The 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) comes at a defining moment for global health. As countries grapple with shrinking aid, widening inequities, climate-related health threats, and growing pressure on health systems, conversations are increasingly shifting from dependency to sovereignty, from fragmented responses to resilient systems, and from crisis management to long-term health production. Against this backdrop, Amref Health Africa will participate in WHA79 to amplify African-led solutions and help shape a new vision for global health—one grounded in equity, primary health care, prevention, community systems, sustainable financing, innovation, and local leadership.

Through a series of high-level side events and strategic dialogues in Geneva, Amref Health Africa will convene policymakers, global health leaders, civil society, private sector actors, and development partners to explore practical pathways for strengthening health systems across Africa. From sustainable financing for primary health care and integrated service delivery to women’s health innovation, digital transformation, and global health reform, these engagements will spotlight how Africa can build resilient, people-centred systems that not only respond to disease but produce health through empowered communities, stronger local systems, and country-led action.