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African Health Systems & Future of African Knowledge
African Health Systems & Future of African Knowledge
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In this Nnete Fela Show, we hear from South Africa’s health minister, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, about what African countries can do to reduce the burden of stroke... 07.08.2026, Sputnik Africa
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In this Nnete Fela Show, we hear from South Africa’s health minister, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, about what African countries can do to reduce the burden of stroke. We are also joined by an academic to rethink how Africa creates and shares knowledge.
We begin at the World Stroke Summit in Johannesburg, where we examine why stroke is becoming an increasingly urgent public health and development challenge across Africa.With prevention, early detection, treatment, and rehabilitation all requiring stronger health systems, what will it take to reduce the burden of stroke in Africa?SA’s minister suggests that our strategy must be focused on prevention because stroke is imminently preventable with good lifestyle choices.The episode then turns to African universities and the question of who gets to create knowledge about the continent.Nnete Fela host Seakga Tladi speaks to Bongani Shabangu, lecturer at North-West University and one of Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans, about decoloniality, indigenous knowledge systems, research that responds to community needs, and the future of African higher education.Shabangu argues that research should not simply be about publishing for the sake of publishing it should address the social, economic, and educational challenges facing communities.Tune into this Nnete Fela Show to find out.► Listen to all episodes of the Nnete Fela Show.► Check out this podcast on your favorite platforms: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Deezer | Spotify | Pocket Casts | Podcast Addict | Afripods
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African Health Systems & Future of African Knowledge
17:22 07.08.2026 (Updated: 16:58 13.08.2026) In this Nnete Fela Show, we hear from South Africa’s health minister, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, about what African countries can do to reduce the burden of stroke. We are also joined by an academic to rethink how Africa creates and shares knowledge.
We begin at the
World Stroke Summit in Johannesburg, where we examine why stroke is becoming an increasingly urgent public health and development challenge across Africa.
With prevention, early detection, treatment, and rehabilitation all requiring stronger health systems, what will it take to reduce the burden of stroke in Africa?
SA’s minister suggests that our strategy must be focused on prevention because stroke is imminently preventable with good lifestyle choices.
“I spend my time addressing people about prevention, like dealing with the commercial determinants of health, because these things don't just happen on their own,” Motsoaledi says.
“The cigarettes that are polluting our bodies, the excessive intake of alcohol, the sugar that is poisoning us, and the soil that is taking in excess, all those need to be dealt with and be controlled,” he continues.
The episode then turns to African universities and the question of who gets to create knowledge about the continent.
Nnete Fela host Seakga Tladi speaks to
Bongani Shabangu, lecturer at North-West University and one of Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans, about decoloniality,
indigenous knowledge systems, research that responds to community needs, and the future of African higher education.
Shabangu argues that research should not simply be about publishing for the sake of publishing it should address the social, economic, and educational challenges facing communities.
What would it take for Africa to build stronger health systems and knowledge systems that respond to its own realities?
Tune into this Nnete Fela Show to find out.
► Listen to all episodes of the Nnete Fela Show. ► Check out this podcast on your favorite platforms: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Deezer | Spotify | Pocket Casts | Podcast Addict | Afripods 
