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Madam Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo MONROVIA – The West African Health Sector Unions Network (WAHSUN) has renewed calls for adequate public funding towards health care delivery in ECOWAS member states, including Liberia.It Can be recalled that at the end of

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, lung disease, diabetes, obesity and mental disorders, are often chronic and develop over a long period. Collectively, NCDs account for about 70 percent of all deaths globally and 60 percent of deaths in sub-Saharan Africa, where they account for more than 55 percent of hospital admissions in countries such as Kenya. Developing countries thus face a double burden of illness, with communicable diseases such as malaria, HIV and tuberculosis still presenting a huge challenge alongside the rising incidence of NCDs. One might ...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, lung disease, diabetes, obesity and mental disorders, are often chronic and develop over a long period. Collectively, NCDs account for about 70% of all deaths globally (and 60% of deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa, where they account for over 55% of hospital admissions in countries such as Kenya). Developing countries thus face a double burden of illness, with communicable diseases like malaria, HIV, and tuberculosis still presenting a huge challenge alongside the rising incidence of NCDs.

ECOWAS Members States must be bold in putting forward their concerns for inclusion in the envisaged World Health Organization “Pandemic Treaty.” The Concerns, according to the West African Health Sector Unions Network (WAHSUN) must include the suspension of intellectual property rights on “pandemic products” to be triggered by the declaration…