Future Perspectives, in partnership with its development and
policy division, the Africa Centre for Future Perspectives, is undertaking a
multisectoral evaluation on health financing and climate adaptation in Africa.
The initiative is being conducted in collaboration with
former Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.
A statement on Monday by Mohammed Brimah, media aide to
Osinbajo, stated that the project aims to generate evidence, raise public
awareness, and inform strategic policy directions on health financing and
climate adaptation across selected African countries.
Osinbajo will lead the initiative across five West African
countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.
According to the organisers, the programme seeks to advance
domestic health financing solutions that strengthen African health systems amid
the growing impact of climate change.
Governments across sub-Saharan Africa, they noted, are under
increasing pressure to strengthen health infrastructure while grappling with
rising debt obligations and climate-induced shocks.
The organisers said these challenges are contributing to
worsening food insecurity, an increase in vector-borne diseases, and greater
pressure on fragile health systems.
They said the situation underscores the need for coordinated
multi-sector responses and innovative strategies for health financing that can
strengthen resilience across the continent.
Osinbajo previously highlighted the disproportionate impact
of climate change on vulnerable populations.
“The impact of climate change will be different across key
regions and groups,” he said.
“The poor and vulnerable, largely in developing economies,
will be first to suffer and worst hit by the effects of climate change.
“These multiplier effects can be drawn in other sectors,
from health to shelter and security.”
Osinbajo will convene an inaugural high-level consultation
in Sierra Leone from March 11 to March 13.
The consultation will be held alongside Julius Maada Bio,
president of Sierra Leone and chair of the authority of the Economic Community
of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of state and government.
The organisers said the meeting will bring together senior
ministers and national leaders responsible for advancing climate-health
financing initiatives.
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