Rev. Canon Jeremiah Musungu Awori “He was born in 1895 but his vision was focused on 2050.”

Health care in Africa remains the worst in the world. Despite widespread poverty, an astonishing 50 percent of the region’s health expenditure is financed by out-of-pocket payments from individuals.

Most of the region lacks the infrastructure to deliver health care and faces a severe shortage of trained medical personnel. As Africa's economies improve, the demand for good quality health care will only increase further. There is limited access to healthcare services in the low and middle income African countries due to poverty, low education, in adequate healthcare systems, and shortage of healthcare professionals. 

Access is still the greatest challenge to health care delivery in Africa. Fewer than 50% of Africans have access to modern health facilities. Many African countries spend less than 10% of their GDP on health care. Also, there is a shortage of trained health care professionals from Africa

Places like Kenya- There is one doctor to every 5,000 inhabitants and there can be huge variation in standards of care across geographical areas, private and public facilities, and the type of treatment available. The best private hospitals are to be found in the larger cities such as Nairobi and Mombasa, offering the kind of provision akin to that available in developed countries for many conditions. Uganda- While the standard of medical facilities in Uganda is different to those found in developed countries, there are private clinics in Kampala. Publicly run hospitals, and those in rural areas, may be overcrowded and under-stocked, and private clinics very expensive.