Africa: Health Services
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking with African Union partners to help meet commitments under the Abuja declaration.
Answered by Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK is actively supporting African Union partners to achieve the global health commitments outlined in the Abuja Declaration and the 2023 Lusaka Agenda, including by allocating 15 per cent of their annual budget to health. We are providing ongoing support to African partners such as Ghana and Nigeria as they work to increase domestic health resourcing and maximise its effectiveness. Internationally, we are seeking to reform the global health architecture and agree a clearer approach for aligned international investments in domestic health systems; we co-sponsored a landmark resolution on health financing at the World Health Organisation last year.
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