G20 in Africa, exclusive to Channel Africa, championing Africa through solidarity, equality and sustainability. Now as the second G20 Health Working group meeting continues in KwaZulu.

G20 in Africa, exclusive to Channel Africa, championing Africa through solidarity, equality and sustainability. Now as the second G20 Health Working group meeting continues in KwaZulu.

In South Africa, the Global Leaders Network is warning that it is likely that 80% of countries will not achieve their natural maternal mortality target, which is uh which is SDG 3.1.

In South Africa, the Global Leaders Network is warning that it is likely that 80% of countries will not achieve their natural maternal mortality target, which is uh which is SDG 3.1.

The picture is just as dire in a meeting targets on reducing neonatal and under 5 child mortality targets. The Global Leaders Network is the only global body calling for prioritizing funding for women, children and adolescent health.

The picture is just as dire in a meeting targets on reducing neonatal and under 5 child mortality targets. The Global Leaders Network is the only global body calling for prioritizing funding for women, children and adolescent health.

to achieve universal health coverage and to access sexual and reproductive rights. For more on the Health Working group meeting as well as its objectives, Channel Africa's Nhlanhla Mahlangu spoke to Liberia's Deputy Minister for Health, Doctor Catherine Cooper.

to achieve universal health coverage and to access sexual and reproductive rights. For more on the Health Working group meeting as well as its objectives, Channel Africa's Nhlanhla Mahlangu spoke to Liberia's Deputy Minister for Health, Doctor Catherine Cooper.

Liberia is one of the countries with a high maternal and neonatal mortality rate, and as we as a country devise strategies to address this critical public health situation in our country.

Liberia is one of the countries with a high maternal and neonatal mortality rate, and as we as a country devise strategies to address this critical public health situation in our country.

We are aware that there are global efforts to ensure that all countries achieve the sustainable Development Goals 2030.

We are aware that there are global efforts to ensure that all countries achieve the sustainable Development Goals 2030.

Therefore, as a country, we wish to align ourselves with those global efforts, ensuring that there is a high level of advocacy around, uh, resources for reproductive health.

Therefore, as a country, we wish to align ourselves with those global efforts, ensuring that there is a high level of advocacy around, uh, resources for reproductive health.

As well as uh learning lessons from other countries and uh ensuring that those best practices can be used to further our efforts. And we think that this is a platform that we can achieve those goals, being a part of the advocacy globally, but also, uh, learning from countries, sharing experiences and

As well as uh learning lessons from other countries and uh ensuring that those best practices can be used to further our efforts. And we think that this is a platform that we can achieve those goals, being a part of the advocacy globally, but also, uh, learning from countries, sharing experiences and

Implementing those experiences in our country to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates in our country. The health working group meeting takes place as we see cuts in official development assistance across the world, such as the United States, which accounts for 1/3 of the global ODA and the highest percentage of ODA for SRH. How is Liberia being

Implementing those experiences in our country to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates in our country. The health working group meeting takes place as we see cuts in official development assistance across the world, such as the United States, which accounts for 1/3 of the global ODA and the highest percentage of ODA for SRH. How is Liberia being

affected by this. Liberia is impacted as all other countries because USA was a big contributor to our health service delivery in our country. So this impact is being felt at our country level. We had support from USAID for our health service strengthening. There was support for health products and supplies. They supported diagnostic services.

affected by this. Liberia is impacted as all other countries because USA was a big contributor to our health service delivery in our country. So this impact is being felt at our country level. We had support from USAID for our health service strengthening. There was support for health products and supplies. They supported diagnostic services.

malaria interventions, and so the cut has impacted us across all these areas of our healthcare delivery. Now, the proportion of the need for family planning satisfied by modern methods has stagnated globally at around 77% from 2015 to 2022. What are the challenges that you are facing?

malaria interventions, and so the cut has impacted us across all these areas of our healthcare delivery. Now, the proportion of the need for family planning satisfied by modern methods has stagnated globally at around 77% from 2015 to 2022. What are the challenges that you are facing?

Has several challenges in our country. We have a high teenage pregnancy rate in our country. So one of our interventions as a health delivery system is to ensure that we uh provide family planning for our adolescents, health, women and adolescents in our country. But many of our population have misconceptions about family planning.

Has several challenges in our country. We have a high teenage pregnancy rate in our country. So one of our interventions as a health delivery system is to ensure that we uh provide family planning for our adolescents, health, women and adolescents in our country. But many of our population have misconceptions about family planning.

So cultural beliefs is one challenge that we face against family planning. Another is access to services, access to the family planning products. There are challenging access to healthcare delivery in different parts of our country.

So cultural beliefs is one challenge that we face against family planning. Another is access to services, access to the family planning products. There are challenging access to healthcare delivery in different parts of our country.

So these create challenges for us to provide family planning. First, our, our coverage for family planning is, is not ideal. The meeting at the G20 will see calls for better funding for and investment for women, children and adolescent health. What are some of the interventions the GLN is proposing? Funding mechanisms that would ensure that the

So these create challenges for us to provide family planning. First, our, our coverage for family planning is, is not ideal. The meeting at the G20 will see calls for better funding for and investment for women, children and adolescent health. What are some of the interventions the GLN is proposing? Funding mechanisms that would ensure that the

are being provided. The advocacy is also around progressive policies or ensuring that universal health coverage is provided in our countries. Overall, they are advocating for access to reproductive health services in our countries. Out of pocket expenses continue to be the primary source of funding in 30 low and lower middle.

are being provided. The advocacy is also around progressive policies or ensuring that universal health coverage is provided in our countries. Overall, they are advocating for access to reproductive health services in our countries. Out of pocket expenses continue to be the primary source of funding in 30 low and lower middle.

Income settings. Can librarians in need bear this financial hardship? And if not, how is your government helping those in need? We've gone very far in, uh, developing legislation for health insurance so that the very poor and, uh, indigent of our society can be able to access, uh, healthcare at a minimum cost.

Income settings. Can librarians in need bear this financial hardship? And if not, how is your government helping those in need? We've gone very far in, uh, developing legislation for health insurance so that the very poor and, uh, indigent of our society can be able to access, uh, healthcare at a minimum cost.

We know that we, we cannot provide free healthcare delivery, but at a minimum cost, the population will be able to access uh healthcare. So our health insurance scheme.

We know that we, we cannot provide free healthcare delivery, but at a minimum cost, the population will be able to access uh healthcare. So our health insurance scheme.

is one of the strategies that this government is about to initiate. What lessons can Liberia as a country that has known years of armed conflict, share about how to achieve the goal of universal health coverage for women, children and adolescents? One of the critical areas that we have tried to strengthen is to strengthen our community health services.

is one of the strategies that this government is about to initiate. What lessons can Liberia as a country that has known years of armed conflict, share about how to achieve the goal of universal health coverage for women, children and adolescents? One of the critical areas that we have tried to strengthen is to strengthen our community health services.

And so in 2016, Liberia introduced uh a community health program.

And so in 2016, Liberia introduced uh a community health program.

Which was in an effort to ensure that uh our population access healthcare delivery. So as well as introducing community health workers, uh, we also try to strengthen our primary healthcare services, but overall, the government, uh, intended.

Which was in an effort to ensure that uh our population access healthcare delivery. So as well as introducing community health workers, uh, we also try to strengthen our primary healthcare services, but overall, the government, uh, intended.

To improve uh access to those, uh, facilities to those communities, so the interventions of improved roads to ensure that as we strengthen the services at the primary healthcare level, there is a network for referrals for cases that cannot be handled at the community or the or the primary healthcare level.

To improve uh access to those, uh, facilities to those communities, so the interventions of improved roads to ensure that as we strengthen the services at the primary healthcare level, there is a network for referrals for cases that cannot be handled at the community or the or the primary healthcare level.

So we've also tried to strengthen our secondary and tertiary facilities so that as we improve access, patients can be easily referred if there is a need.

So we've also tried to strengthen our secondary and tertiary facilities so that as we improve access, patients can be easily referred if there is a need.

So all this is an effort to ensure that uh we achieve universal health coverage. We have also uh strengthened our health workforce, introducing, uh, additional trainings at different levels, introducing specialist training and care, also, uh, expanding access to health education for our population, increasing nursing and midwives.

So all this is an effort to ensure that uh we achieve universal health coverage. We have also uh strengthened our health workforce, introducing, uh, additional trainings at different levels, introducing specialist training and care, also, uh, expanding access to health education for our population, increasing nursing and midwives.

In our health workforce, all this is in an effort to improve our universal healthcare.

In our health workforce, all this is in an effort to improve our universal healthcare.

That was uh Nhlanhla Mahlanguer speaking there to Liberia's Deputy Minister for Health, Dr. Catherine Cooper. That was G20 in Africa, exclusive to Channel Africa, championing Africa through solidarity, equality and sustainability.

That was uh Nhlanhla Mahlanguer speaking there to Liberia's Deputy Minister for Health, Dr. Catherine Cooper. That was G20 in Africa, exclusive to Channel Africa, championing Africa through solidarity, equality and sustainability.