Launch of the African Health Observatory – Platform on Health Systems and Services (AHOP)

AHO Platform on Health Systems & Policies was launched with a webinar on 23 November 2020. The webinar event featured presentations and discussion on knowledge production in the African Region and its impact on policy-making. The focus on evidence-informed approaches is timely as the COVID-19 pandemic has been marred with misinformation.

Robust research and the generation of high-quality knowledge products is key to decision-making, in and out of times of crisis, and ultimately better health outcomes. WHO AFRO – the technical Secretariat and host of the Platform – engaged on the theme of service delivery systems re-engineering and resilient health systems alongside the rest of AHOP’s consortium of specialized partners: LSE, the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, BMGF, and the five original National Centres.