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SUMMARY:Amref International University 1st Primary Healthcare Congress
DESCRIPTION:It has been 45 years since the landmark 1978 Alma-Ata Declaration\, which defined Primary Health Care (PHC) as “essential healthcare based on practical\, scientifically sound and socially acceptable methods and technology made universally accessible to individuals and families in the community through their full participation and at a cost that the community and country can afford.” \n\n\n\nThe goal of PHC is to provide better health services for all\, making it an integral part of a country’s health system and the central function for the community’s overall social and economic development. The aim is to achieve the highest possible level of health and well-being\, ensuring equitable distribution and a sustainable healthy life without financial burden on patients. \n\n\n\nLearn More
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/amref-international-university-1st-primary-healthcare-congress/
LOCATION:Amref International University Main Campus\, Langata Road\, Nairobi\, Nairobi\, 00506\, Kenya
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SUMMARY:CPHIA
DESCRIPTION:AMREF CPHIA SIDE EVENTS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFuture of Global Health Initiatives: The Future We Want to See \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate: Wednesday\, 29 November 2023\n\n\n\nTime: 10:00 – 20:00 (CAT)\n\n\n\nVenue: Mosi Oa Tunya | New Wing\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmref Health Africa\, in partnership with the Future of Global Health Initiatives\, will host a side event during the 3rd International Conference on Public Health (CPHIA 2023). The event aims to bring together African public health policymakers and advocates to discuss and collaborate on shaping a global health financing ecosystem that is fit for purpose beyond 2030. \n\n\n\nThe discussion will focus on key areas such as the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic\, changes in demographics and disease burden\, climate change\, conflict\, and political and economic shifts. These areas all converge on the need for changes in how external funders\, including global health initiatives (GHIs)\, support the health programs of low- and middle-income countries. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHidden Pandemic We Must Not Ignore: African Leadership for AMR Action\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate: Wednesday\, 29 November 2023\n\n\n\nVenue: Ntumba Chushi | Radisson Blu Hotel\, Lusaka\n\n\n\nTime: 07:30 – 09:00 (CAT)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis session will bring together key stakeholders to explore ideas and initiatives to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Africa effectively. AMR is a significant challenge in the global health sector\, with multiple factors contributing to the worsening crisis. If no intervention is made\, by 2050\, Africa is expected to bear the highest burden of the predicted 10 million annual deaths and lose up to 5% of national GDPs. \n\n\n\nThe discussion will explore existing initiatives and any needed initiatives in line with Africa CDC’s New Public Health Order\, focusing on respectful and action-oriented partnerships\, commitments to strengthen institutions for health\, and developing a fit-for-purpose health workforce that is responsive to AMR. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmpowering Health Heroes: What must we do to build Africa’s Resilient Health Workforce for Public Health Security? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnsuring the availability of a well-equipped and trained health workforce is a crucial pillar in the Global Architecture for Health Emergency Preparedness\, Response\, and Resilience. The World Health Organization recognizes this as a central role in preventing\, preparing\, and responding to emergent public health challenges. This aligns with the Africa CDC’s New Public Health Order\, which emphasizes the importance of creating a trained and adaptable health workforce that can effectively enhance Primary Health Care (PHC) and protect community health systems against emerging threats and shocks. The Amref-led session at CPHIA2023 will highlight the imperative of equipping health professionals with the essential skills and competencies required for PPR. \n\n\n\nThe session will also facilitate a comprehensive discussion on emerging frontiers in public health security\, providing a platform to explore novel paradigms and anticipated trajectories in Global Health Security (GHS) for Africa. Overall\, the event will shed light on the critical role of a strong and well-equipped health workforce in ensuring health security and resilience in the face of emerging public health challenges. of this discourse will encompass optimizing digital health resources\, where participants will dissect the effective integration of technological advancements to fortify public health security measures. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGavi CSO Constituency Event Series – Civil Society Dialogue Series & Immunisation Today Podcast \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate: Wednesday\, 29 November 2023\n\n\n\nVenue: Radisson Blu\, Room 2 | Old Wing\n\n\n\nTime: 07:00 – 09:00 (CAT)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs we move towards a future where digital and in-person experiences are more intertwined\, we believe a hybrid approach to our Civil Society Dialogue Series and Immunisation Today Podcast will amplify our reach\, impact and inclusivity. These hybrid events will combine live\, in-person presentations with an interactive virtual component\, offering our audience the best of both worlds.  \n\n\n\nObjectives of the Session\n\n\n\n\nTo engage\, inform\, and inspire civil society organisations (CSOs) across the globe on critical health issues and their solutions. \n\n\n\nTo stimulate dialogue and discussion on global health topics\, focusing on immunization. \n\n\n\nTo strengthen relationships with CSOs and other key stakeholders in the global health community. \n\n\n\nTo increase awareness and understanding of Gavi’s role in improving health outcomes worldwide. 
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/cphia-official-side-event/
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SUMMARY:Route Optimization Modeling for Amref Mobile Clinics
DESCRIPTION:Optimizing last-mile primary healthcare access for COVID-19 vaccinations and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Kenya is the focal point of this challenge. \n\n\n\nAmref seeks innovative strategies to deploy mobile health clinics while reducing costs efficiently. The primary goal is to extend healthcare services to remote areas by addressing limitations in cold storage\, designated hospital levels\, and fixed locations\, ensuring effective coverage for vaccinations and NCD treatments. \n\n\n\nAmref has developed a cost-effective solution that maximizes the impact of mobile clinics to achieve widespread healthcare access in Kenya’s underserved regions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeeting ID: 862 7875 6518 \n\n\n\nPasscode: 43=T&%5867
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/route-optimization-modeling-for-amref-mobile-clinics/
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SUMMARY:No More Excuses: Accountability Mechanisms for Girls and Young Women
DESCRIPTION:Adolescent girls represent one of the most marginalized demographic groups globally. Their unique needs often get overlooked in both child-rights\, and women’s-rights conversations\, and their voices go unheard in decisions on policy\, climate\, health\, and beyond. Accountability for adolescent-focused commitments is not guaranteed – global processes such as Generation Equality lack adolescent-led accountability mechanism. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis session\, facilitated by young people\, showcases approaches to achieving accountability for adolescent girls and young women in all their diversity. We will hear from diverse stakeholders on challenges\, solutions\, and commitments which advance power being shifted to adolescent girls – nothing about them\, without them.
