Such dedicated advocacy should contribute to reducing the time gap between the development of new vaccines and the formulation of policies enabling their introduction in African countries, as well as contributing to more equitable increase in immunisation coverage in our continent.
The alliance is working to promote sustainable and equitable increases in agricultural productivity and incomes; build greater resilience of food systems and farming livelihoods; and achieve reductions or removals of greenhouse gas emissions by agriculture.
These stressors point to the need for more equitable and increased government investment in high need families and ECEC for the benefit of families, educators and the broader community[ 77].
Mauritius has achieved steady and strong growth over the last several decades, resulting in more equitable income distribution, increased life expectancy, lowered infant mortality, and a much-improved infrastructure.
The programme increased equitable access to quality early childhood education and primary education with extended opportunities for all children, especially those in disadvantaged and hard to reach communities.
National and regional policies and programmes should be reviewed to ensure increased, equitable access to health care delivery services in post-conflict communities.
The observed increases in ACT use in the private sector following subsidization appear equitable; subsidies substantially increased ACT use even among the poorest individuals studied, and no significant differences were apparent in ACT use increases between those living in rural vs urban areas.
Balarajan et al. (9) describe how insufficient allocation of public spending on health between rural and urban areas and between preventative and curative services; access to quality care among the poor; and high out-of-the pocket expenditures act as key barriers to increased equitable access to health care in the setting of India.
Applying Longwe's empowerment framework reveals a more equitable division of labor, increased income, self-confidence and community involvement, and new leadership roles for women.
That there is a trust problem in Ghana's maternal health system, which is increasingly undermining efforts to ensure increased and equitable access to skilled care is therefore no exaggeration.
