Availability and affordability of therapies and services of multiple sclerosis in Africa: A continent-wide survey
Significant challenges characterize MS care in Africa. MS therapies, particularly DMTs and services, are inaccessible and unaffordable in most African countries.
Authors
- Olivier Kapto
- Gift Ngwende (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6131-2126)
- Mamadou Camara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7785-6649)
- Ali Shalash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7012-5907)
- Naziha Amer
- Ahmed Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9263-7433)
- Houyam Tibar
- Riaan van Coller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6250-363X)
- Abdu K Musubire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2410-5344)
- Juzor Hooker
- Albert Kwaku Akpalu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4802-9852)
- Yusuf Jamnagerwalla
- Yared Zenebe Zewde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6442-7148)
- Nsengiyumva Nestor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8605-9393)
- Ahmed Alsiddig Ebraheem
- Bugeme Marcellin
- Nouran M. Salah
- Samy Mohamed Lemine Dadah
- Deanna Saylor
- Daniel Gams Massi
- Maouly Fall
- Foksouna Sakad
- Eman Hamid
- Gonçalves Carlos Fernando
- Azza Abdelnasser Abdelaziz
- Saara Ndinelago Neshuku-Nampala
- Njideka U Okubadejo
- Julien Razafimahefa
- Samia Ben Sassi
Institutions
- Ain Shams University (EG)
- University of N'Djamena (TD)
- Mohammed V University (MA)
- University of Lubumbashi (CD)
- University of Antananarivo (MG)
- University of Khartoum (SD)
- University of Zimbabwe (ZW)
- University of Douala (CM)
- University of Lagos (NG)
- Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi (KE)
- Aga Khan Hospital Dar es Salaam (TZ)
- University Teaching Hospital (ZM)
- Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (GH)
- Banadir Hospital (SO)
- University of Benghazi (LY)
- Burkina Faso Ministry of the Environment, Green Economy, and Climate Change (BF)
- Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Dr Benbadis Constantine (DZ)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
- Laboratoire National de Référence (MA)
- Mali-Folkecenter (ML)
- École Normale Supérieure de Nouakchott (MR)
- Maputo Central Hospital (MZ)
- Lake Tanganyika Authority (BI)
- Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann (SN)
- Université du Lac Tanganyika (BI)
- National Institute of Neurology Mongi-Ben Hamida (TN)
- Addis Ababa University (ET)
- University of Pretoria (ZA)
- University of Gezira (SD)
- Université de Nouakchott (MR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Multiple Sclerosis Journal
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/13524585261417591
- Primary Topic
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00