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/no-more-excuses-accountability-mechanisms-for-girls-and-young-women/
LOCATION:Kigali Convention Center\, Room AD10. 1\, Rwanda
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SUMMARY:Girls at the Center: The Power of Partnering with Communities to End Female Genital Mutilation
DESCRIPTION:Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) presents a major challenge in several countries around the globe. It is internationally recognized as a harmful practice and a form of gender-based violence (GBV) that endangers the lives of millions of girls and women. It violates the foundational tenets of human rights reflected in various international conventions\, resolutions and declarations. \n\n\n\nCommunities – women and girls\, men and boys\, traditional and religious leaders\, health workers\, law and policy makers\, must be mobilized and empowered at the grassroots level if we are to end FGM. Evidence shows that when girls and women have the power to make their own choices about their bodies\, it positively affects other spheres in their lives\, including their political\, social and economic participation. \n\n\n\nJoin Amref Health Africa\, The Girl Generation and its partners\, Population Council\, Power to Youth\, Y-ACT and Youth Power Hub for an interactive session on shifting approaches\, creating positive impacts and contributing to putting an end to the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) including FGM\, by putting girls and women at the center and working in partnership with communities. \n\n\n\nThe objectives of the sessions include: \n\n\n\n\nExplore what we mean by ‘girl-centered programming’ and how it works\, and why this is a key approach to end FGM. Present evidence of what works within this approach; \n\n\n\nShare practical examples and lessons on why and how special attention is given to protect and support survivors and front-line activists in our efforts to put them at the center of our programmes and movements to end FGM. 
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/girls-at-the-center-the-power-of-partnering-with-communities-to-end-female-genital-mutilation/
LOCATION:Kigali Convention Center\, Room AD10. 1\, Rwanda
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SUMMARY:Partnership to Support African Member States’ Implementation of COP26 Commitments and Participation in future COPs | World Health Assembly\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Learn More\n\n\n\n\nWednesday 24 May: 18.00 – 20.00 (CET)\, Palais des Nations\, Geneva\, Switzerland \n\n\n\nThis inter-ministerial dialogue at the 76th World Health Assembly will build on the High-level inter-ministerial meeting on cholera epidemics and climate-related public health emergencies (Lilongwe\, Malawi\, 9-11 March 2023). The participating countries committed to strengthening multi-sectoral collaboration and coordination with relevant sectors including climate sector in order to enhance the implementation of mitigation [and adaptation] measures aimed at reducing health risks of climate sensitive diseases. It is an opportunity for Ministers of Health from the African Region to define what is at stake for health in forthcoming COPs and to begin the multi-sectoral engagement that will facilitate the amplification of health in the climate change agenda. \n\n\n\nObjectives of the Session \n\n\n\nThis dialogue will bring together multiple MoH in Africa\, WHO AFRO\, Amref\, private sector and philanthropies for a high level conversation\, debate\, commitment\, political and institutional solutions and lessons learned on climate change in Africa. Further\, African Member States will have the opportunity to raise policy gaps for redress by the WHA Member States. \n\n\n\nAt the end of the dialogue\, we shall launch a regional initiative that will support Member States meet their CoP26 commitments by initiating or reinforcing their legal\, institutional and operational framework for multi-sectoral work to tackle climate change related health impact in Africa and to ensure that the voice of health and wellbeing in Africa is heard at the CoPs.  \n\n\n\nRegister here \n\n\n\n\nFollow us @Amref_Worldwide under #AmrefAtWHA to stay up-to-date with the proceedings at the conference.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlex Harris\, Associate Director\, Government Relations and Strategic Partnerships\, Wellcome Trust \n\n\n\nI work on global health: developing strategies\, policies\, and partnerships that significantly increase access to medicine. With over 15 years of experience advising and influencing a wide range of healthcare organizations in the governmental\, not-for-profit\, and private sectors\, I’m passionate about thoughtful and effective strategy\, policy\, and partnerships that transform healthcare outcomes and improve service quality. I’m an experienced leader and natural communicator with a deep understanding of the healthcare sector. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMontasser Kamal\, Director Global Health\, IDRC ( International Development Research Centre) \n\n\n\nMontasser Kamal is the Director of Global Health at Canada’s International Development Research Centre. Before joining IDRC Montasser was the Deputy Director for Global Health Policy and Research at Global Affairs Canada. He also worked at the former Canadian International Development Agency CIDA as the Team Leader of the Health Specialists and brings experience as a Reproductive Health Policy Advisor and as a Manager of Multilateral Health Institutions and Partnerships. Between 2007-2014 he worked at the Regional Office of the Ford Foundation in Cairo where he was a Senior Program Officer for Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS in part supporting implementation research and strengthening the health policy environment around sexual and reproductive health and rights. Montasser’s areas of interest and expertise include implementation research\, forced displacement and refugee health\, sexual and reproductive health and rights\, health systems strengthening\, political economy of health\, and evidence use. Montasser has MD\, Diploma\, MSc\, and PhD degrees in medicine\, international development\, and medical anthropology from Egypt\, the UK and Canada. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTamer Rabie\, Lead Health Specialist\, World Bank-Health\, Nutrition and Population Global Practice\, World Bank \n\n\n\nTamer Rabie is a Lead Health Specialist in the World Bank’s Health\, Nutrition and Population Global Practice. He is a Medical Doctor with a master’s in public health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. He has over twenty-five years of experience spanning clinical medicine\, public health\, health systems\, health policy\, service delivery\, infectious diseases\, nutrition\, governance\, private sector\, and environmental health. Since joining the World Bank in 2005\, he has led lending as well as advisory services programs in over twenty-five countries in Europe and Central Asia\, South Asia\, East Asia\, and the Middle East and North Africa regions. Further\, he has developed analytical and knowledge products in several areas in the health field. In 2019\, he established the Health Climate and Environment Program – which he currently leads – with the aim to integrate environmental health and climate-smart healthcare measures into World Bank operations. