About Africa Health Organisation
Africa Health Organisation (AHO) is an Afro Diasporic international health
organisation whose aim is to revolutionise health and social care that is fit for
the needs of African people.
AHO achieves this through
health redesign and social innovation. Africa's health service needs radical
reforms and massive infrastructure of its systems. African people face
disadvantages and severe inequality in health and social care especially in the
Diaspora. Hence AHO tackles health issues in Africa and in the Diaspora.
Aims
The
Aims of Africa Health Organisation (AHO) are:
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To improve
health and wellbeing of Africans.
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To improve social care for Africans.
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To improve value for Africans.
Mission
The
mission of AHO is to protect and promote the health of all African people. AHO
will achieve its mission by developing and implementing robust infrastructure,
curative, preventive and intervention strategies.
Vision
Our Vision is a
future where health inequalities are addressed and all African people are
treated with dignity and respect.
Goals
The Goals of
Africa Health Organisation (AHO) are:
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To influence policy in health and social care of African
people.
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To commission and undertake research and
intelligence gathering of health in the African communities.
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To develop
strategy that enhances
the quality, equity and equality of health of African people.
Objectives
a) To relieve sickness and hardships of all African people, in particular but not
exclusively by
promoting
participation in health & social care.
b) To protect and
promote the health of all African people, in particular but not exclusively, by
harmonising preventive and curative methods in public health and medical care.
c) To advance
the education of the public in the field of health and social care, including
commissioning and conducting research and disseminating the useful results
thereof.
Why
Africa Health Organisation (AHO)
Africa Health Organisation was founded by Graciano Masauso and
established in Norwich
England
in
response to the growing need to do something about health of African people in
Africa and the Diaspora. AHO uses a holistic approach to health and social care.
History of Africa Health Organisation (AHO)
In
2008, Graciano Masauso envisioned an organisation that would tackle the health
issues in Africa and the Diaspora at strategic and grassroots level. Though the
idea for this organisation came in 2008, the initial groundwork began in 1999
after Graciano Masauso’s kidney transplant in Johannesburg.
Current situation
Despite
advancement in medicine in recent years, Africa still lags behind. Most of the
infrastructure is fragile. HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB are causing untold
suffering, but other diseases have been neglected. Africa suffers massive brain
drain. Health spending is extremely low, just an average of 1.8% of GDP in 2007
compared to 10% in OECD countries.
Current Major Projects:
·
Africa Health Drive (Mar 2014 – Nov 2014)
·
Africa Health Day (proposed date 14th August)
· Africa
Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (1st Dec 2010 – 14th
Aug 2020)
·
African Health & Community Centre in Norwich England (1st Jan 2010 –
14th Aug 2014)
Africa Health Drive
Graciano Masauso will travel a 100,000-mile adventurous tour across
the globe
to bring awareness of health issues and raise
funds for health initiatives in Africa and the Diaspora.
Health for all...I would drive across Africa for you.
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