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In Sub-Saharan Africa, infectious diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS cause 69% of deaths. Though we can deliver short term aid and try to develop innovative vaccines or treatments to these diseases, the real issue is the danger of a weak healthcare system. To address this, we must focus on building better healthcare infrastructure in Africa. For example, Africa bears one-quarter of the world’s doctors. This is unacceptable, and we need to take steps to address inadequate healthcare infrastructure now. We’ve learned a few important lessons on how to deal with infrastructure challenges in Africa, and have identified where sustainable investments can make a long-term difference. We need to focus on three areas: Leveraging digital technologies, improving knowledge, skills and resources, and creating collaboration and consensus among key stakeholders. (Joseph Jimenez, CEO at Novartis, 2015)