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaryl Burnaby\, Director\, Global Health\, GSK \n\n\n\nDaryl joined GSK in 1999 after completing his degree in Natural Sciences at Cambridge University and PhD at the University of Southampton. After completing 3 years on the graduate management programme\, he spent a further 9 years working across the R&D\, commercial and corporate functions before joining the Global Health team. In this team\, Daryl is responsible for programmes aimed at strengthening health systems in LMICs through partnerships between GSK\, INGOs and country governments. GSK recognises the importance of strong health systems both as a human right and social good\, but also as essential for access for essential medicines and vaccines. Between 2011 and 2021\, GSK invested over £50m training over 100\,000 health workers and reaching 17 million beneficiaries across 43 countries\, in partnership with Amref Health Africa\, Save the Children\, and CARE International. More recently\, GSK has partnered with Amref Health Africa to improve diagnosis\, referral\, and treatment for malaria\, TB\, and HIV\, as well as leveraging the role of technology to improve the quality of training and reporting for health workers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEvie Grey\, Director\, Communications\, GSK \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStephan Webber\, Global Head of Policy\, Astra Zeneca \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClaire Bonnel\, Vice President for Global Strategic Partnerships & Access to Care\, Siemens Healthineers
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/partnership-to-support-african-member-states-implementation-of-cop26-commitments-and-participation-in-future-cops/
LOCATION:Palais des Nations\, Geneva\, Switzerland
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SUMMARY:Developing Fit-for –Purpose Health Workforce for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Africa | World Health Assembly\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 23 May: 10.00 – 12.00 (CET)\, DOHA Meeting Room \n\n\n\n\nLearn More\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe main aim of the event is to convene government\, private sector stakeholders and’ development partners in Africa around the key commitments made at UNGA 2022 to develop and sustain a fit-for-purpose health workforce for Universal Health Coverage in Africa. \n\n\n\nOn the sidelines of UNGA 2022\, Amref Health Africa\, Seed Global and a number of African governments made a commitment to raise $100M to support the development of a fit-for purpose health workforce for Africa. This initiative seeks to further consolidate support from governments\, multilateral organizations\, investors\, donors and implementing agencies towards the African Union/Africa CDC health workforce transformation agenda. Further\, various partners including CGI\, Seed Global\, Amref\, private sector and government representatives convened in Kigali during AHAIC 2023 to evaluate progress and align on concrete actions to realize their health workforce commitments. This event at WHA will play a key role in sustaining this momentum. \n\n\n\nObjectives of Side-event \n\n\n\n\nAlign on the critical role played by health workers towards delivery of Universal Health Coverage (UHC)\n\n\n\nUpdate key stakeholders regarding priorities of the various participating countries and actions being taken at country and regional level\n\n\n\nHighlight the urgent need for governments in Africa to commit required investments towards training\, recruitment\, retention and protection of health workers\n\n\n\nDeepen private sector\, donors and other philanthropies buy-in towards making significant investments for a fit-for purpose health workforce\n\n\n\n\nProposed Participants \n\n\n\n\nMinisters of Health – Kenya\, Malawi\, Zambia\, Uganda\, Ethiopia\, South Sudan\n\n\n\nPrivate sector – GSK\, MSD\, Pilzer\, Roche\, Johnson and Johnson\n\n\n\nFoundations – Rockfeller\,\n\n\n\nAfrica CDC\n\n\n\nUSAID\n\n\n\nJICA\n\n\n\nAmref Health Africa\n\n\n\nSeed Global\n\n\n\nCGI secretariat\n\n\n\n\nRegister here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr George Kimathi\, Director\, Institute of Capacity Development\, Amref Health Africa \n\n\n\nDr George Kimathi is the Director\, Amref Institute of Capacity Development (ICD) and provides overall leadership to Amref’s Human Resources for Health (HRH) agenda. In this role he oversees diverse initiatives geared towards building a fit-for-purpose health workforce across Africa.He leads transformational human resources for health partnerships with WHO\, Africa CDC\, USAID\, JICA\, Gates and various private sector players among others. Further\, he sits on the WHO HRH Leadership Hub of the Global Health Workforce Alliance\, among others.George holds a PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health. Besides\, he has undertaken in-depth training in core Primary Health Care methodologies with particular interest in contextualized innovations for delivering Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Sub-Saharan Africa. He’s also an alumnus of the Centre for Corporate Governance. He has successfully supervised PhD and Masters Students in various universities. He is widely published and presented research/opinion pieces at regional and global fora. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLolem Ngong\, Chief of Staff\, Amref Health Africa \n\n\n\nLolem B. Ngong is a seasoned Global Public Health professional\, with more than 15 years of leadership in the Global Health Diplomacy sector. She has advised and led collaborations with governments\, civil society organizations\, academic institutions\, multilateral organizations\, and international donors. Lolem’s areas of interest include global health governance and use of strategic partnerships to address threats to public health. Lolem joins Amref Health Africa\, from Gavi\, the Vaccine Alliance\, where she was a Senior Country Manager. Prior to her work with Gavi\, Lolem spent over 7 years working with the United States (U.S.) Department of State\, Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator\, as a *PEPFAR Coordinator\, leading multilateral programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo\, Ghana and Ethiopia. She also worked with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\, serving as a Clinical Research Associate and Epidemiologist with the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination; as well as Senior Program Manager and Deputy Team Leader with the National Partnerships Team within the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. Lolem is passionate about education and enjoys hiking. * PEPFAR is the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Raji Tajudeen\, MD\, MPH\, Head\, Division of Public Health Institutes and Research\, Africa CDC \n\n\n\nRaji Tajudeen MD is a Medical Doctor with postgraduate qualifications in Pediatrics and Public Health. He is a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians and African Public Health Leaders Fellow of the Chatham House Royal Institute of International Affairs\, UK. He has over 20 years of experience in Child Health and Public Health of which 16 years is at senior level. He has