African Health System Resilience Drives Government-Led Reform

Original Article by Melody Chironda | AllAfrica.com | 13 August 2026

The resilience of health systems in Africa is increasing as Nigeria and Mozambique integrate services and reduce their reliance on donors.

AI Image | Chat_GPT

The resilience of health systems in Africa is increasing as Nigeria and Mozambique integrate services and reduce their reliance on donors.

Subscription Required

You must be a subscriber to access all of this content.

Already a subscriber? Log in here

Dr Thembisile Xulu is the new health Director-General, inheriting a strained department, healthcare-worker shortages and NHI litigation.

Gauteng is losing 100 nurses a month and needs R5.7bn to fill a 16,000-post gap. This shortage now flagged as a key risk to the NHI rollout.

Regulation, not demand, blocks affordable cover: medical schemes should be allowed to offer low-cost benefit options (LCBOs) now.