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7 June 2021 Lenias Hwenda contemplates why do African health systems neglect wider population health needs. Health systems designed for single disease do not make sense anywhere, why do we promote them in Africa? Addressing the intricately linked infectious diseases and non-infectious diseases affecting African populations requires a redesign of African health systems so that they can deliver health care in a more integrated manner. The severity of Covid-19 is driven by non-communicable diseases like type 1 and type 2 diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases and therefore both must be addressed simultaneously within the same facility. Similar parallel can be drawn with HIV/AIDS, TB and many other infectious diseases. Therefore African countries need to remodel health systems so that they cater for wider health needs instead of single disease focus.