worked in different settings in the developing world; Nigeria\, Saudi Arabia\, Liberia\, Guinea\, Sierra Leone and Ethiopia. Additionally\, Taj has strong experience working on programmes and projects for different international organizations. Further\, he has academic and working knowledge of Health System Management\, Health System Strengthening\, Health Diplomacy\, Maternal and Child Health\, and Health in Humanitarian Emergencies. He is currently the Head of Public Health Institutes and Research of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). He coordinates the establishment and strengthening of National Public Health Institutes across the 55 African Union Member States. He oversees the establishment of the five Africa CDC Regional Collaborating Centers. He coordinates the Africa CDC Institute for Workforce Development and oversees the continental public health research agenda. Taj heads the healthcare preparedness and countermeasures section of the Africa CDC COVID-19 response. He co-chairs the case management technical working group of the Africa Taskforce on COVID-19. Taj has publications in Medical journals and has co-authored a chapter in a medical textbook. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Austin H. Demby\, Minister of Health Sierra Leone \n\n\n\nDr. Austin Demby is currently the Minister of Health and Sanitation for the Government of Sierra Leone. Prior to assuming his current role\, Dr. Demby served as the Acting Director of the Office of Global Health at the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).Dr. Demby began his public health career in 1980 as a research scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He then went on to become country director of the CDC field station in Sierra Leone (1987-1989) where he studied Lassa fever and other viral hemorrhagic fevers. \n\n\n\nHe has held research appointments at several institutions\, including: Special Pathogens Branch\, Virus Reference Laboratory\, Central Public Health Laboratory Services\, Colindale\, United Kingdom\, 1990-1993; Division of Pathology\, Center for Applied Microbiology and Research\, Porton Down\, United Kingdom\, 1993-1994; Special Pathogens Branch\, DVRD\, NCID\, 1994-1997; and Diagnostic Mycobacteriology\, TMB\, DASTLR\, NCID\, 1998-1999.Dr. Demby holds a doctorate degree in Clinical Microbiology from the University of London\, England\, a master’s degree in public health-epidemiology/biostatistics from the University of Michigan\, and a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from Fourah Bay College\, University of Sierra Leone. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHon Dr Jane Aceng\, Minister of Health Uganda \n\n\n\nDr. Jane Ruth Aceng is the Minister of Health- Uganda. Dr. Aceng holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine (MBChB)\, MMED (Pediatrics)\, Masters in Public Health and a Diploma in Health System Strengthening. She is a Pediatrician expert and is currently at the level of Senior Consultant Pediatrics. She is also a Public Health expert.She has vast experience both as a manager and practicing medical personnel\, which she accumulated while serving in various capacities as Medical Officer\, Senior Medical Officer\, Medical Officer Special Grade\, Medical Superintendent\, Consultant Pediatrician\, Senior Consultant Pediatrician\, Hospital Director and formerly as the Director General Health Services where she was responsible for coordinating technical functions for the delivery of Health services\, a role she has fulfilled until her appointment as the Minister for Health. As Minister of Health\, she possesses the Constitutional Powers and functions of spearheading the Ministry. Among them are Administration\, Policy Formulation and Direction. She is also responsible for defending the Ministerial budget and issue orders and statutory regulations on the sector. In addition\, she initiates and presents to Cabinet\, the Ministry memorandums and accounts for the State\, operations\, function and achievements of the health sector. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHon Sylvia T Masebo\, Minister of Health Zambia \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHon Dr Susan Nakhumicha\, Minister of Health\, Kenya \n\n\n\nDr Susan Nakhumicha Wafula is a Kenyan politician and supply chain expert who was recently appointed as the new Cabinet Minister for Health. She oversaw supplies for the Global Programme for Research and Training at the University of California\, San Francisco (UCSF). She worked at the Nairobi Women’s Hospital as the manager of procurement and logistics as well \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHon Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda\, Minister of Health\, Malawi \n\n\n\nHon. Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda\, M.P is the Minister of Health in the Government of Malawi She is a trained Biochemist\, holding a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry and a Bachelor in Pharmacy. She has previously worked for such entities as Malawi Pharmacies Ltd and City Pharmacies Limited\, as well as serving as a member of the Pharmacy Medicine and Poisons Board\, City Pharmacies Ltd. She entered politics by winning the Parliamentary seat for Kasungu South East Constituency in the 2014 General Elections\, which she retained in the 2019 Elections\, following which she was appointed Minister of Health by Malawi’s President Chakwera in July 2020. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHon Dr Lia Tadesse\, Minister of Health\, Ethiopia \n\n\n\nDr. Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin became the Minister of Health of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in March 2020. Prior to this appointment\, she served as State Minister of Health since November 2018\, leading the national health programs under the Health Sector Transformation Strategy. Dr. Lia is an obstetrician and gynecologist with extensive experience as a clinician\, in health care leadership\, academia\, and hospital and program management\, with over 20 years’ experience. Prior to joining the Ministry of Health\, Dr. Lia Tadesse served as Program Director at the University of Michigan’s Center for International Reproductive Health Training (CIRHT) in Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, where she has successfully partnered with several institutions\, in both Ethiopia and Rwanda\, to increase the quality of reproductive health services and training. Serving as the CEO and Vice Provost of St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) in Addis Ababa for seven years\, Dr Lia led the hospital’s services and academic reforms\, including forging collaborative relationships with several national and international stakeholders. Dr. Lia was also Project Director of USAID’s Maternal and Child Survival Program (MCSP) at Jhpiego-Ethiopia prior to joining CIRHT after leaving SPHMMC.Dr. Lia’s passion is strengthening and reforming health systems\, and she has received recognition for her accomplishments and advocacy for gender equity in access to quality health services and training. Dr. Lia Tadesse earned her medical degree from Jimma University\, specialty training in obstetrics and gynecology from Addis Ababa University\, and a master’s degree in health care administration from Jimma