Conference | AHAIC 2023
This year’s Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) 2023 will bring together the Africa’s top thought leaders, political figures, innovators, researchers, policy makers, health workers and community mobilisers for dialogue and action aimed at mainstreaming climate discourse into health policy conversations, and vice versa.
Jointly convened by Amref Health Africa, Ministry of Health Rwanda, African Union and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the biennial conference will provide a platform for Africa to bring global attention to the undeniable link between climate change and health as the world inches closer to the 2030 Global Goals deadline.
The conference will kick off with the AHAIC 2023 Wogging event on 5th March to coincide with the Kigali Car Free Day, which takes place every first and third Sunday of the month as part of efforts to make Kigali a green city and strengthen efforts to combat non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This will be followed by three days of plenaries, high level meetings, workshops and networking sessions that will take place from 6th to 8th March.
Agenda
The past three years have proven that we need to be better prepared for the next health threat. Inevitably, the global challenges of the next decade – climate change, conflict, and food insecurity – will have a ripple effect on the continent’s health and change our lives in unimaginable ways. If we are to face these formidable challenges, we require the brightest minds to challenge the status quo and bolster preparedness by birthing a new set of initiatives and institutions. Countries and multilateral institutions cannot afford to continue with a business-as-usual approach but instead, must come together to bridge the gap between the global north and south, and foster a relationship of equity, solidarity, and trust.
In this edition of the Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC), we will be tackling each of these challenges and discussing ways in which countries can adapt their health systems for what is to come. We will bring together a diverse set of global leaders to debate the difficult questions in a wave of forward-thinking discussions, side events and hallmark gatherings.