The broad theme of the conference is: Towards Resilient Health Systems in Africa: The Role of Health Economics and Policy Research. The sub-themes of the conference are: Decolonizing Health Economics and policy research and the drive for greater equity and inclusion. Vaccine economics: equity, distribution, financing, trade and the lessons learnt during the covid-19 pandemic. What adjustments are required to make health and health financing systems in Africa more resilient to pandemics? Cost-effectiveness of addressing social/underlying determinants of poor health…
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Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the Board and Executive Committee of the African Health Economics & Policy Association (AfHEA), I would like to extend to you compliments of the season and wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year in 2022! It is our pleasure once again to bring you the report card on AfHEA’s work in the past year and its planned activities for the new year. Activities undertaken in 2021 During the year, AfHEA, like all other…
Solidarity Message from African Health Economics & Policy Association (AfHEA) on the occasion of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, 12. 12. 2021
Every year on December 12, the world celebrates Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day. The commemoration of the UHC Day is with the aim of raising awareness and reminding all of us about the need to work for stronger and resilient health systems and to ensure the provision of quality, affordable health services for all; ultimately without people facing financial hardships as a result.
Dear colleagues, Please find some updates about AfHEA’s 2022 conference: 2022 conference format, dates and fees Due to the challenges posed by covid-19, and based on feedback from our members, the Board of Trustees of AfHEA has recommended a fully virtual conference format whereby all participants will follow the conference proceedings virtually. The dates for the virtual conference will be: March 7-11, 2022 Conference participation fees: All conference participants will pay a flat fee of $50. Theme and sub-themes: The…
Dear colleagues, The management of AfHEA, with recommendation from the Board of Trustees, is pleased to announce that the deadline for the application of the position of Executive Director has been extended to November 12, 2021. Please follow the link below for more information about the call: https://afhea.org/en/events/news-and-updates1/1732-call-for-applications-for-executive-director-of-afhea ————- French ————– Prolongation du délai de candidature au poste de Directeur Exécutif à AfHEA Chers collègues, La direction d’AfHEA, sur recommandation du conseil d’administration, a le…
Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that John Ataguba, AfHEA’s Deputy Executive Director in charge of Capacity Building and member of the Board of Trustees has been promoted from Associate Professor to Professor at the University of Cape Town’s School of Public Health and Family Medicine (Health Economics Unit). This is in recognition of his significant contributions to the University’s teaching, research and management and leadership. Congratulations Prof. Ataguba! We are proud to be associated with you. Regards, Grace,…
Economic and Programmatic Implications for the Covid-19 Vaccine Roll Out in Africa Thursday, October 28, 7:30 – 9:00am, Eastern Time (US and Canada) 12:30 – 2:00pm, British Summer Time 11:30 – 1:00pm, Greenwich Mean Time 2:30 – 4:00pm Eastern Africa Time Find your local time here. *This event will be simultaneously broadcasted in English and French. Watch online here. OPENING REMARKS John N. Nkengasong, Director, Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Javier Guzman, Director, Global Health Policy and a Senior Fellow, Center…
The African Health Economics & Policy Association (AfHEA) is extending the deadline for submission of individual abstracts for the upcoming March 2022 conference to October 31, 2021. The deadline for submission of proposals for organised sessions remains unchanged: October 31, 2021.
The Board of Trustees of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) hereby invites applications from qualified candidates to apply for the position of Executive Director (ED) of AfHEA. This is a part-time position with a commitment requirement of about 2 days per week (0.4 FTE), sometimes outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends). Although AfHEA’s head office is located in Accra, Ghana, the ED is not required to be resident in or relocate to Ghana, but can work…