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What could happen if healthcare became easier to access before emergencies happen? That is the opportunity behind Ghana’s free primary healthcare reform. The reform has the potential to bring care closer to communities and help more people enter the health system earlier and more consistently. However, long-term success will depend on more on a stronger health insurance coverage. If implemented properly, this could become one of Ghana’s most important health financing and access reforms in years and an important example for other countries thinking about prevention-focused healthcare systems. In this article, ONE explores what could make the reform work in practice and why continuity of care matters just as much as first access. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/ey-yE_Dv #PoweredByONEAfrica #HealthFinancing #AfricaSetsTheTerms

For decades, the world proved that child mortality could decline rapidly with sustained investment and global cooperation. But now that progress is slowing — and millions of children remain at risk from preventable causes. Since 1990, under-5 mortality has fallen by more than 60%, driven by vaccines, stronger health systems, and sustained global investment. But our new analysis warns that recent aid cuts could put decades of progress on child survival at risk of reversing by 2030. The good news is that we already know what works. The progress of the last three decades proved that when countries, institutions, and global partners invest consistently in child health, millions of lives can be saved. Our new report, The Hope Report 2026: A Chance For Every Child, explores what it will take not just for children to survive, but to thrive — and for countries to have the resources and agency to drive long-term progress themselves. Read the full report now — and share it to help keep child survival and global health investment on the agenda: https://lnkd.in/dxRikUcS

As Ebola cases emerge in DRC and Uganda, the conversation cannot only be about emergency response. It also has to be about preparedness. The ability to contain outbreaks early depends on long-term investments in health workers, surveillance systems, laboratories, and regional coordination. That’s why health security is not just about emergency response. It’s about sustained investment in the systems that prevent crises from escalating in the first place. The question now is whether the global response will match the scale and urgency these moments require. Swipe through for a closer look at what’s happening — and what this outbreak reveals about the importance of investing in health systems before crises escalate.⬇️

The global conversation around innovation is often framed around who is inventing the future. But some of the most practical, scalable solutions shaping how the world approaches finance, healthcare, and access have already been built across Africa. Innovation on the continent has long been driven by the need to solve complex challenges at scale — and the impact is influencing industries and systems far beyond Africa itself. As we approach Africa Day on May 25, it’s worth recognizing that Africa’s role in global progress is not aspirational — it is already happening, because Africa makes the world. Learn more below and join us in changing the narrative 🤝🏽⬇️ #AfricaMakesTheWorld #AfricaDay2026

Africa is no longer being priced as just a commodity frontier. The week's signals reveal a continent trying to retain more value locally, while global powers reposition around trade corridors, energy security, and strategic minerals. A few signals shaping the week: -France announced €23 billion ($27 billion) in investment commitments for Africa -Ghana signed a bilateral debt restructuring agreement with the United States covering debt owed to US EXIM Bank -The naira ranked among Africa's strongest-performing currencies this year -Kenya paused a $1B data centre project because electricity supply could not support it -Zimbabwe announced plans to compensate dispossessed foreign farmers with $146 million -Ethiopia has become Africa's most aggressive electric vehicle adopter. While some countries are attracting institutional capital and building long-term leverages, others remain constrained by instability, energy shortages, and governance pressures. The bigger shift: Capital is no longer treating Africa as one market. The countries building credibility, infrastructure, and industrial depth are increasingly separating themselves from the rest. Read the latest edition of The African Scan for the full breakdown of the signals shaping Africa’s economic and investment landscape. ⬇️ #TheAfricanScan #FollowTheMoney

The future of global growth is being shaped in Africa. Across the continent, a rising generation of entrepreneurs, innovators, and changemakers is driving progress in technology, trade, healthcare, finance, and beyond. The numbers tell a powerful story: • By 2030, Africa will have the world’s largest workforce • 11 of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies are African • Africa has the highest rate of entrepreneurship globally But this is bigger than growth statistics. Africa offers innovation, opportunity, and a generation that is already leading and shaping our shared future. People across the continent are building solutions, creating jobs, and driving change worth investing in. Too often, global conversations about Africa focus only on challenges. But Africa is not waiting for external solutions — it is leading, innovating, and shaping solutions the world needs. That should change how global institutions, investors, and policymakers think about partnership, investment, and progress. If we want smarter global conversations about growth, innovation, and opportunity, Africa needs to be at the center of them. Share this post if you agree. #AfricaDay2026

Global health aid fell by more than 20% between 2024 and 2025. For Africa, where more than half of some countries' health budgets come from donors, that's not a funding gap — it's a structural crisis. But ONE Campaign's Serah Makka, Executive Director for Africa and William Menson, Director of Health Financing for Africa, aren't just sounding the alarm. They're presenting a different architecture entirely: African-led, blended financing that treats health as an economic driver, not a line item. Their model, developed at The Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center with 20 African leaders, is already in motion. Pilot programmes in Sierra Leone and Senegal are underway. The Accra Reset is building momentum. And nearly 30 African countries spending more on debt than on health are at the centre of the conversation. This is what it looks like when Africa sets the terms. → Read the full conversation: https://lnkd.in/eEpR5cgJ #PoweredByONEAfrica #HealthFinancing

Africa offers innovation, opportunity, and a rising generation shaping our shared future. 🌍 Across the continent, entrepreneurs, creatives, activists, and leaders are building solutions the world needs — driving progress in business, technology, health, energy, and beyond. Africa is not waiting for external solutions. It is leading, innovating, and creating what comes next. The conversation is shifting from charity to investment, from outdated perceptions to real opportunity — because the people driving change across Africa are worth investing in. Africa Makes the World. As we build toward #AfricaDay2026, we’re celebrating the leadership and ideas shaping the future globally this whole month.

Three headlines this week point to the same broader shift: → The US proposed tying health funding to Zambia’s critical minerals access. Zambia refused. → A US House Committee proposed withholding 50% of aid to Nigeria over security concerns. → Ghana rejected a US healthcare data-sharing agreement on sovereignty grounds. These are not isolated incidents. African governments are increasingly asserting the right to set terms — not just receive conditions. And importantly, this is not about rejecting investment. Zambia alone has attracted nearly $10 billion in mining investment over the past four years. The message is clear: African governments are still open to investment, trade, and global partnerships — but increasingly on terms that align with national priorities, sovereignty, and long-term economic interests. The era of unconditional access to African resources — and assumptions of unconditional aid dependence — may be ending at the same time. Read the full analysis in The African Scan ⬇️ #TheAfricanScan #FollowTheMoney #CriticalMinerals #AfricaInvestment

For a long time, the assumption was that Africa’s growth was constrained by a lack of capital. But the data is starting to point somewhere else. This week, the continent’s domestic capital pool crossed the $2 trillion mark — a shift that challenges one of the most persistent assumptions about how growth is financed. At the same time: • Sub-Saharan Africa → up to 28% decline in external financing • Nigeria → $425M into renewable energy manufacturing • Zambia → $1.5B power investment to support industrial growth • Zimbabwe → first lithium sulphate exports, moving up the value chain This isn’t just more capital entering the system. It’s a shift in who shapes the terms — and where long-term value is built. We break down what this means for investors, policymakers, and partners in the latest edition of The African Scan. Read it now.👇🏽 #TheAfricanScan #FollowTheMoney