The Sunday Mail
Online Reporter
THE Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) will meet in South Africa in May to discuss transformational strategies to strengthen the healthcare system in Africa.
The conference will run from May 18 to May 21, 2022 under the theme: ‘Leading Change in Strengthening our Healthcare Ecosystem.’
Zimbabwe will be represented at the meeting, which will also see the participation of hosts South Africa, as well as Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi and Swaziland.
BHF managing director, Dr Katlego Mothudi, said the aim of the conference is to foster collaborative industry participation in efforts to build stronger health systems.
“Covid-19 has brought a lot of trauma to an already challenged healthcare system, particularly in Africa.
“One of the biggest lessons for us was that we must adapt and accelerate efforts to address our healthcare challenges and align across sectors to lead change in promoting access to quality care for the health citizen,” he said.
Dr Mothudi said the meeting comes at a time when the world needs solutions to address healthcare challenges that had been worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic.
“This year’s conference comes at an opportune time, when the world needs solutions to address the current challenges worsened by the pandemic,” he said.
“Prioritising the strengthening of the ecosystem in tandem with the necessary transformational healthcare reform debates will be key.”
