Abstract

This report is a presentation that was given at the 4th Conference of African Ministers of Health (CAMH4), 4 to 8 April 2009, Addis Ababa by Rotimi Sankore, Coordinator Africa Public Health Alliance & 15% Campaign. It discusses the need for African countries to move toward spending at least 15% of their budgets on health in order to build viable health systems. Without adequate resources, and efficient management of those resources, all health systems will fail and eventually grind to halt. The slow progress on increasing sustainable health financing in Africa has led to Africa’s disease and health burden reaching record‐breaking levels especially with infectious diseases and Maternal and Child death.