Programme

Pandemic Preparedness and Health Security in Africa

Innovative Financing for Epidemic Preparedness: Doing More with Less.
Regional Supply Chain Resilience: African Manufacturing and Distribution Hubs.
Power Shifts in Global Health Diplomacy: Africa’s Influence in Preparedness Agendas
Governing Polycrisis: Integrating Preparedness into National Health Strategies
GAVI’s New Strategy and Africa’s Vaccine Sovereignty.
Cross-Border Surveillance and Early Warning Systems: Leveraging AI And Digital Tools.
International Health Regulations and Public Health Orders: Aligning Legal Frameworks with Africa’s Preparedness Priorities
Financing Community-Level Preparedness and Rapid Response Capacity
Digital Health Records and Information Systems for Pandemic Preparedness and Response
Strengthening International Collaboration and Multilateral Institutions.

Climate Change, Environment, and Health Systems Resilience

Climate-resilient and green health infrastructure: innovation, financing models, air pollution, waste management and sustainable cities
Integrated Action on WASH, Food Security, and One Health Approaches.
Cost-Effective Approaches to Climate-Sensitive Diseases, Mental Health and NCDs in Africa.
Protecting vulnerable populations through community engagement, locally led climate action and integrated solutions.
Leveraging south-south and north-south partnerships for climate-health adaptation, innovation and technology transfer.
Health financing for climate resilience, mitigation co-benefits and clean energy/transport transitions.
Harnessing technology, digital health, EHR, data science and innovation for climate-health data, early warning and resilient service delivery
Early warning and risk information systems for climate-health threats integrating health information systems.
Integrating policy, systems and intersectoral approaches for climate-health action, clean energy and transport co-benefits.

Digital Health, AI, and Technological Innovation

Health workforce, Financing and System Building

Innovative And Blended Financing for Sustainable Health Systems.
Quality And Patient Safety in Healthcare.
Strengthening The Health Workforce: Education, Employment, Retention, And Wellbeing.
The Health Labour Market in The Afro Region: Education, Employment, Migration, And Policy Implications.
Negotiating Africa’s Position in Global Health Financing Agendas.
Financing Universal Health Coverage: Domestic Resource Mobilization, Private Sector, And Philanthropic Partnerships.
Performance-Based Financing and Decentralized Budgeting in Practice.
Building Resilient Health Workforce Systems: Governance, Planning, And Multi-Sectoral Approaches.
Leveraging Digital Health and Electronic Health Records to Enhance Workforce Efficiency and Accountability.
Establishing Radioligand Therapy for Advanced Cancer Care in the Region.

Gender, Equity, Youth Leadership and Social Accountability

Financing And Scaling Women- And Youth-Led Health Innovations (Including Adolescent Health And SRHR) And Teen Pregnancy.
Gender-Responsive and Inclusive Health Systems: Innovative
Approaches, Equity Monitoring, And Digital Tools and Women In
Africa’s Contribution to Global Gender and Health Equity Agendas
Confronting Gender-Based Violence and Building Accountability for Equitable Service Delivery.
Closing The Gender Gap in Health Workforce Leadership.
Social Accountability Mechanisms: Citizen Voices Driving Health Reforms
Equitable Financing Models for Gender and Youth Health Priorities.
Intersection Of Climate Change, Gender, And Youth Health Outcomes.
Culture Indigenous Knowledge and Health System/ Traditional and Integrative Medicine in Africa's Health Future.

Mental Health, Psychosocial Support, and Well-being

Innovative Financing Models and Scalable Mental Health Systems.
Integrating Mental Health into Primary Care and Universal Health Coverage.
Trauma, Displacement, and Crisis Response: African Lessons for Global Mental Health.
Breaking Barriers: Tackling Stigma through Multisectoral and Integrated Approaches.
Youth and Adolescent Mental Health: Building Psychosocial Resilience and Leadership.
Community-Driven and Youth-Led Mental Health Innovations.
Strengthening Mental Health Access through Digital Health and Information Systems.
Healthy Minds at School and Work: Advancing Mental Health in Learning and Occupational Settings.
Exploring the Role of Religion and Indigenous Traditions in Mental Health and Healing.
Maternal, Prenatal mental health and impact on the offspring.

Primary Healthcare, UHC, NCDs, IDs and Social Determinants of Health

Financing Primary Healthcare as the Pathway to UHC.
Delivering People-Centered, Community-Led Primary Healthcare Underserved Population.
Social Protection and Equity in Health Access: Doing More with Less.
Multi-Sectoral Action on Social Determinants of Health.
Integrating NCD and Infectious Disease Care at the PHC Level.
Local Governance and Accountability for Stronger PHC Systems.
Co-Producing Health: Leveraging Community, Government and Academic Partnerships for Sustainable Health System Transformation.
Strengthening PHC through Digital Health and Innovations for Universal Access.
Innovations in PHC for Integration, Prevention, and Resilience.

Women, Adolescents, Child Health and Nutrition

Women’s Health, Global Wealth —Advancing Women’s Health Across the Lifespan and Cancer Control.
Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights: Addressing the Triple Threat of HIV/STIs, Early Pregnancy, and Violence.
Maternal, Perinatal, and Neonatal Health: Leadership and Innovation to Reduce Mortality and Morbidity.
Child health development and disabilities.
Nutrition throughout the life course.
AI-driven solutions, data science and technological innovations in women, newborns, adolescents and children’s health.
Women and children in conflict and fragile settings.
Quality of care for women, children and adolescents (integration of critical components – mental health).
Women, Child Health, Environment and Climate.
Young Voices in Action: Advancing Women, Adolescent, and Child Health.