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Health systems strengthening, dissemination, and implementation science in Africa: quo vadis?


Berjo Dongmo Takoutsing
Chibuikem Ikwuegbuenyi
Alice Umutoni
Oloruntoba Ogunfolaji
Nourou Dine Adeniran Bankole
Racheal Mpokota
Gideon Adegboyega
Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye
Yao Christian Hugues Dokponou

Abstract

Implementing health-system strengthening policies remains a challenge in Africa. Past successes, predictable but unanticipated flaws, underutilization of health services, traditional medicine, global inequity and poor practice by local stakeholders are some of the reasons many African countries have made little progress towards attaining global health goals. As a result, Africa has the highest disease burden despite multiple efforts from the global health community. These raise the question: what has to change so that health systems strengthening efforts in Africa are successful?


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