Programme
Session Topics Per Sub-theme
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
- Scaling Affordable Digital Health Platforms for Primary Care Access.
- AI and Machine Learning for Diagnostics and Cross-Border Surveillance.
- Ethical and Governance Frameworks for Digital Health and Data Sharing.
- Harnessing Big Data for Policy, Financing, and Public Health Decision-Making.
- Public-Private Innovation Ecosystems Driving Health Tech in Africa
- Strengthening Cybersecurity and Data Protection in African Health Systems.
- Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring for Hard-to-Reach Settings.
- Mobile Health (mHealth) Solutions for Community Outreach and Health Equity.
- Scaling Interoperable Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Across Africa.
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.