Leveraging data and storytelling for community-led PHC strengthening mechanisms: cross-country experience sharing from Nigeria and Ethiopia
Building sustainable FETP capacities in Africa
Continental Stocktaking of Africa’s Health Research, Development, and Manufacturing Ecosystem: Progress, Gaps, and the Way Forward (9am start
This focused two-session side event will serve as a continental milestone in strengthening Africa’s integrated R&D and manufacturing ecosystem. By examining Mpox research priorities and extracting practical lessons from technology transfer experiences—including both challenges and successes—Africa CDC will demonstrate the critical importance of seamless R&D-manufacturing linkages. The real-world case studies of Mpox vaccine technology transfer […]
Financing the Future: Understanding country responses to donor funding shifts in Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Immunization in 10 African countries
This side event marks the official launch of a PATH study reviewing Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocation trends, assessing domestic financing for maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) and immunization and analyzing coping and alternative financing mechanisms adopted by governments and stakeholders in Africa. The study focuses on ten Sub-Saharan African countries: Somalia, South Sudan, […]
CSOs at the Centre – Networked Advocacy in Driving Pandemic- and Climate-Resilient, One Health Systems for a Safer, Healthier Africa
This side event will bring together civil society, policymakers, researchers, and development partners to identify actionable pathways for advancing pandemic- and climate-resilient health systems in Africa. The discussion will spotlight community-driven innovations, cross-sector collaboration, and sustainable domestic financing as levers for resilience and universal health coverage. Building on the outcomes of the 2nd Africa Climate […]
Advancing Pooled Procurement in Africa: Regional and Continental Pathways to Health Sovereignty
This side event will spotlight how regional pooled procurement can strengthen Africa’s ability to secure reliable access to essential health products. Drawing from the East African Pooled Procurement Mechanism, the SADC Pooled Procurement Services and the Africa CDC Pooled Procurement Mechanism, it will showcase lessons on demand consolidation, regulatory convergence, and improved access to medicines, […]