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Programme – full – new


Programme

9:00 – 17:00

ICGEB Technology Transfer Training (Young Scientists)
Bio-entrepreneurship Boot Camp, Emory University (Young Scientists)

08:00-15:00

Registration

08:00-12:00

National Institute of Public Health Directors Meeting

13:00-15:00

Global Leaders Network (Minister’s Luncheon)

09:00-15:00

Side Events (partner-driven)

09:00-17:00

Clinical Research Training of Product Development (Pre-IND)

15:00-17:00

Pitching Challenge

15:00-17:00

Opening Ceremony

07:00-8:30

Side Events

09:00-10:30

Plenary Session 1: Africa’s Health Sovereignty: Building a Thriving Ecosystem for Local Manufacturing through Demand, Innovation, Regulation, and Investment

Focus: How demand, innovation, regulation, and investment can drive sustainable, high-quality health product manufacturing across Africa.

10:30-10:50

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30

Scientific and Abstract-Driven Sessions

  • Track 1 – The Journey to Building Health Security in Africa Through Local Manufacturing:
    Focus: Progress in the quality and efficacy of locally-produced medicines and health technologies across the continent.
  • Track 2 – Advancing Self-Reliance and Health Security Through Innovative and Sustainable Health Financing
    Focus: Data-driven and community-led financing models to strengthen health systems and achieve universal health coverage.
  • Track 3 – Revisiting Primary Health Care to Advance Universal Health Coverage in Africa
    Focus: Inclusive and equitable approaches to strengthen primary health care delivery and retention across diverse populations.
  • Track 4 – Empowering a Healthier Africa Through Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence
    Focus: How digital and AI-driven tools can enhance decision-making, supply chains, and communication for better health outcomes.

Side Events

12:30-14:00

Lunch (Online Poster Hall & Exhibition Viewing)

14:00-15:30

Special Sessions

Special Session (track 1): Momentum to Manufacturing: Accelerating Health Sovereignty in Africa

Focus: Progress and financing models required to translate Africa’s health manufacturing vision into sustainable local production.

Special Session (tracks 2 & 6): Beyond Aid: Leveraging Ecosystem Enablers to Achieve Sustainable and Domestically Financed Health Systems in Africa

Focus: Top-down and bottom-up strategies for mobilising domestic resources and strengthening Africa’s health financing architecture.

Special Session (tracks 8 & 5): Crisis-Proof Leadership: Building Rapid Response and One Health Integration for Stronger Communities for Africa’s Health Security

Focus: How leadership, preparedness, and collaboration can enhance Africa’s ability to manage crises and protect communities.

Special Session (track 5): Research and Case Studies on One Health and Climate Change Studies 

Focus: The intersection of zoonoses, climate impacts, and digitalisation to promote integrated One Health responses in Africa.

Side Events

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

15:00-17:00

Scientific and Abstract-Driven Sessions

  • Track 5 – Climate Change and One Health: Strengthening African Health Security
    Focus: One Health approaches to antimicrobial resistance and emerging health threats under changing climate conditions.
  • Track 6 – Women and Youth in Africa: Driving Health and Innovation
    Focus: Initiatives addressing cervical cancer, HIV prevention, and reproductive health to empower women and young people.
  • Track 7 – New Horizons in Disease Responses
    Focus: Community-based surveillance and locally driven innovations for timely and effective disease response in Africa.
  • Track 8 – Pandemic Resilience and Health Systems Preparedness
    Focus: Advances in genomic surveillance, laboratory quality, and regulatory systems for stronger pandemic preparedness.

Side Events

18:00–19:30

Mayoral Dinner

07:00-8:30

Side Events

09:00-10:30

Plenary session 2: Financing the Future: Building Resilient and Predictable Health Systems

Focus: Bold financing choices, innovation, and governance reforms to ensure sustainable, self-reliant health systems in Africa.

