“The only way we can realistically attain health equity is if governments and the private sector partner in an unprecedented way. So far we are not seeing this actualising; we are not seeing them truly come together,” said Dr Ernest Darkoh, BroadReach Group co-founder and internationally acclaimed healthcare implementer and thought leader, in his health …
Category: In the News
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Health Data Privacy And Sharing Are Possible In Africa
Events, In the NewsWhen it comes to the protection of personal health data in Africa, governments and regions have a clear responsibility to protect their citizens. Especially in the era of rapidly proliferating personal data and nefarious actors wanting to access it. However, this must be balanced against the importance and value of sharing vital health data across …
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Fierce Healthcare | Industry widely sees equity as important, but lacks concrete steps to address it, survey finds
In the NewsMost payer and provider organizations lack a formal roadmap for promoting health equity, and very few are certain it will be a priority in the immediate future. Such were the findings of a new survey conducted by Vantage Health Technologies, a part of the BroadReach Group, a social impact organization. It surveyed 192 executives and leaders …
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Beckers Hospital Review | Execs tout health equity, but 43% of healthcare orgs have no plan to achieve it
In the NewsWhile health organizations are steadfast in their belief that health equity is an important issue to tackle, many of them aren’t collecting the necessary data to advance strategy and aren’t making health equity a priority, according to a July 28 survey. Read more on Becker’s Hospital Review
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Opinion: Key personnel, localization, leadership
In the News, Opinion PiecesAdministrator Power speaks often and convincingly of the need for locally-led development. At the Professional Services Council in December 2021, Administrator Power said, “We know after decades of effort and evaluation, that locally led development supports local institutions in the most effective manner and nurtures sustainability, prioritizes the perspectives and preferences of those we hope …
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Advancing Health Equity Initiatives Across Special Needs Populations
In the News, Opinion PiecesHealth equity exists when everyone has a fair opportunity to be healthy. Fair opportunity can mean different things and manifests in different ways depending on geography, population composition, comorbidities, prevalence of social determinants of health (SDoH), and more. The topic is all the rage at healthcare conferences or in the news. But what does true …
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Press Release | Supporting young women and girls at risk of HIV infection and gender-based violence
In the NewsYoung women and girls aged 15 to 24 are the population group with the highest risk of HIV infection and gender-based violence in South Africa, according to research on new HIV infections in the country. With SA’s youth in focus this month, it is vital to understand the risk factors that can make young women vulnerable to unprotected sex, …
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Global and regional partnerships combined with local influencers are the key to a successful vaccine roll, experts say
In the NewsBroadReach Group hosted an industry webinar last week to share the latest data on South Africa’s COVID-19 vaccination roll out and lessons learned on success factors for reaching to hard-to-reach populations. Mia Malan, founding editor-in-chief of the Bhekisisa Centre for Health Journalism moderated the robust panel discussion between Dr Lesley Bamford from the South African …
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Politico | Global fight against Covid hitting a snag
In the News“There’s not enough focus at all on what it actually takes to scale up vaccination programs for adults primarily, who, by the way, we really don’t have global models for vaccinating an entire adult population in a prolonged period,” said Ernest Darkoh, the co-founder of BroadReach Group, a health care company working to expand Africa’s …
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MedCity News | Lessons learned from fighting HIV in Africa—and how they apply to Covid-19 in the U.S.
In the News, Opinion Pieceshis article was originally published on MedCity News by ERNEST DARKOH The HIV and AIDS crisis in Africa was—and still is—devastating for the continent’s population. Despite only making up 6.2% of the world’s population, Eastern and Southern Africa is home to 54% of all people living with HIV in the world. For almost 20 years, there …
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Health Tech World | A call to reimagine health at HIMSS
In the NewsThis article was originally published on Health Tech World Health Tech World correspondent Gil Bashe reports from the HIMSS conference on the shift to reprioritise patient care. It was only a few months since the HIMSS community assembled in Las Vegas during the summer heat. In August, the pandemic public health bar was set high, and HIMSS …
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Addressing COVID-19 vaccine rates
In the NewsOur APACE Programme is doing amazing working addressing vaccine rates in Mpumalanga and KZN by mobilizing community specific interventions and seeking out communities that have limited access or resources to get vaccinated. The COVID brigades are also using the opportunity to address other health issues that could be treated by including HIV testing, blood pressure …
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Congratulations to our partner National Department of Health for winning the CPSI Public Sector Innovation Award for the CCMDD program
In the NewsWe are excited congratulate all involved in the South African National Central Chronic Medicines Dispensing and Distribution (CCMDD) program funded by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on winning the CPSI Public Sector Innovation Award. BroadReach Health Development is proud to provide technical assistance to the National Department of Health (NDoH) on this …
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eNCA Interview: Boost for rural vaccinations
In the NewsWATCH| Dhirisha Naidoo, BroadReach APACE Chief of Party
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Press Release: Low vaccination rural areas receive boost from COVID-19 collaboration by local and international partners
In the NewsGlobal funders PEPFAR and USAID, public health experts BroadReach Health Development and the Department of Health combine forces to combat vaccine hesitancy and get highest risk communities vaccinated. Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, the two provinces with some of the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates – 41% and 42% respectively – and highest vaccine hesitancy in the country, …
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