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.