10:30-10:50

Coffee Break

11:00- 12:30

Scientific and Abstract-Driven Sessions

  • Track 5 – Climate Change and One Health: Digital and One Health Innovations for Climate-Resilient Systems
    Focus: Technological and policy innovations supporting climate-resilient, multisectoral health security in African contexts.
  • Track 6 – Women and Youth in Africa: Youth Engagement and Innovation in Emerging Health Challenges
    Focus: Youth-driven solutions addressing sexual and reproductive health, antimicrobial resistance, and mental health issues.
  • Track 7 – New Horizons in Disease Responses: Genomic, Computational, and Programmatic Insights
    Focus: Cutting-edge research advancing disease surveillance, response, and vaccine innovation through computational science.
  • Track 8 – Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response
    Focus: Outbreak monitoring and genomic epidemiology as cornerstones of Africa’s readiness for future pandemics.

Side Events

12:30-14:00

Lunch (Online Poster Hall & Exhibition Viewing)

14:00-15:30

Scientific and Abstract-Driven Sessions

  • Track 5 – Climate Change and One Health: Digital and One Health Innovations for Climate-Resilient Systems
    Focus: Technological and policy innovations supporting climate-resilient, multisectoral health security in African contexts.
  • Track 6 – Women and Youth in Africa: Youth Engagement and Innovation in Emerging Health Challenges
    Focus: Youth-driven solutions addressing sexual and reproductive health, antimicrobial resistance, and mental health issues.
  • Track 7 – New Horizons in Disease Responses: Genomic, Computational, and Programmatic Insights
    Focus: Cutting-edge research advancing disease surveillance, response, and vaccine innovation through computational science.
  • Track 8 – Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response
    Focus: Outbreak monitoring and genomic epidemiology as cornerstones of Africa’s readiness for future pandemics.

Side Events

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:30

Special Sessions

Track 1 – The Journey to Building Health Security in Africa Through Local Manufacturing

Focus: Practical case studies on diagnostic innovation, manufacturing partnerships, and financing mechanisms for health sovereignty.

Track 2 – Advancing Self-Reliance and Health Security Through Sustainable Health Financing

Focus: Domestic financing trends and integration models ensuring continuity and efficiency of health systems in Africa.

Track 3 – Revisiting Primary Health Care to Advance Universal Health Coverage

Focus: Evidence-based strategies for strengthening resilience and inclusivity in Africa’s primary health care systems.

Track 4 – Empowering a Healthier Africa Through Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence 

Focus: Practical applications of AI and digital solutions to improve diagnostics, health delivery, and data-driven decisions.

Side Events

18:00–19:30

Side Events

07:00-8:30

Side Events

09:00-10:30

Plenary Session 3: Transforming Care Delivery: Integrating One Health, AMR Preparedness, Digitalisation, Equity, and Life-Course Health

Focus: Integrated, people-centred health systems grounded in innovation, equity, and resilience.

10:30-10:50

Coffee Break

11:00- 12:30

Scientific and Abstract-Driven Sessions

  • Session 1 (Tracks 1 & 2) – Linking Health Manufacturing and Financing for System Strengthening
    Focus: The interface between local production, financing, and health outcomes through scientific and policy perspectives.
  • Session 2 (Tracks 3 & 4) – Innovation in Primary Health Care and Digital Health Systems
    Focus: Lessons and studies on digitalisation and management strategies to enhance PHC delivery and workforce capacity.
  • Session 3 (Tracks 5 & 6) – One Health, Climate, and Gender Equity
    Focus: Linkages between environmental health, gender equity, and sexual and reproductive health in African contexts.
  • Session 4 (Tracks 7 & 8) – Disease Response and Surveillance for Health Security
    Focus: Surveillance, vaccination, and integration of disease response systems for stronger preparedness.

Side Events

12:30-13:30

Lunch (Online Poster Hall & Exhibition Viewing)

13:30-17:00

Closing Ceremony

Conference outcomes, awards in scientific excellence, and Africa CDC’s forward agenda for health sovereignty.

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