There is no disputing the fact that health is wealth. I am writing this from a local clinic in my villager somewhere in the heart of Africa. A lot of women and children are here for medical attention. Sad enough the medical facilities available here may not go round.
This is likely the story of the African health sector, especially in our villages and hamlets where we have the hub of agriculture. When an individual is healthy he can think of engaging in businesses, agriculture, and other money-making ventures. The case is different when the individual is ailing. He or she focuses on taking care of his or her health. Taking care of one’s health involves spending money so the individual is led by the hands by ill-health into abysmal poverty.
The leadership of the countries of Africa frequently goes on medical tours to developed countries. This happens because our medical facilities are left to decay due to a lack of maintenance (if they are available at all). In most cases, they are not available, hence it becomes imperative for those who can afford it to go abroad to get medical attention.
The increased rate of poverty in Africa is due to the poor Primary Health Care situation on our collective laps. At Poverty Must Die Africa (PMDAfrica) we don’t trade blames. Our focus is changing the narrative by improving the health care situation of Africa. As Africans, we have all it takes to take care of our health. Through the organization of lectures and seminars across African villages, hamlets, and farmsteads, PMDAfrica hopes to encourage our people on healthy habits. Our team of medical experts shall always be on the ground to provide useful healthy devices capable of changing the narrative as it concerns Primary Health Care all over the countries of Africa.
Through advocacy, PMDAfrica shall and will try to discourage medical tours outside the soars of Africa. It is a fact that those going on medical tours abroad are in a way increasing poverty in the continent. Rather than going on these tours, the government and its respective agents should build and install needed medical facilities in our towns and villages. The huge amount of money taken across our borders to other continents would be retained in Africa if these needed medical facilities are installed and the monies would be channeled to good use in order to reduce poverty in Africa.
Our initiatives through advocacy and direct involvement are capable of changing the narrative. That is something we are very sure of. That is what Africa and Africans deserve right now.
PMD Africa, together we can