University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHon Elizabeth Achuei\, Minister of Health\, South Sudan \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr James Campbell\, Director\, Health Workforce \n\n\n\nJim Campbell is the Director of the Health Workforce Department at the World Health Organization\, and the Executive Director of the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA). His role at WHO has included overseeing the development of WHO’s Global Strategy on Human Resources for Health: Workforce 2030 as adopted by the Sixty-ninth World Health Assembly\, and support to the High-level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth established by the United Nations Secretary-General in March 2016 as an initiative to inform multi-sectoral engagement on the Global Strategy. The Commission’s report was published in September 2016 and sets out 10 recommendations and five immediate actions to address the global mismatch in the supply\, demand and need for health workers. Prior to joining WHO and GHWA\, Jim spent eight years as the founder/Director of a not-for-profit research institute. His publications include A Universal Truth: No Health Without a Workforce (2013)\, and the State of the World’s Midwifery reports (2011 and 2014) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Vanessa Kerry\, CEO\, Seed Global Health \n\n\n\nAs the co-founder and CEO of Seed\, Vanessa Kerry leads the organization in fulfillment of our mission—to help strengthen health systems and improve health outcomes for all. Her work stems from her interest in capacity-building to strengthen public sector health systems and communities in resource poor settings. She believes deeply that health is fundamental to economic\, social wellbeing\, and national security. \n\n\n\nThrough partnership with governments and in-country institutions\, under Vanessa’s tenure Seed has helped train close to 30\,000 doctors\, nurses\, and midwives and has impacted hundreds of thousands of lives. At Seed\, Vanessa helped establish the Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP)\, a first ever public-private partnership with the Peace Corps\, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the countries where the program works. GHSP supported health systems in five sub-Saharan African countries.Her work has included innovative research in the nexus of national security\, crisis response\, and health including a two-year project with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. She has taught courses on the intersection of health\, economy\, politics\, and security at the Kennedy School of Government and Yale University. \n\n\n\nVanessa has spoken at a number of venues on her work including the Aspen Ideas Festival\, TEDXBoston\, United Nations\, World Health Assembly\, Consortium of Universities for Global Health\, Women Leaders in Global Health conferences\, Devex\, the Brookings Institute\, Council on Foreign Relations\, and other public fora. Her work has been featured by NPR\, PBS\, MSNBC’s Morning Joe and Andrea Mitchell\, Boston’s Chronicle\, Boston Magazine\, and Marie Claire Magazine among others. Prominent publications on her work include in the New England Journal of Medicine\, BMJ\, the New York Times\, and The Lancet. \n\n\n\nShe is a Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Social Entrepreneur\, a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She as awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Public Policy from Northeastern University in 2015. She is on the Editorial Board of New England Journal of Medicine Evidence and Annals of Global Health. She was recently appointed to the President’s Council for International Activities at Yale University\, as a Global Advisor to the Wellbeing Foundation Africa and on the Board at University of Global Health Equity. \n\n\n\nShe graduated from Yale University summa cum laude and Harvard Medical School cum laude\, completing her clinical training at Massachusetts General Hospital. She earned her Master’s in Health Policy\, Planning\, and Financing from the London Schools of Economics and of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is currently a critical care physician at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and serves as the Associate Director of Partnerships and Global Initiatives at MGH Global Health. She directs the Global Public Policy and Social Change program at Harvard Medical School where she has focused on links between security and health. She is the mother of a seven- and 10- year old. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Buddy Shah\, CEO\, CHAI \n\n\n\nTrained as a physician and development economist\, Dr. Neil Buddy Shah is an award-winning social entrepreneur\, CEO\, and global health funder who is passionate about making global health efforts as impactful as possible. \n\n\n\nDr. Shah was previously the Managing Director of GiveWell\, a research and funding organization that directs hundreds of millions of dollars per year to programs in global health and development. GiveWell seeks to identify and fund the most cost-effective ways to save lives\, and has recently emerged as one of the world’s largest private funders in global health.Dr. Shah was previously co-founder\, CEO and now Board Chair of IDinsight\, a global development data analytics and advisory firm with offices across Africa\, Asia\, and the US. At IDinsight\, he helped pioneer the practical application of cutting-edge data and impact measurement tools such as randomized controlled trials\, machine learning and results-based financing mechanisms to improve the impact of life-saving and antipoverty programs across Africa and Asia. Buddy worked previously at the World Bank and MIT’s Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Buddy holds an AB in economics from Harvard\, an MD with special distinction in global health policy from Einstein College of Medicine in New York\, and an MPA in International Development from Harvard Kennedy School. \n\n\n\nDr. Shah serves on the Boards of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS\, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Private Foundations Board Constituency); the Institute to End Mass Incarceration at Harvard Law School; Educate Girls; Giving Green; and IDinsight. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, has served as guest faculty at Harvard Kennedy School and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business\, and is a former Echoing Green Fellow and Forbes’ 30 under 30 Social Entrepreneur. He has lived and worked in India\, Cambodia\, Uganda and the United States. