I-Africa Health Exhibition2019. I-Afrika ibhekene nezinselelo ezinzima kwezempilo. Abantu abangamaphesenti angamashumi amathathu nesithupha baphila ngaphansi kwedola elilodwa ngosuku. Izwekazi linamaphesenti ayi-14 enani labantu emhlabeni, kepha, linamaphesenti ama-3 kuphela abasebenzi bezempilo emhlabeni.

Ukwanda kwabantu kuyachazeka. I-Afrika ithwala amaphesenti angama-25 omthwalo wezifo emhlabeni jikelele futhi ibe nokwanda okungamaphesenti angama-20 kwezifo ezingathathelani (ama-NCD) phakathi kuka-2010 no-2020. Amaphesenti angama-30 kuphela abantu base-Afrika abathola usizo lwezempilo oluyisisekelo. Lapho sibhekene nalezi zingqinamba eziningi, umkhakha ozimele uba neqhaza elibalulekile endleleni eya phambili.

Njengoba injini yokukhula, umkhakha wangasese unikeza izixazululo ezintsha futhi eziphumelelayo ezenzelwe ngqo isimo se-Afrika. Amabhizinisi, ngokumelene nohulumeni nabanikeli, bavame ukubheka indlela izinto ezingase zibe ngayo, kunokuba banamathele ku-bureaucracy kanye nenqubomgomo yokuthi izinto zikhona kanjani manje. Kungadingekile, umkhakha ozimele ngokuvamile unokuqwashisa ngokujulile ngalokho izidingo zangempela zamakhasimende abo, okusho ukuthi zivame ukuhlomele kakhulu ukuhlangabezana nalezi zidingo.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinyathelo zomkhakha wangasese empilweni ziqhubeka zanda, hhayi kuphela ezindaweni zokunakekelwa kwezempilo eziye zatshengiswa kubo, njengokukhiqiza imithi. Ithonya labo liyaphambana, lithinta yonke imboni emkhakheni wezempilo. Uma kuziwa ekuhlinzekeni kwezinsizakalo, ukugxila kunomlando kumkhakha womphakathi, kodwa lokhu kucabanga sekuphelelwe yisikhathi, cishe ingxenye yesigamu se-Afrika manje esithola izinsizakalo zezempilo ezivela emitholampilo yangasese.

Enye yezingqinamba ezinkulu zokuthola ukunakekelwa kwempilo yekhwalithi yinkinga yokungabi namandla. Kungase kube khona ikhwalithi izinsizakalo zezempilo iyatholakala, kodwa izindleko zingavimbela iningi labantu. Umkhakha wangasese unamathuba amaningi okukhula kule ndawo. Abantu abaningi kakhulu kulo lonke izwekazi kumele bakhokhele ephaketheni ukwelashwa, ngokuvamile okuholela emindenini yonke ewela ebumpofu. I-Sudan inezindleko zezempilo ezingaphandle kwe-74 ngamaphesenti, eziphakeme kakhulu kuleli zwekazi. Izixazululo zokudala zidinga ukuxazulula lezi zinkinga eziyinkimbinkimbi futhi, nakuba uhulumeni kudingeka abe nomthwalo wemfanelo wokunakekelwa izingxenye ezimbi kunazo zonke zabantu, umkhakha wangasese ubekwa phambili ekuklanyeni nasekusebenziseni izixazululo ezenza ukwelashwa kwezezimali kutholakale kakhulu inani labantu.

Indawo lapho umkhakha wangasese uthuthukisiwe kakhulu ubuchwepheshe. Kungakhathaliseki ukukhiqizwa zezokwelapha imishini futhi inikeza, ukugxila ebuchwepheni obukhona kakade (njengamaselula) nokuyisebenzisa emkhakheni wezezempilo, noma ukwenza izinyathelo ekusetshenzisweni kwe-blockchain ekulawuleni idatha, umkhakha ozimele uye wahola futhi waqhubekela phambili phambili kwezokwelapha phambili ngesilinganiso esisheshayo. Ngeteknoloji, i-Afrika inethuba lokuhlehlisa ukuthuthukiswa kwezifunda ezithuthukile. Isibonelo, ukugwema isidingo semithangalasisekelo yomgwaqo ngokuletha igazi noma imithi ngu-drone. Noma usebenzisa ubuchwepheshe befoni yeselula ukuxhuma udokotela eLondon nomchwepheshe we-X emaphandleni ase-Uganda. Lokhu kuthuthuka kwezobuchwepheshe kuzokwandisa ikhwalithi futhi kunciphise izindleko.

The umkhakha wangasese futhi unendima okufanele idlale ekushintsheni i-Afrika kusukela ekunciphiseni kuya ekugxilweni kokuvimbela ekunakekelweni kwezempilo. Njengoba iphesenti elinyukayo lomthwalo wesifo owela ngaphansi kwesigaba sama-NCD kanye nezifo zokuvimbela, umkhakha wezempilo wangasese, kanye nabalingani bamasu (njengamacandelo ezemidiya nezemfundo), kungathonya ushintsho lokuziphatha oluzogcina abantu base-Afrika bekusasa ukuphila okunempilo, nokukhiqiza okukhiqizayo.

Naphezu kwezinselelo eziningi leli zwekazi libhekene nazo, uma imikhakha yezempilo yomphakathi neyasese ingakwazi ukwenza konke okusemandleni abo, ukusekela kanye nokusebenza ngokubambisana, kunezizathu eziningi zokuba nethemba ngekusasa lokunakekelwa kwezempilo e-Afrika. Uma abantu abasha base-Afrika bengakwazi ukugcina impilo yabo futhi baqhubeke befaka isandla emnothweni, singabona ukukhula kwenguquko kuzo zonke izindawo zomphakathi. Umkhakha wangasese unomnikelo omkhulu, kodwa uzothatha imvelo evumelayo kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali okuqinile kusuka ezinhlanganweni zezinkampani zangasese.

Thola kabanzi ngekusasa lokunakekelwa kwezempilo Imbukiso yezeMpilo ye-Afrika 2019.

Hlola LAPHA

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Okuqukethwe ngu: UDkt. Amit Thakker, Sihlalo, i-Afrika Healthcare Federation, futhi Joelle Mumley, Ukumaketha ne-PR, i-Africa Health Business, iKenya