The continental dimension of the recently signed African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) provides a critical and promising market for the engagement of the private sector. The involvement of the private healthcare sector can boost intra-African trade on pharmaceuticals, health services, achieve economies of scale in health infrastructure, expand employment opportunities and deepen regional integration.
This report serves as a background document to the African Business: Health Forum, providing a strategic direction that enables African countries to better engage with the private health sector and thereby accelerate the health status of African people.