👉 Africa faces significant challenges with infectious diseases, which pose substantial health risks to its population. The continent is particularly vulnerable due to factors such as limited healthcare infrastructure, poverty, and inadequate access to clean water and sanitation. Common infectious diseases include malaria, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, cholera, and various parasitic infections like sleeping sickness and schistosomiasis. These diseases not only cause high morbidity and mortality rates but also strain already overburdened health systems. Efforts to combat these infections involve international collaboration, improved healthcare access, vaccination programs, and public health initiatives aimed at prevention and treatment, though progress remains uneven across different regions.