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMr William Asiko\, Managing Director of the Africa Region Office-to be represented \n\n\n\nWilliam is an experienced\, results-oriented leader of international development institutions with both private and public-sector experience. \n\n\n\nWilliam started his career as an attorney for the Government of Kenya’s external resources department\, handling transactions between the Government and international development finance institutions and monitoring the implementation of the obligations placed on the Government. William then moved to the private sector and\, in a career spanning nearly 20 years with the Coca-Cola Company\, held various positions in several countries\, including the United States\, Kenya\, Morocco\, the United Kingdom and South Africa. In 2007\, William was appointed President of the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation based in Johannesburg\, South Africa\, managing programs in more than 30 countries across Africa\, which he held for six years until May 2013.William was formerly the Executive Director of Grow Africa\, an innovative agricultural development partnership between the World Economic Forum\, the African Union and NEPAD that accelerates private sector investment into African agriculture. Grow Africa runs over 40 programs in different value chains across 12 countries in Africa with an ambitious growth plan to take the Grow Africa model across all countries in Africa. \n\n\n\nBefore this\, William spent three and a half years in Tanzania as Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF)\, a pan-African development organisation that works with African governments to remove barriers to greater private sector investment in their countries. ICF ran 75 programs across 21 countries in Africa before completing its mandate in 2016. \n\n\n\nBefore joining Coca-Cola\, William served five years as State Counsel in the Office of the Attorney General for Kenya and two years as a partner in the law firm of Hamilton Harrison & Mathews in Nairobi\, Kenya. William earned a law degree from the University of Nairobi in 1987 and an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School in the United States in 2005. He is a non-practising member of the Kenya Bar. \n\n\n\nWilliam is an avid advocate for efficient and sustainable economic development in Africa. He firmly believes that Africa will only truly transform when its growth story stops being Africa Rising and starts to be Africans Rising. He believes that development is multifaceted and must take a multi-sectoral approach and have a strong emphasis on women and youth to be sustainable and impactful. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMs. Sabena Solomon\, Head of Impact Partnerships\, Global Health\, GSK \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Githinji Gitahi\, GCEO\, Amref Health Africa \n\n\n\nA passionate advocate for pro-poor Universal Health Coverage\, Githinji Gitahi joined Amref Health Africa as the Global Chief Executive Officer in June 2015. Amref Health Africa\, founded in 1957\, is the largest Africa-led international organization\, reaching more than 11 million people each year through 150 health-focused projects across 35 countries. \n\n\n\nUntil his appointment to Amref Health Africa\, Dr Gitahi was the Vice President and Regional Director for Africa\, Smile Train International. Prior to that\, Dr Gitahi was Managing Director for Monitor Publications in Uganda as well as General Manager for Marketing and Circulation in East Africa for the Nation Media Group. He held progressively senior positions at GlaxoSmithKline and worked at the Avenue Group. \n\n\n\nDr Gitahi is the former Co-Chair of the UHC2030 Steering Committee\, a global World Bank and World Health Organization (WHO) initiative for Universal Health Coverage (UHC); and has recently been appointed as the Co-Chair Strategic Advocacy Committee PMNCH and a member of the Unilever Sustainability Advisory Council. He serves on a number of Boards\, notably – Board of Directors of The Standard Group in Kenya\, Board of Trustees of Safaricom Foundation and Governing Board of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and prevention (Africa CDC). He is also a member of the Commission/Taskforce on Africa’s COVID-19 Response. Dr Gitahi holds a bachelor’s degree in Medicine from the University of Nairobi\, a master’s degree in Business Administration from the United States International University\, as well as a Certificate for Strategic Perspectives for Nonprofit Management from Harvard University. \n\n\n\nIn December 2018\, Dr. Gitahi was bestowed the 2018 ‘Moran of the Order of the Burning Spear’ (MBS) by the President of Kenya\, in recognition of his outstanding contribution and commitment to the health sector. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr Atul Gawande\, Assistant Administrator for Global Health\, USAID \n\n\n\nDr. Atul Gawande is the Assistant Administrator for Global Health. He is a renowned surgeon\, writer\, and public health leader. Prior to joining the Biden-Harris Administration\, he was a practicing general and endocrine surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.He was founder and chair of Ariadne Labs\, a joint center for health systems innovation\, and of Lifebox\, a nonprofit making surgery safer globally. He also co-founded CIC Health\, a public benefit corporation supporting pandemic response operations nationally\, and served as a member of the Biden transition COVID-19 Advisory Board. From 2018-2020\, he was CEO of Haven\, Amazon\, Berkshire Hathaway\, and JPMorgan Chase healthcare venture. \n\n\n\nIn addition\, Atul was a longtime staff writer for The New Yorker magazine and has written four New York Times best-selling books: Complications\, Better\, The Checklist Manifesto\, and Being Mortal. \n\n\n\nHe is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and the winner of two National Magazine Awards\, Academy Health’s Impact Award for highest research impact on healthcare\, a MacArthur Fellowship\, and the Lewis Thomas Award for writing about science.
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/developing-fit-for-purpose-health-workforce-for-universal-health-coverage-uhc-in-africa-world-health-assembly-2023/
LOCATION:Doha Meeting Room
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SUMMARY:High Level Ministerial Meeting on Strengthening Prevention\, Preparedness\, Response and Recovery from Public Health Emergencies through Amendments to the International Health Regulations (2005)
DESCRIPTION:Monday 22 May: 18.00 – 20.00 (CET) Palais des Nations\, Geneva\, Switzerland. This meeting is by invitation only. \n\n\n\nThis event at the 76th World Health Assembly will bring together Health Ministers from Africa to generate high-level conversations and share information\, with the objective of rallying high level support and enhanced commitment by African countries in the International Health Regulations (IHR) amendment. It will also focus on joint commitments to improving pandemic prevention\, preparedness and response (PPR)\, including the development of the new pandemic accord (treaty)\, as well as strengthening efforts towards mobilizing financial support to countries through the Pandemic Fund. Read more ›››
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/africas-bold-steps-to-drive-the-global-health-security-agenda-world-health-assembly-2023/
LOCATION:Palais des Nations\, Geneva\, Switzerland
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20230305T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20230305T170000
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SUMMARY:Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) | AHAIC 2023
DESCRIPTION:For seven years Amref Health Africa\, together with like-minded partners have been hosting the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC)\, a biennial high impact convening that brings together diverse stakeholders from around the world to discuss challenges and opportunities for improving health in Africa. The next AHAIC 2023 will take place in Kigali Rwanda.
