The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is headquartered in Addis Ababa with offices in Dakar, Kigali, Lusaka, Niamey, Rabat & Yaounde. IDEAS to ACTION.
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How can Africa turn its green mineral wealth into industries and jobs? ECA brings together evidence, mapping and draft AGMS guidance, with AfCFTA offering a framework to strengthen regional trade and mineral value chains.
#HarnessingAfricasGreenMinerals #AfCFTA
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Day 2 of the #HealthFinancing media workshop started with a challenge: journalists had 3 minutes to split 100 units across 10 ministries. “Saying yes to something means you’ve said no to something else,” said Dr. Rispah Walumbe of @Amref_Worldwide.
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How is money for health raised, how is it pooled, and how are providers paid? Dr. David Khaoya of the University of Nairobi took journalists through the anatomy of a health budget. Insurance pools money, it doesn’t create it.
#HealthFinancingAfrica
How can Botswana finance health reforms without compromising economic stability? @ECA_OFFICIAL engaged Nenguba Chakalisa, Deputy Director at @BankofBotswana, on aligning health financing and National Health Insurance with fiscal and macroeconomic priorities.
Sustainable health financing requires balancing investment needs with fiscal and financial stability. Discussions with @BankofBotswana explored the implications of National Health Insurance for domestic borrowing, inflation and long-term financing. #InvestingInHealth
Turning economic analysis into policy action: @ECA_OFFICIAL and @BankofBotswana explored stronger coordination on data, macroeconomic analysis and health financing to inform Botswana's reforms and support evidence-based decisions. #InvestingInHealth
How can parliamentary oversight help ensure health budgets deliver better services? @ECA_OFFICIAL Chief of Staff @Abudiaw discussed this with Hon. Dithapelo L. Keorapetse, Speaker of @BWParliament, focusing on accountability and sustainable health financing.
Effective health financing requires more than budget allocations. Discussions with @BWParliament highlighted the importance of scrutinising health expenditure, monitoring implementation and ensuring public resources translate into measurable improvements in healthcare.
From oversight to results: @BWParliament and @ECA_OFFICIAL explored closer cooperation on health financing, public financial management and parliamentary capacity, including a proposed joint work plan to strengthen accountability in #Botswana.
From dialogue to action: The Government of #Botswana and @ECA_OFFICIAL endorsed a Joint Technical Working Group on health financing reform, chaired by the Minister of Finance and co-chaired by the Minister of Health, to advance coordinated implementation.
A 100-day action plan will guide the next phase of Botswana's health financing reforms, focusing on fiscal sustainability, results-based budgeting, National Health Insurance, data coordination and stronger implementation capacity. #InvestingInHealth
Every pula invested in health should deliver measurable results. Botswana and @ECA_OFFICIAL agreed to strengthen the link between health budgets and outcomes, improving efficiency, accountability and the value of public investment in healthcare. #InvestingInHealth
Deputy Exec Secretary @HananMorsy14 opened 1st African Social Security Summit. She called for strengthening governance & fiduciary capacity, deepening domestic & regional capital mkt, creating a pipeline of investible projects, & using public & dev. finance strategically.
"Our responsibility is to protect the trust and make it work harder - safely, transparently, & productively - for the continent's future" says DES @HananMorsy14, to tap the potential of our own resources prudently for Africa's development . @NBEthiopia @NEPAD_Agency @TdbGroup
1/2 Yesterday we opened the #HealthFinancing media workshop in Nairobi, bringing together journalists from across Africa. The question at the centre: how do we shift the narrative so health is seen as an investment, not a cost?
#TransformingHealthFinancingAfrica
2/2 In the afternoon, participants visited Kenya’s Social Health Authority, which replaced the National Hospital Insurance Fund in 2024. Journalists saw how Kenya is building social health insurance to reduce out of pocket spending & move closer to #UHC.
#HealthFinancing #Africa
How can Botswana make health financing more sustainable while protecting access to quality care? @ECA_OFFICIAL engaged civil society & organised labour to discuss reforms that strengthen prevention, primary healthcare and outcomes for communities. #InvestingInHealth
How can development partners help translate health financing reforms into better outcomes for people? At a roundtable convened by @UN_Botswana RC Wenyan Yang, ECA Chief of Staff @Abudiaw & partners discussed strengthening coordination & implementation. #InvestingInHealth
Health financing is an investment in people, productivity & development. @ECA_OFFICIAL and partners stressed the importance of protecting public financing, making better use of existing resources and mobilising complementary funding to sustain health services. #InvestingInHealth
