Thank you to the @KenyaAirways Addis team. Last night, amidst a family bereavement, KQ manager Raphael hand-delivered this card before take off as I headed home. Such empathy was invaluable. Asante, @Kilavuka and KQ Addis team, you are indeed the Pride of Africa. #KenyaAirways .
We need to secure Vaccine Equity for Africa. And this is a crucial week here @AfricaCDC as we work with African Union leaders on key decisions which will help make this goal a reality. #AUSummit Hear how:
A historic moment as Africa receives up to $1 billion for African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator #AVMA, a game-changing decision towards vaccine self-reliance. Gratitude towards @gavi@_AfricanUnion@AfricaCDC and other stakeholders for trusting and supporting the local manufacturing agenda #NewPublicHealthOrder
Heard for you
Barely 5% of the meds procured by African central medical stores have #WHO pre-certification
I.e., there are ways to assure quality that do not require WHO prequalification
#localmanufacturing
@acb4gf@NEPAD_Agency@UNAIDS_AU_ECA@GlobalFund Frank and honest discussion on what is missing to get all the global funds to buy from Africa. The barriers are not insurmountable, let’s work with what we have however little. Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Buy; Buy; Buy. But buy quality. @AaronMulaki
@ACB, @GlobalFund, @giz_gmbh , @Initiative @WHOAFRO organize a workshop to help select countries prepare for the new RSSH funding round for 2023-2025 on health system - from 18th-20th January 2023. A thread 1/12
#agenda Workshop for West and Central Africa countries on Improving #RSSH for the 2023-2025 Allocation Period in the region in collaboration with @GlobalFund, @WHOAFRO and @giz_gmbh
🗓 18-20 January 2023
📍 Novotel Dakar-Senegal
#DidYouKnow that child antiretroviral therapy coverage is very low in Western &Central/Eastern and Southern #Africa?In this #WorldAIDSDay we would like to remind that #Children also deserve to have equal access to #HIV prevention treatment and care.#Equalize@EGPAF_Africa
#HappeningNow workshop co organized with @StopTB on #Tb with the support of @giz_gmbh. With the attendance of the State Minister of Health of Ethiopia H.E Dr @dereje_dugumaMD who mentioned the need to increase domestic funding, and the urgency to build strong partnership.