Healthcare in Africa, specifically Sub-Saharan Africa, is struggling. There are a wide range of detrimental effects on the healthcare in this region; poor infrastructure, underfunding and severe understaffing have all resulted in many hospitals falling short when it comes to providing the proper and necessary care for their patients. As a result, it’s common for people in Sub-Saharan Africa – at no fault of the incredible health-care workers who work in these regions – to not receive the care they desperately need. Rural communities are especially disadvantaged, since there are limited hospitals, which makes securing medical attention even more difficult.