JOHANNESBURG - Africa receives the majority of funding from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, but holds only a small fraction of the decision-making power.
A new article in BMJ Global Health argues that adding at least one more governmental voting seat for Africa is essential to improve aid effectiveness, accountability, and long-term health outcomes.
With global health funding in crisis, this moment offers a critical opportunity for reform.
Greater African representation would help build more resilient, self-reliant health systems, benefitting not just the continent but the world.
We discuss with Robyn Hayes-Badenhorst, founder and Co-Executive Director of Supporting Health Initiatives at Wits University.