Africa needs $4.3bn annually for health workers — CDC

Punch Nigeria · Deborah Tolu-Kolawole · 2026-10-29 18:15 UTC

The African Union and its member states have been urged to make concrete financial and policy commitments to expand Africa’s community health workforce,

The African Union and its member states have been urged to make concrete financial and policy commitments to expand Africa’s community health workforce, “with an estimated $4.3bn required annually to achieve the target of two million workers by 2030.”

The Acting Deputy Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr Raji Tajudeen, made the call on Thursday at a high-level ministerial gathering on community health in Abuja, stressing the need to translate continental agreements into practical action.

Tajudeen, who represented the Director-General of Africa CDC, Dr Jean Kaseya, said participating countries must commit to domestic financing, payroll reforms, policy measures and implementation plans to strengthen community health systems across the continent.

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