Although Kenya has one of the highest concentrations of healthcare workers on the African continent, the government estimates that they are still down 3,238 medical officers.1 The shortage is worldwide, but Africa has one of the largest regional deficits.2

‘I’m looking forward to resilient and self-reliant African countries that are using the revenue that they are generating to actually deliver critical public services,’ says Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA) policy assistant Everlyn Muendo, when I ask about her vision for a global tax system of the future. ‘We shouldn’t be having women who are dying in the process of giving life in this day in age.’