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/africa-health-agenda-international-conference-ahaic-ahaic-2023/
LOCATION:Kigali Convention Centre\, Kigali\, Rwanda
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20210924T150000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20210924T170000
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SUMMARY:76th UNGA Side Event: Community understanding and trust as key drivers for vaccinations in Africa
DESCRIPTION:Trust is a key component of successful roll-out of any vaccination program. \n\n\n\nYet – trust building and acceptance around vaccines\, and COVID-19 vaccines in particular\, remain an under-explored area. And when explored it often lacks a focus on people and community – the human element. There is merit in changing the way the world thinks about vaccine acceptance in Africa. As Director of Africa CDC\, Dr John Nkengasong\, has made a call to action: “Let’s find out what is the wall between us and the communities\, and how we bridge the trust gap”.Covid has uncovered deep-seated issues around vaccines: \n\n\n\nVaccine scarcity in Africa – and abundance in the north – the inequity in distribution of a life-saving commodityMisinformation\, misunderstanding and lack of trust in the community with respect to vaccines and even the pandemic itself – what is the community voice here\, what are their beliefs and practices with respect to illness and vaccinesLack of proper communication at the community level to dispel myths about vaccines\, thus the level of confidence and acceptance which exists on the continent – the role of government and health facilities; how can we enable community health workers to bridge this knowledge gap – supported by technologyFragile & weak health systems which have been chronically underfunded being unable to address the emergent needs presenting as a result of covid and other pandemics\n\n\n\nGovernments and institutions are coming to understand the importance of planning for and mitigating risks related to vaccine acceptance. Several reports such as the GOARN COVID-19 Global Risk Communication and Engagement Strategy report are focusing on building trust and social cohesion to mitigate the effects of the pandemic.This roundtable discussion contemplates the development of a trust framework and how actors and institutions\, national governments as well as local organizations would utilize this framework and how will it impact their success in achieving equitable vaccine delivery and uptake in the future. \n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/76th-unga-side-event-community-understanding-and-trust-as-key-drivers-for-vaccinations-in-africa/
LOCATION:76th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 76)
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20210616T150000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20210616T170000
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CREATED:20210613T054300Z
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SUMMARY:AMREF HEALTH AFRICA GLOBAL YOUTH AND ADOLESCENT STRATEGY (2021-2022) LAUNCH
DESCRIPTION:Young people should be at the forefront of global change and innovation. Empowered\, they can be agents of catalytic development in their respective communities and beyond. With the immense potential of over 420 million young people aged between 15 and 35 years in the globe\, Amref Health Africa is increasing its focus and investment in addressing their pressing health needs. The drum is beating for Africa’s Giants; and we listened. \n\n\n\nJoin us!
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/amref-health-africa-global-youth-and-adolescent-strategy-2021-2022-launch/
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20210308T130000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20210310T193000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
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SUMMARY:AHAIC 2021 Virtual Conference | 8-10 March | #AHAIC2021
DESCRIPTION:AHAIC 2021 is an African-led biennial global health convening hosted by Amref Health Africa\, a leading health development organisation in Africa founded in 1957. This year\, the virtual conference is co-convened by Africa CDC\, Roche\, Takeda Pharmaceuticals\, Johnson & Johnson  and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA).
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/ahaic-2021-virtual-conference-8-10-march-ahaic2021/
LOCATION:Virtual Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200208T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20200208T170000
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CREATED:20200115T060320Z
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SUMMARY:Wellness Festival 2020 by Amref Health Africa in Kenya
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a day for family-friendly activities as we get to understand what wellness is\, how it works to prevent lifestyle diseases and in promoting a fulfilling life. \n\n\n\nFamilies will enjoy inline skating\, dance\, a 25km cycling circuit\, a 7.5km family fun run\, yoga\, live cooking demonstrations\, entertainment\, a children’s play area and free family wellness check-ups. \n\n\n\nTickets Available via Ticket Sasa http://bit.ly/360j5IA
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/wellness-festival-2020-by-amref-health-africa-in-kenya/
LOCATION:Tatu City\, Kenya
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191202T000000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191206T235959
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SUMMARY:Amref Dialogue Sessions leading up to AHAIC 2021
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/amref-dialogue-sessions-leading-up-to-ahaic-2021/
LOCATION:Malawi\, Malawi
CATEGORIES:ICPD25
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191114T123000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191114T143000
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SUMMARY:Universal Access to SRHR in the context of UHC
DESCRIPTION:Amref Health Africa @ ICPD25 \n\n\n\nMeeting Theme: Young people at the center of the Universal access to SRHR and Global HIV response
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/universal-access-to-srhr-in-the-context-of-uhc/
LOCATION:Kenyatta International Convention Centre\, Nairobi\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:ICPD25
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191113T163000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
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SUMMARY:Transformational Leadership: Unlocking Universal Health Coverage for Africa’s Youth
DESCRIPTION:Amref Health Africa @ ICPD25
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/transformational-leadership-unlocking-universal-health-coverage-for-africas-youth/
LOCATION:Intercontinental Hotel Ballroom\, Nairobi\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:ICPD25
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191113T073000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191113T093000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
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SUMMARY:The nexus between Health and Gender Equality in Africa\, looking beyond the Nairobi Summit
DESCRIPTION:Amref Health Africa @ ICPD25
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/the-nexus-between-health-and-gender-equality-in-africa-looking-beyond-the-nairobi-summit/
LOCATION:Hilton Nairobi\, Nairobi\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:ICPD25
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191113T070000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191113T090000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
CREATED:20191108T142545Z
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SUMMARY:Panel Discussion on Essential SRHR Package of Interventions and UHC
DESCRIPTION:Amref Health Africa @ ICPD25
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/panel-discussion-on-essential-srhr-package-of-interventions-and-uhc/
LOCATION:Hilton Nairobi\, Nairobi\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:ICPD25
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191112T170000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191112T183000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
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SUMMARY:Listen Up\, Uganda! Using Social Accountability for SRHR
DESCRIPTION:Amref Health Africa @ ICPD25 \n\n\n\nMeeting Theme: Social Accountability for SRHR
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/listen-up-uganda-using-social-accountability-for-srhr/
LOCATION:Kenyatta International Convention Centre\, Nairobi\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:ICPD25
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191112T073000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191112T093000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
CREATED:20191108T143255Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191108T144714Z
UID:10863-1573543800-1573551000@newsroom.amref.org
SUMMARY:Meaningful Youth Engagement: Lessons from Kenya’s UHC Pilot Programme
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/meaningful-youth-engagement-lessons-from-kenyas-uhc-pilot-programme/
LOCATION:Intercontinental Hotel\, Nairobi\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:ICPD25
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191110T100000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191112T180000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
CREATED:20191108T142250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191108T144723Z
UID:10849-1573380000-1573581600@newsroom.amref.org
SUMMARY:Nairobi Youth Summit Boot Camp
DESCRIPTION:Amref Health Africa @ ICPD25 \n\n\n\nMeeting Theme: “Power in Your Hands – Youth  Leadership through Social Accountability”.
