Trending
- How transition finance can catalyse Africa’s green industrial revolution
- Stanbic PMI Report: Mixed performance as Kenya’s agriculture, construction offset manufacturing decline
- Uganda’s land management gets a tech makeover to boost transparency
- Nigeria’s output dips fastest in 19 months on a sharp rise in costs
- Apple faces growing backlash over Congo exploitation
- Why East Africa is staring at higher wheat prices in 2025
- Nairobi Gate SEZ pumps $7 million into Kenya’s agro-processing industry
- What impact will the US election have on Africa?
Browsing: Healthcare workers
- UK’s $18.86M investment will support healthcare workers recruitment and retention efforts in Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana.
- Financing is seen as a boost to achieving universal health coverage while bolstering global pandemic preparedness.
- The three countries were selected for the financing due to their evident need for workforce support.
In a significant move to address pressing healthcare workers’ challenges in Africa, the UK government has allocated $18.86 million in funding to boost healthcare staffing levels in Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana.
This investment is geared towards supporting healthcare staff recruitment and retention efforts. Overall, the investment seeks to fortify these nations against global health crises.
UK Health Minister Will Quince, speaking on the importance of this funding, emphasized that it aims to enhance the performance of health systems in these countries. Quince added that the initiative will have a cascading effect on improving global pandemic preparedness and reducing health disparities.