Indaba to heal Africa

11 April 2007 - 02:00
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Most AU member states rely heavily on donor funding to support their public health services and most are "highly dependent" on imported medicine.

Most AU member states rely heavily on donor funding to support their public health services and most are "highly dependent" on imported medicine.

Africa's health systems have hit crisis levels.

These are among topics to be discussed at the third ordinary session of the AU conference of health ministers that started in Johannesburg yesterday. The gathering aims to find ways to improve the health of Africa's population of nearly a billion people. - Sapa