent Representative of #France to the United Nations in Geneva, and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, signed several #funding #agreements totaling € 25.5 million to support critical #health #priorities The agreements include € 4.5 million of funding for the Core Voluntary Contribution Account of WHO; these are fully flexible funds which allow WHO to allocate resources to key priorities outlined in its General Programme of Work. An additional € 15 million will be used to deliver on specific key priorities, such as #OneHealth, the advancement of universal health coverage #UHC, and primary health care #PHC, communicable #CDs and noncommunicable diseases #NCDs, the medical countermeasure initiative, and the country readiness strengthening through WHO’s office in #Lyon A large part of the contribution, € 6 M, is aimed at covering the #humanitarian response on several fronts: € 2 M will go towards enhancing mental health initiatives in Ukraine; € 0.35 M is to support the response to the cholera outbreak in Malawi; € 1 M will support WHO’s humanitarian response in Gaza, with an additional € 2 M dedicated to strengthening the technical and human activities of the WHO Office in the occupied Palestinian territory. Finally, € 0.65 M will go to the Contingency Fund for Emergencies, to be used as needs arise “As one of the world’s largest economies, France has a critical role to play in global health. France's financial contributions and agreements, signed today, provide flexibility and align well with WHO’s priorities to promote, provide, protect, power and perform for health” said WHO DG France’s WHO Framework Agreement for the period 2020-2025 ensures sustainable funding for priority health programmes, aligned with WHO priorities Some of the joint 2022-2023 collaboration priorities include the work of the WHO #Academy, based in Lyon, stronger health systems towards universal health coverage, health emergencies – in particular the International Health Regulations #IHR and health emergencies preparedness – and reducing health inequalities These priorities align with the France Global Health Strategy 2023-2027, published in October 2023 “Committed to global health, France supports the WHO’s action in crises and for the benefit of the most vulnerable,” said HE Jerome Bonnafont In 2020-2021, France contributed over US$ 143 million to WHO, including assessed and voluntary contributions, with 76% of the contributions in flexible and thematic funds. Flexible funds allow WHO to assign resources when and where they are needed most, ensuring that key priorities are funded, and a better flow of funds, enabling a more agile delivery of WHO’s objectives as per the General Programme of Work Emmanuel Macron, Elisabeth BORNE, Gouvernement https://lnkd.in/eKCRE8mz

𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 Representatives from the Burundian Ministry of Public Health and AIDS Prevention joined hands with the African Development Bank Group’s(AfDB) office in #Bujumbura on October 27. The primary agenda of this collaborative meeting was to discuss and implement the Bank Group’s Strategy for Quality Health Infrastructure in #Africa 2020-2030, to significantly improve healthcare standards in #Burundi and across the continent. “The African Development Bank Group’s Strategy for Quality Health Infrastructure in Africa 2020-2030 aims to develop the infrastructure needed for high-quality care for people in Africa, thus limiting the need for medical evacuations. This strategy is one of the knowledge products that the Bank has developed based on the lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic,” explained Jean-Claude Nsabimana, a specialist in the social sector at the Bank’s Country Office in Burundi. During the discussion session, attended by various stakeholders, including academic institutions, health professionals, and government officials, Hendrina Chalwe Doroba, head of the Education and Skills Development Division for the East Africa region at the Bank, encouraged stakeholders to propose priority projects for consolidation in the Country Strategy Paper. This collaboration between the #AfDB and Burundi health sector signals a significant step towards building a resilient and effective healthcare system, addressing both current challenges and future needs in the region. https://lnkd.in/dKk42fpD #mededgemea #AfricaHealth #AIDS #HealthPartners

It is time for the global health and humanitarian community to understand the association between the global outbreak of war/ethnic-cleansing/racism/capitalism/etc., the increased global distribution of weapons to young men, and the resulting global health impact on everyone (including oral). *Prevalence of craniofacial injuries in Africa and the Middle East due to militia/militarised violence against civilians using non-African weapons is most likely higher than any time before.* Global accessibility, adequacy, and affordability of oral care is most likely lower than any time before. In most countries, the majority of dentists can be found in regions where they can make more money, such as big cities, whereas people who live elsewhere, such as those living in rural regions, often tend to have way less access to oral health care, oral care products, oral health preventive mechanisms such as healthy dental public policies, and relevant services. Populations such as the population of Sudan, who are currently suffering in the globe’s largest mass displacement crisis due to Western/Middle Eastern-sponsored and heavily funded military/militia violence against civilians, and ethnic-cleansing of populations with African ethnicities such as Masalit, are also equally suffering in a global periodontal disease crisis due to stress and famine, with a high prevalence of craniofacial injuries due to armed violence. *Prevalence of untreated oral disease among the Sudanese population was very high before April 15th 2023, with significant public health challenges, including unfair distribution of dental health force, high demand VS low supply, among other things.* While wars generally seem to be linked to reduced (new) caries due to reduced sugary food/drink availability, many people living in wars and armed conflict areas are still dealing with their old untreated caries and illnesses, with no promises or plans of treatment or aid on their horizons. *Furthermore, stress remains linked to periodontal disease, and periodontal health remains linked to cardiovascular health.* In 1 year of war, the Sudanese population has dealt with a noticeable increase in prevalence of oral disease and heart disease, affecting even children and young women/men. This pressing public health issue remains massively under-studied by the health and research community. *The health (including oral) and humanitarian aid of Sudanese remains massively underfunded by the global community.* This is very unacceptable, especially when: - prices of oral health products keep increasing - global cost of living and health inequality keeps increasing - global prevalence of famine keeps increasing - accessibility and affordability of healthcare and healthy foods keeps decreasing - social, national, global safety, security and protection of civilians mechanisms keep failing - etc. #GlobalHealth #HealthInequality #OralHealth #DentalHealth #StopWar #LiberateSudan #OralHealthIsAHumanRight

Médecins Sans Frontières #MSF Steps In: Providing Lifeline in Eastern DRC's Crisis https://lnkd.in/eeFEMn-r Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Refining primary health care financing in Ukraine: examining provider costs and impact of war As part of the support for the ongoing health financing reforms in Ukraine, the report "Results of costing for provider payments in primary health care in Ukraine" provides a comprehensive cost analysis, offering valuable insights for recalculating and adjusting payments to PHC providers. The second report "Impact of the conflict on the costs of primary health care and investments in Ukraine" delves into survey results from providers, to assess the impact of the war on PHC providers across the country. The two reports, "Impact of the conflict on the costs of primary health care and investments in Ukraine: survey of war effects" and "Results of costing for provider payments in primary health care in Ukraine: technical report" received financial support from the Government of Canada and the United Nations Joint Sustainable Development Goals Fund. https://lnkd.in/ewzBZ6Hd #PublicHealth #Europe #StayInformed #StayEmpowered