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Building on intra-African collaboration for sustainable healthcare system & health security

  • Oluwasogo Jesse Familusi1
  • Olakulehin Adebusuyi2
  • Emmanuel Ayomide Adegboye1
  • Toluwase Oluwajomiloju Ogundipe3
  • Victor Ayotunde Osundele4
  • Jeremiah Oluwamayowa Omojuyigbe1
4 affiliations
  1. 1Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University
  2. 2Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ibadan
  3. 3Young Researchers’ Hub, OAU
  4. 4Osun State Ministry of Health
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Abstract

African health systems continue to face persistent challenges including workforce shortages, fragmented regulatory systems, limited infrastructure, and dependence on external sources for medical supplies and public health interventions. In this context, strengthening intra-African collaboration has emerged as a critical strategy for improving healthcare delivery and advancing health security across the continent. This article identified the key efforts of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Medicines Agency (AMA), various other organisations and initiatives aimed at strengthening local pharmaceutical manufacturing, surveillance and digital health. By leveraging the collective strengths of African countries through coordinated regional action, intra-African collaboration can play a transformative role in increasing access to quality healthcare, and strengthening health system resilience. The aim of this commentary is to examine the role of regional cooperation in building resilient and sustainable healthcare systems in Africa, highlighting existing frameworks, institutional mechanisms, and collaborative initiatives.

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BibTeX
@article{familusi2026building,
  title = {{Building on intra-African collaboration for sustainable healthcare system & health security}},
  author = {Oluwasogo Jesse Familusi and Olakulehin Adebusuyi and Emmanuel Ayomide Adegboye and Toluwase Oluwajomiloju Ogundipe and Victor Ayotunde Osundele and Jeremiah Oluwamayowa Omojuyigbe},
  journal = {Discover Public Health},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.1186/s12982-026-02995-8},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-02995-8},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Building on intra-African collaboration for sustainable healthcare system & health security
AU  - Oluwasogo Jesse Familusi
AU  - Olakulehin Adebusuyi
AU  - Emmanuel Ayomide Adegboye
AU  - Toluwase Oluwajomiloju Ogundipe
AU  - Victor Ayotunde Osundele
AU  - Jeremiah Oluwamayowa Omojuyigbe
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/25
JO  - Discover Public Health
DO  - 10.1186/s12982-026-02995-8
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-026-02995-8
AB  - African health systems continue to face persistent challenges including workforce shortages, fragmented regulatory systems, limited infrastructure, and dependence on external sources for medical supplies and public health interventions. In this context, strengthening intra-African collaboration has emerged as a critical strategy for improving healthcare delivery and advancing health security across the continent. This article identified the key efforts of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Medicines Agency (AMA), various other organisations and initiatives aimed at strengthening local pharmaceutical manufacturing, surveillance and digital health. By leveraging the collective strengths of African countries through coordinated regional action, intra-African collaboration can play a transformative role in increasing access to quality healthcare, and strengthening health system resilience. The aim of this commentary is to examine the role of regional cooperation in building resilient and sustainable healthcare systems in Africa, highlighting existing frameworks, institutional mechanisms, and collaborative initiatives.
SN  - 3005-0774
ER  -