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Africans should lead on health care solutions for Africa

Francisca Mutapi • TEDWomen 2021

TED Fellow and global health researcher Francisca Mutapi discusses how COVID-19 responses borrowed from the West created significant obstacles for other public health programs in Africa -- and makes the case for the continent to chart out its own health care policies. "The solutions to Africa's health problems must be home-grown and must be led by Africans," she says.

TED Fellow and global health researcher Francisca Mutapi discusses how COVID-19 responses borrowed from the West created significant obstacles for other public health programs in Africa -- and makes the case for the continent to chart out its own health care policies. "The solutions to Africa's health problems must be home-grown and must be led by Africans," she says.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

Join us in accelerating research excellence in Africa. See details in this article by Francisca Mutapi.

Join us in empowering, enabling and encouraging the next generation of Africans to reach their potential in education, ambition and contribution to the human condition by supporting Mwenje Wedu Trust.

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Francisca Mutapi

Francisca Mutapi

Global health researcher

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TED Fellow Francisca Mutapi advocates for locally led solutions to eliminate preventable and treatable infectious diseases.

Francisca Mutapi | The Conversation, 2021 | Article

"COVID-19 shows why African data is key for the continent’s response to pandemics"

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"How the COVID-19 pandemic is showing us why Africa’s reliance on outsiders for health services is a problem"

Francisca Mutapi
The Conversation, 2021

Local experts, not rich donors, must design and control studies. | Article

"Africa should set its own health-research agenda"

Francisca Mutapi
Nature, 2019

Francisca Mutapi | Nature, 2021 | Article

"Applying the right healthcare tools in global populations"

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No One Said the Job Would be Easy

Look out for Francisca Mutapi's just-completed memoire of her experiences conducting researching and setting up public health programs across Africa entitled No One Said the Job Would be Easy. She is represented by Underline Literary Agency.

This talk was presented at an official TED conference.

Join us in accelerating research excellence in Africa. See details in this article by Francisca Mutapi.

Join us in empowering, enabling and encouraging the next generation of Africans to reach their potential in education, ambition and contribution to the human condition by supporting Mwenje Wedu Trust.