scholarly journals Realigning Health Systems Strategies and Approaches; What Should African Countries Do to Strengthen Health Systems for the Sustainable Development Goals?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunny Ibeneme ◽  
Moses Ongom ◽  
Nkiruka Ukor ◽  
Joseph Okeibunor
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals

Financing the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan African Countries

2022 ◽  
pp. 32-51
Author(s):  
Alex Nester Jiya ◽  
Ernest Roderick Falinya
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
High Population Growth ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan

The chapter seeks to provide insights on the alternatives for financing sustainable development in the Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA). It has been highlighted in the chapter that the region faces the danger of not attaining the SDGs due to poor political systems, climate change, high population growth and restricted economic growth and development. This comes in the midst of declining and unpredictable Official Development Assistance (ODA) plus other domestic and foreign financing instruments. Despite the constraints, the chapter has explored the potential for the region to attain and maintain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) way beyond 2030. Sub-Saharan Africa has a lot of natural resources and a favorable demographic structure. Furthermore, the region has shown some signs of industrial development of late and increasing regional integration which are key to economic transformation. Finally, the chapter has highlighted some policy recommendations in order for the region to realise its potential and attain the SDGs.

Strong health systems for maternal health in the sustainable development era

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-80
Author(s):  
Sophie Hermanns ◽  
Jean-Olivier Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Maternal Health ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
Millennium Development Goals ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Universal Health

Abstract Maternal health is one of the 169 targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While the SDGs are less focused on maternal health than their predecessors, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the SDGs’ commitments to multisectoral development, health systems, universal health coverage and equity could provide the foundations for sustainable advances in maternal health.

scholarly journals High-quality health systems in the Sustainable Development Goals era: time for a revolution

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. e1196-e1252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret E Kruk ◽  
Anna D Gage ◽  
Catherine Arsenault ◽  
Keely Jordan ◽  
Hannah H Leslie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Quality Health ◽  
Development Goals

scholarly journals Mechanisms Implemented for the Sustainable Development of Agriculture: An Overview of Cabo Verde Performance

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 5855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilson Varela ◽  
Filipa Monteiro ◽  
Patrícia Vidigal ◽  
Luís Silva ◽  
Maria M. Romeiras
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
West African ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Cabo Verde ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Agriculture Development

In 2005, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) adopted the Common Agricultural Policy of ECOWAS (ECOWAP), as an instrument for implementing the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP). The main goals of ECOWAP/CAADP were set to promote agriculture development and end hunger by 2025. In this study we focused on the Cabo Verde archipelago as one of the best performing countries within ECOWAS in terms of overall sustainable development. In this paper, the evolution of the ECOWAP implementation and of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) associated with agriculture in Cabo Verde, were assessed by semi-quantitative (e.g., agricultural policies, agrarian periodical literature) and quantitative (modeling regression of ECOWAP implementation and Sustainable Development Goals—SDGs—performance) analyses. Our integrated results suggest that the agriculture development strategies, the signature of ECOWAP/CAADP by the national government, and political stability might explain the progress made towards poverty reduction and the improvement of food security. The results also show that agriculture-related SDGs in Cabo Verde are higher than the mean values obtained from the remaining West African countries, well above the top 25% WA countries. Nevertheless, Cabo Verde public expenditure into agriculture under the ECOWAP was generally below the targeted 10% of the national budget, with food import required to meet internal food demands.

scholarly journals Translating Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into Chichewa: A Quick Efficacy Assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 130-138
Author(s):  
Evans Lwara ◽  
Deborah Ndalama
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
African Languages ◽  
Efficacy Assessment ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Government

This paper purposed to analyse the efficacy of the Chichewa version of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the government of Malawi, through the Department of Information, recently produced. Language barrier remains one of the main reasons for the SDGs’ unpopularity among the majority of Africans. This leaves most Africans unengaged in the goals’ implementation process. Mindful of this, many African countries have embarked on projects to translate the SDGs into indigenous African languages. In Malawi, the SDGs were translated into the local languages in 2018. This study sought to conduct a quick review of the entire project to ascertain its effectiveness against the background that previous translations of various policy and other public documents are replete with substantial communicative flaws. How then was the project to translate the SDGs into Chichewa uniquely designed to ensure positive outcomes? What strategies did the translators use to ensure effective localisation of the SDG document given its international nature? To answer these and other key questions, the researchers collected data through Key Informant interviews and document analysis. The data was analysed within the framework of Farrahi Avval’s taxonomy of communication strategies. The study found that both linguistic and non-linguistic communication strategies were used in the translation. Both of these strategies were marred by serious shortcomings that have the potential to prevent effective communication from taking place. The study, thus, concludes that the information in the Chichewa version of the United Nations’ SDGs remains largely inaccessible to the illiterate and semiliterate Malawians.

scholarly journals Teachers and Teacher Education: Limitations and Possibilities of Attaining SDG 4 in South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Toyer Nakidien ◽  
Marcina Singh ◽  
Yusuf Sayed
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
School Level ◽  
African Countries ◽  
High School Level ◽  
Sustainable Development Goal ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Primary School Level

As we enter the last ten years leading to the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2030, African countries are still plagued with poverty and underdevelopment. For most children in Africa, the attainment of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 will remain elusive. Drawing from two interrelated empirical studies, one focusing on citizenship and social cohesion at high school level and the other on the implementation of assessment for learning at primary school level, it was found that not only are schools not equipped to provide the quality education as set out in SDG 4, but teachers need additional training to give expression to the ideals of SDG 4. In order for this to be adequately addressed, all interested stakeholders—government, business, and NGOs—need to be involved.

Financing the Sustainable Development Goals in Sub-Saharan African Countries

2018 ◽  
pp. 66-85
Author(s):  
Alex Nester Jiya ◽  
Ernest Roderick Falinya
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
African Countries ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
High Population Growth ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan

The chapter seeks to provide insights on the alternatives for financing sustainable development in the Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA). It has been highlighted in the chapter that the region faces the danger of not attaining the SDGs due to poor political systems, climate change, high population growth and restricted economic growth and development. This comes in the midst of declining and unpredictable Official Development Assistance (ODA) plus other domestic and foreign financing instruments. Despite the constraints, the chapter has explored the potential for the region to attain and maintain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) way beyond 2030. Sub-Saharan Africa has a lot of natural resources and a favorable demographic structure. Furthermore, the region has shown some signs of industrial development of late and increasing regional integration which are key to economic transformation. Finally, the chapter has highlighted some policy recommendations in order for the region to realise its potential and attain the SDGs.

scholarly journals Governance Roles and Capacities of Ministries of Health: A Multidimensional Framework

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kabir Sheikh ◽  
Veena Sriram ◽  
Benjamin Rouffy ◽  
Benjamin Lane ◽  
Agnes Soucat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Governance Roles

The lack of capacity for governance of Ministries of Health (MoHs) is frequently advanced as an explanation for health systems failures in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). But do we understand what governance capacities MoHs should have? Existing frameworks have not fully captured the dynamic and contextually determined role of MoHs, and there are few frameworks that specifically define capacities for governance. We propose a multidimensional framework of capacities for governance by MoHs that encompasses both the "hard" (de jure, explicit and functional) and "soft" (de facto, tacit, and relational) dimensions of governance, and reflects the diversification of their mandates in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Four case studies illustrate different aspects of the framework. We hope that the framework will have multiple potential benefits including benchmarking MoH governance capacities, identifying and helping analyze capacity gaps, and guiding strategies to strengthen capacity.

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