Health systems in Africa have posted unimpressive results in the last two decades or so. This almost ubiquitous under-performance among African countries is due to several interrelated and disparate factors arising from economic, socio-cultural, political and organizational deficiencies. Health...

The extent of premature death and ill health in the developing world is staggering. Death and ill health on such a scale are matters of concern in their own right. They also foster a brake on economic development. It was these twin concerns that led the international community to put health...