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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are now responsible for eight of the ten leading causes of death across Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet health financing systems are under acute pressure—leaving individuals to pay nearly 60% of NCD-related health costs out of pocket.
A new report from the Financing Accelerator Network for NCDs (FAN)—Health Financing for Noncommunicable Diseases: Landscape Analysis of Practices and Challenges in the Sub-Saharan Africa Region—offers a grounded look at how countries can better mobilize, allocate, and manage financing for NCDs. Led by host of FAN's regional accelerator, the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) and supported by Network Manager, Results for Development (R4D), the study combines policy analysis, expert consultations, and case studies from six countries: Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal, and South Africa.
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The Financing Accelerator Network for NCDs engages, unites, and mobilizes country-level stakeholders under a shared commitment to explore and harness every viable pathway for NCD financing.
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