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/nairobi-youth-summit-boot-camp/
LOCATION:United States International University Africa\, Nairobi\, Nairobi\, Kenya
CATEGORIES:ICPD25
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191107T163000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191107T210000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
CREATED:20191003T034213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191003T034233Z
UID:10375-1573144200-1573160400@newsroom.amref.org
SUMMARY:Amref-bijeenkomst: Leren van de Masai
DESCRIPTION:Op 7 november is de Keniaanse Nice Leng’ete te gast bij VvAA. Ze is een voorvechtster in de strijd tegen meisjesbesnijdenis. Time Magazine benoemde haar tot ‘een van de meest invloedrijke mensen op aarde’. Wat kunnen we van haar leren voor onze dagelijkse praktijk?  \n\n\n\nRead more
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/amref-bijeenkomst-leren-van-de-masai/
LOCATION:‘t Hart (hoofdkantoor VvAA)\, Orteliuslaan 750\, Utrecht\, Utrecht\, Netherlands
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://newsroom.amref.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Nice-640x280.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191029T000000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20191114T235959
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
CREATED:20191108T141846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191108T141849Z
UID:10846-1572307200-1573775999@newsroom.amref.org
SUMMARY:Amref Health Africa @ ICPD25: Youth Online Caravan
DESCRIPTION:Meeting Theme: Accelerating promise to Action: Nothing about us\, without us! \n\n\n\n Online activity: https://www.yactmovement.org/caravan
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/amref-health-africa-icpd25-youth-online-caravan/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20190917T000000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20190924T235959
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
CREATED:20190614T110228Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190614T110231Z
UID:8153-1568678400-1569369599@newsroom.amref.org
SUMMARY:UNGA- UN General Assembly
DESCRIPTION:Amref will hold a side event with Rockefeller Foundation on Data/ eHealth and Policy for Health Services at points of care
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/unga-un-general-assembly/
LOCATION:New York\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20190904T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20190906T170000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
CREATED:20190705T081615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190705T081618Z
UID:8549-1567584000-1567789200@newsroom.amref.org
SUMMARY:East Africa Healthcare Federation (EAHF) Conference
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/east-africa-healthcare-federation-eahf-conference/
LOCATION:Safari Park Hotel\, Nairobi\, Kenya
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20190828T000000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20190830T235959
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
CREATED:20190614T105307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190614T105311Z
UID:8147-1566950400-1567209599@newsroom.amref.org
SUMMARY:TICAD 7 Tokyo International Conference on Africa
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/ticad-7-tokyo-international-conference-on-africa/
LOCATION:Yokohama\, Japan
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20190814T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20190815T170000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
CREATED:20190705T081353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190705T081400Z
UID:8545-1565769600-1565888400@newsroom.amref.org
SUMMARY:Kenya Health Summit
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/kenya-health-summit/
LOCATION:Safari Park Hotel\, Nairobi\, Kenya
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20190703T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20190703T170000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
CREATED:20190614T101535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190614T101538Z
UID:8136-1562140800-1562173200@newsroom.amref.org
SUMMARY:The quality healthcare Kenyan awards-gala dinner
DESCRIPTION:QHKA was conceptualized in July 2017 by a Health Systems Manager and a General Practitioner; and later registered as a trademark of ZBS Ltd in March 2018. \n\n\n\nThe first of its kind in Kenya\, QHKA has taken on the mantle and seeks to change the narrative and showcase impact of the positive contributions on the Kenyan health sector for scalability and sustainability.
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/the-quality-healthcare-kenyan-awards-gala-dinner/
LOCATION:RADISSON BLU HOTEL\, NAIROBI\, Kenya
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20190629T080000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20190702T170000
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
CREATED:20190614T105127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190614T105130Z
UID:8143-1561795200-1562086800@newsroom.amref.org
SUMMARY:3rd Specialized Technical Committee on Finance \, Monetary Affairs\, Economic Planning & Integration
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/3rd-specialized-technical-committee-on-finance-monetary-affairs-economic-planning-integration/
LOCATION:Egypt\, Egypt
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20190626T000000
DTEND;TZID=Africa/Nairobi:20190628T235959
DTSTAMP:20260622T020348
CREATED:20190614T100244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190614T100247Z
UID:8126-1561507200-1561766399@newsroom.amref.org
SUMMARY:Kenya National Health Summit
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://newsroom.amref.org/event/kenya-national-health-summit/
LOCATION:Nairobi\, Kenya
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR