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Closing date: 31 March 2008

We call on all African health economists / health economists working in Africa or on African-related themes to submit abstracts for the Inaugural Conference of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA), which will be held in Accra, Ghana from 8th to 10th October 2008. The overall theme of this conference is “Priorities of health economics in Africa”.

Abstracts are particularly encouraged for research related to the sub-themes of the conference:

• User fees
• Equitable health care financing in Africa
• New international health care financing mechanisms and initiatives
• Human resources for health in Africa
• Economic evaluation of health services in Africa
• Health research priorities

Abstracts may be submitted in English or French and must be structured as follows:

• Title of paper
• Name, institutional affiliation and e-mail address of presenting author
• Names of co-authors
• 400 word maximum abstract which indicates the aim and objectives of the paper, the methods used and the key findings.

Abstracts must be submitted by 31 March 2008 to gabilos2@yahoo.fr or Okore.Okorafor@uct.ac.za. They will be reviewed by the AfHEA conference Scientific Committee, which includes representatives from a wide range of African countries and is chaired by Prof. Di McIntyre of the University of Cape Town. Those submitting abstracts will be informed of the outcome by mid-April 2008.

What do you think about user fees for health services in Africa? Do you feel strongly about the near absence of authentic African voices on this controversial and vital issue of our time? Then here is your chance to let your voice be heard by writing a good analytical piece of not more than 1,500 words on this contentious and ‘hot’ topic. Apart from having your article published if it is among the five best papers, you would also stand the chance of winning the sum of $1000 in cash and sponsorship to attend the first African health economics and policy conference in 2008.

The African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA), in collaboration with the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR), is pleased to announce that we are sponsoring a competition for analytical papers on the theme of user fees for health services in Africa. AfHEA is an emerging association of African health economists and other experts in related fields, aiming to strengthen the capacities of its members in the field of health economics and allied areas (eg health financing and policy), as well as to promote the use of health economics tools and evidence in decision making within the health sectors of African countries. The Inaugural Conference of AfHEA is scheduled to take place from 8th -10th October 2008 in Accra, Ghana, under the theme: “Priorities of Health Economics in Africa”. People wishing to attend and/or present a paper at the conference may check the AfHEA web site for details of abstract submission, conference costs etc. For information about the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research (AHPSR), please visit http://www.who.int/alliance-hpsr.

Location: Accra, Ghana
Conference dates: 8-10 October 2008
Abstract submission deadline: 29 February 2008

Theme: Priorities of Health Economics in Africa

We call on all African health economists / health economists working in Africa or on African-related themes to submit abstracts for the Inaugural Conference of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA), which will be held in Accra, Ghana from 8th to 10th October 2008. The overall theme of this conference is “Priorities of health economics in Africa”. Abstracts are particularly encouraged for research related to the sub-themes of the conference:

• User fees
• Equitable health care financing in Africa
• New international health care financing mechanisms and initiatives
• Human resources for health in Africa
• Economic evaluation of health services in Africa
• Health research priorities

Abstracts may be submitted in English or French and must be structured as follows:

• Title of paper
• Name, institutional affiliation and e-mail address of presenting author
• Names of co-authors
• 400 word maximum abstract which indicates the aim and objectives of the paper, the methods used and the key findings.

Abstracts must be submitted by 29 February 2008 to Okore.Okorafor@uct.ac.za. They will be reviewed by the AfHEA conference Scientific Committee, which includes representatives from a wide range of African countries and is chaired by Prof. Di McIntyre of the University of Cape Town. Those submitting abstracts will be informed of the outcome by mid-April 2008.

We are asking you to fill in this form to gather preliminary information about who will be interested in attending the inaugural conference to assist in AfHEA’s planning purposes.

Please read carefully the AfHEA inaugural conference attendee registration information in section 3 below before completing the form below:

Inaugural Conference Pre-Registration Form [PDF 77KB]