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.