World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Moeti said despite many challenges that Africa faces there have been milestones that each and every country has achieved. She said there is still need for trained staff in different areas of each country, with only 11 countries in Africa meeting the threshold. She said this is not because there are no health practitioners as there are those who have graduated but are not working. Dr Moeti said the available personnel is not evenly distributed which has resulted with a high concentration in cities. She said Africa needs people context specific health systems which are homegrown and innovative with a strong emphasis on prevention. She said it is important for Africa to adopt interventions that are specific to Africa because sometimes international interventions that are adopted from the western world cannot bring results in Africa. She revealed that Botswana has a hypertension prevalence rate of 35%. She said there is need to have a transformational agenda and make sure that other issues which seem to be taking over in the country are addressed. She said partnerships are vital in strengthening partnerships for health. She emphasised that communicable diseases still remain…