is still the 1. determinant of health issues that 2. of African countries face. Weak health systems make the prevention of diseases a considerably hard task. Preventive measures are particularly challenging given three main problems of several African countries. One of them is the fact that competent health professionals 3. looking for a better quality of life outside their home countries. Due to corruption, medical products do not reach those in need. Even access to sanitation facilities and drinking water is a luxury. These issues are linked to limitations imposed by social class. Since prevention of diseases is particularly hard in 4. with extreme poverty and weak health systems, 5. is necessary to reveal problems affecting the poor and develop suitable strategies to prevent 6. rather than cure them. Local and national 7. must strengthen partnerships to improve 8. systems and promote sound research aimed at preventing health issues