The conference aims to significantly advance efforts to strengthen research, innovation and emergency management in Africa..
December 12, 2022, Kigali, Rwanda – The 2nd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2022), to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, at the Kigali Convention Center kicks off tomorrow with African Heads of State, Health Ministers and leading researchers and scientists scheduled to give their comments. during three days of official sessions. The conference, which will take place December 13-15, is now in its second edition and aims to build on the conversations started at CPHIA 2021, helping to serve as a catalyst to accelerate progress against major health challenges. of the continent and building more resilient. Systems of health
CPHIA 2022, organized by the African Union and the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in partnership with the Government of Rwanda, will include remarks by several distinguished speakers, including HE Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal. and Chairman of the African Union, Rt. Hon. Édouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, HE Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa and HE Haikande Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia.
“There has been an incredible amount of interest in CPHIA 2022 from across Africa and around the world. It is clear that this conference is needed more now than ever,” said Professor Senait Fisseha, Co-Chair of CPHIA 2022 and Vice President of the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation. “Last year’s virtual conference, CPHIA 2021, was a great success and we are excited to take advantage of this year’s call for the second edition. We look forward to continuing to use this extraordinary conference as a platform to elevate and promote African voices and solutions for years to come.”
CPHIA 2022 will feature nine plenary sessions, 14 parallel sessions, 9 abstract-based sessions,
a high-level ministerial session and opening and closing ceremonies. There will also be more than
50 official in-person side events in Kigali starting December 12, plus 10 additional side events
events held virtually.
“This conference brings essential conversations about Africa to Africa: conversations about issues
such as pandemic preparedness, increasing local vaccine production, combating infectious and non-communicable diseases
disease and African leadership in health,” said Professor Agnes Binagwaho,
CPHIA 2022 Co-Chair. “We are grateful to the Africa CDC and our CPHIA 2022 co-host of the
Government of Rwanda for coming together this year and driving progress towards Africa
We want.”
The conference comes at a critical time when many African countries continue to feel the
impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, which not only put enormous pressure on health
but also sounded the alarm about the need to reform and revitalize the health of the continent
system. In addition, the emergence and witnessed resurgence of infectious diseases
outbreaks such as Ebola and the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)
they pose a serious threat to the health and lives of millions of people in Africa.
“It is time for countries to collectively invest in stronger health system governance, including
multisectoral collaboration within countries,” said Dr. Ahmed Ouma, Ag. Director, Africa CDC.
“Africa CDC has laid out its vision for a New Public Health Order, which aims to ensure that
Effective health systems exist before a crisis and remain resilient during and after the crisis. CPIA
2022 will highlight this new approach to public health shaped by local leadership and
regional solutions”.
“Recurring outbreaks highlight the gaps in our health systems,” said Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana, Minister
of Health, Rwanda. “CPHIA 2022 is a great opportunity to unite as leaders in the public
health sector and discuss the construction of more resilient systems that allow our countries to improve
respond to emerging health threats while continuing to address longstanding infectious and non-infectious diseases.
communicable diseases,” he added.
Other leaders expected to participate in the conference include the Rt. Hon. Édouard Ngirente
Prime Minister of the Republic of Rwanda, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director General
at the World Health Organization (WHO), Prof. Salim Abdool Karim, Director, Center for AIDS
Research Program in South Africa (CAPRISA), Ms. Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director,
UNAIDS, Cheikh Oumar Seydi, Director, Africa, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Prof. Claude
Mambo Muvunyi, Director General of the Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) and Dr. Monique Wasunna, Director of the Medicines for Neglected Diseases initiative, Africa Regional Office, among many
others.
For additional conference information and to register for the event, visit
www.cphia2022.com.
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Global health strategies
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About Africa CDC
The African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), is the continental center
Autonomous African Union Health Agency that builds the capacity and capacity of
African public health institutions as well as partnerships to detect and respond quickly and
effectively to disease threats and outbreaks, based on data-driven interventions and programs.
Learn more at: http://www.africacdc.org
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