Dr Jackson Otieno, AFIDEP’s Senior Research and Policy Analyst at the Cross-Country Learning Workshop on Financing Noncommunicable DiseasesAfrican health leaders, policymakers, and experts meeting in Nairobi have urged governments to prioritise domestic resource mobilisation as the cornerstone of financing the fight against noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). NCDs, including cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory conditions, and mental health disorders, are now among the leading causes of death across Africa. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that they account for 74% of global deaths and 84% of premature deaths in low- and middle-income countries. In Africa, cases have been rising steadily since…