It’s a primed start for Africa’s drive towards COVID-19 vaccine production and equitable access with the project inception workshop held from 20-22 July 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) and partners, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) under the three (3) – year, collaborative ECOVA project. The USD 1 million project dubbed, “Equitable access to COVID-19 Vaccines in Africa, (ECOVA)”,…
BOARD OF TRUSTEES: CURRENT MEMBERSDr. Renée Tania BISSOUMA-LEDJOUChairpersonShe worked in the pharmaceutical private sector particularly in the drug supply chain and inventory management. She also managed other health related products for 4 years before switching to the public sector where she served as a district Pharmacist then as Deputy Director in charge of Strategic Planning at the Ministry of Health in Côte d’Ivoire.Read Dr. Tania’s profileDr. Jane Chuma Vice ChairDr. Jane Chuma is a Senior Health Economist at the World Bank,…
International Development Research Centre supports AfHEA on Economics of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Interventions in selected West African countries (EcASaRH) Research Project
The African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) is implementing a project funded by the International Development and Research Centre (IDRC). This project aims to address a critical health sector knowledge gap relating to adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) in West Africa, specifically Ghana and Senegal. The project titled: Economics of adolescent sexual and reproductive health interventions in Ghana and Senegal (EcASaRH) was signed off in February 2019 and officially kick-started in April 2019. It is to be implemented over four years (4 years). The implementation of the project is led by Prof. John E. Ataguba, the Deputy Executive Director for AfHEA in charge of Capacity Building and assisted by identified research consultants and AfHEA staff.
Plenary 1 Speaker 09:00-11:00 Main conference hall Adae KesieOfficial opening ceremonyOpening speech by His Excellency the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Mr John D Mahama 11:00-11:30 BREAK / FAMILY PHOTO / POSTER PRESENTATIONS Parallel session 1 (Tuesday, 11:30 – 13:00) PS 01/1 User Fees in Zambia: behaviour and experiences of communities and health care providersMary Hadley, Collins Chansa Mary Hadley PS 01/2 Does the free delivery and caesarean policy in Senegal offset user fees constraints…