Rockefeller Foundation Launches $100 Million Initiative to Strengthen Health Systems in Africa, Asia

"Despite the global economic situation, investment in health systems that provide accessible, affordable and quality care to the developing world cannot wait," said James Nyoro, managing director of the Rockefeller Foundation Africa. "With the incredible influx of funding that has gone into vertical interventions in the region, the foundation feels that now is the necessary time to build on our successes in capacity building and technological interventions to help countries develop systems that will enable new innovative drugs and treatments to reach the people truly in need."