Results for Development experts and fellows, along with hundreds of international development colleagues, convened at the 6th AfHEA Scientific Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference took place March 7 – 11. The theme of this year’s conference, the first since 2019, was “Towards Resilient Health Systems in Africa: The Role of Health Economics and Policy Research.”
Representatives from R4D were involved in the following sessions:
- Plenary: Building back better health systems: the role of innovation, multi-sectoral approaches and global financial architecture in building resilient health systems in Africa
Monday, March 7, 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm GMT
Moderated by: Cheryl Cashin, R4D Managing Director - Investing in Health systems Post COVID
Monday, March 7, 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm GMT
Featuring Dr. Ama Pokuaa Fenny, PhD, R4D Senior Fellow - Strategic health purchasing progress in sub-Saharan Africa and adjustments needed for health financing systems to become more resilient to pandemics
Tuesday, March 8, 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm GMT
Featuring Agnes Gatome-Munyua, R4D Associate Director, Nat Otoo, R4D Senior Fellow, and Cheryl Cashin, R4D Managing Director - A critical analysis of the recent history of African countries’ state of health financing, with special attention to strategic purchasing and priority setting
Wednesday, March 9, 2:15 GMT – 3:30 pm GMT
Featuring Chris Atim, R4D Senior Executive Program Director - Investment cases for Transformative Results in the Decade of Action: Case studies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Wednesday, March 9, 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm GMT
Featuring Dr. Ama Pokuaa Fenny, PhD, R4D Senior Fellow - The Coaching Approach: Building Capacity for Sustainable Health Systems Change
Thursday, March 10, 2:15 pm – 3:30 pm GMT
Featuring: Cheryl Cashin, R4D Managing Director
