White Paper
Climbing the Mountain One Step at a Time
How patient organizations in Africa are advancing healthcare
Oct 10, 2023
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The African healthcare landscape is rapidly evolving, not least because of its dynamic demographic development. By 2050, Africa will have a population of 2.5 billion, 1.3 billion more than in 2019. With the population increase comes an increase in non-communicable diseases which are projected to account for almost 50% of deaths by 2030. At the same time, healthcare policy and provision across the continent is showing signs of change. The global rollout and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines highlighted the inadequacies of African medicine manufacturing and some steps are being taken to make the continent more self-sufficient in this area.

Patient organizations have a significant role to play in this development.

Patient organizations have a unique level of access and insight into their patient communities and are therefore the ultimate source of knowledge when it comes to their communities’ needs. Healthcare stakeholders including policy makers, providers, and pharma need to understand not only unmet medical needs, but obstacles to patients accessing and adhering to therapies. Cooperation between these actors and patient organizations are therefore highly advisable.

Download now this insightful white paper to read more on the operations and challenges of patient organizations and their impact on patients and health systems.

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