Determinants of the initial setup of a national Public Health institute in SubSaharan Africa: Insights from Burkina Faso
Journal: Revue Africaine des Sciences Sociales et de la Sante Publique
Year: 2024

The development of Burkina Faso's National Public Health Institute (NPHI) provided valuable insights for other countries seeking to enhance their health security. This paper aims to document the preliminary setup of the NPHI in Burkina Faso and share lessons learned and best practices with other African countries. From January to June 2023, we analysed the literature produced by the NPHI supplemented by semi-structured interviews. A total of 15 participants were included in the interviews. These