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2026-04-01 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Brazzaville
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.

Brain drain in Africa: bilateral agreements on health workforce migration and mobility
2024-04-25 09:00 - 17:00
The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa and Country Office for Nigeria, together with the African Health Observatory â€“ Platform on Health Systems and Policies (AHOP) hosted a policy dialogue on African health workers migration on 25 April in Abuja, Nigeria.

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AHOP Annual Meeting 2024
2024-04-22 09:00 - 2024-04-26 17:00
From 22 to 26 April, partners of the African Health Observatory – Platform on Health Systems and Policies (AHOP) met in Abuja, Nigeria, for the platformâ€™s annual meeting.

Researchers from each of the platformâ€™s five National Centres (Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda and Senegal) attended the five-day meeting, accompanied by

health ministry and World Health Organisation (WHO) officials from their respective countries. They were joined by staff from the WHO African Region and the London School of Economics (LSE), members of the AHOP Advisory Group and, for the first time, observers from several Portuguese-speaking African countries. The meeting was co-sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The agenda included a series of meetings to review our achievements so far, establish timelines for upcoming publications and discuss the future of the platform.

Engaging the private health sector in the delivery of Ethiopiaâ€™s tertiary health care (THC) services
2024-03-21 09:00 - 17:00
The Ethiopian National Centre of the African Health Observatory Platform on Health Systems and Policies (AHOP) held a policy dialogue on engaging the private health sector in the delivery of Ethiopiaâ€™s tertiary health care (THC) services on 21 March 2024 in Addis Ababa.

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Designing effective task-shifting programmes to address surgical workforce shortages
2023-12-01 09:00 - 17:00
The African Health Observatory Platform, in collaboration with the Global Surgery Policy Unit, held a policy dialogue on 1 December, 2023, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The focus of the dialogue was to address critical shortages in surgical workforce by designing effective task-shifting programmes.

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Brain Drain: Addressing Health Workforce Migration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the UK
2023-09-14 18:00 - 19:30 | Room 2.04 Marshall Building, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, London, United Kingdom
On 14 September 2023, the African Health Observatory – Platform on Health Systems and Policies (AHOP) and the London School of Economics (LSE) hosted an event on health workforce migration from sub-Saharan Africa to the UK.
Event Overview
In the aftermath of BREXIT and the COVID-19 pandemic, the NHS is experiencing severe backlogs and staff burnout amidst increasing care burdens as it copes with the UKâ€™s ageing population. Recruitment of staff from other countries has been instrumental in meeting personnel shortages, particularly in the care sector.
Africa has just 4% of the global health workforce to a population of over 1 billion. Yet, many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing health worker emigration at staggering rates with the UK as a top destination country. A total of 39 African countries now sit on the WHO health workforce support and safeguards list to discourage international recruitment from these states.
Some view health worker migration as opportunities on both sides. As well as building the NHS workforce, African practitioners could earn higher salaries which is remitted to their home countries while being exposed to further training opportunities. On the other hand, this could be viewed as a new dimension of colonialism as the migration poses a serious risk to further workforce shortages in already strained African health systems.
Join AHOP and LSE to discuss solutions to the issue of brain drain on 14 September 2023.

AHOP Annual Meeting 2023
2023-03-28 09:00 - 2023-03-30 17:00
From 28th to 30th March 2023, the African Health Observatory Platform held its third face-to-face meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.

The three-day event brought together delegates from AHOP National Centres in Senegal, Rwanda, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Nigeria, as well as representatives from the AHOP Advisory Group, WHOâ€™s Regional Office for Africa (AFRO), the European Observatory on Health Systems & Policies and the London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE).

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Senegal National Centre Policy Dialogue
2022-03-18
Senegal is committed to the collective World Health Organisation vaccination strategy against COVID-19 that aims to vaccinate at least 40% of the population by the end of 2021. At the start of 2022, the vaccination target was far from being reached in Africa. Only 21 countries (including Senegal) had administered two doses to less than 10% of their population.
The Senegal National Centre of AHOP organised a Policy Dialogue to discuss perspectives on the defined strategies and initiatives involving the Senegal Ministry of Health, the community actors and other partners to improve COVID-19 vaccine confidence and attaining the defined demand creation targets.
Participants to the Policy Dialogue included Dr. Mamadou Ndiaye, Director of Prevention (DP), Ministry of Health and Social Action and Dr. Youssoupha Ndiaye, Director of Planning, Research and Statistics (DPRS), Ministry of Health and Social Action; Dr Amadou Alpha Sall, Director General of Pasteur Institute of Dakar (IPD); Immunization; Dr. Ousseynou Badiane – Chief of Immunization Division â€“ DP; Dr. Alexis SATOULOU – WHO Country Office Advisor and Economist; Dr. Dr Ndeye Maguette Ndiaye, Dakar Regional Chief Medical Officer; Prof. Cheikh Niang – SAHARA Research Unit of the Institute of Environmental Sciences of the Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar; Pr Heidi J Larson – Professor of Anthropology, Risk and Decision Science, Director, The Vaccine Confidence Project – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
The Policy Dialogue discussed Senegalâ€™s engagement in meeting the defined targets, discussing and exchanging with national and international experts/partners on surveys and studies on the acceptability of COVID-19 vaccination and perceptions about the vaccine influencing COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy or rejection.
The Policy Dialogue put forth initial aspects needed in addressing vaccine demand and outlining potential strategies for policy makers to incorporate in the various next steps in key decision-making.

AfHEA 2022
2022-03-07 00:00 - 2022-03-11 00:00
The African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) is pleased to invite experts, analysts, practitioners and researchers in the relevant health fields to the sixth Scientific Conference to be held virtually and online from 7-11 March 2022.
Visit the conference website for more details: https://afhea.org/en/conferences/afhea-2022

Nigeria National Centre Policy Dialogue
2021-12-13
Central to the achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is to improve service coverage, financial access, and financial protection for health service users. Concerned about Nigeriaâ€™s slow pace toward UHC, the Nigerian National Centre (NC) of the African Health Observatory Platform (AHOP) organized a Policy Dialogue that brought together key members of the National Healthcare Financing and equity Technical Working Group (HCF-TWG) and the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria to discuss the current policy issues on health financing (interest on health financing governance and domestic resource mobilization), with a focus on UHC.

The dialogue brainstormed on the future directions in terms of strategic activities or actions that will be taken to make a change in the context of strengthening the Nigerian health system and achieving UHC. The dialogue explored how to specifically enhance efforts towards achieving UHC in Nigeria through domestic funding lenses and improved health financing governance.

Download the Policy Dialogue report here.

Systems Thinking Accelerator (SYSTAC) â€“ Capacity Webinar Series
2021-07-26
Systems Thinking Accelerator (SYSTAC) â€“ Capacity Webinar Series
Are you a policy/decision-maker, public health practitioner, or health policy and systems researcher wanting to know more about how to apply systems thinking to your work?
Join the Systems Thinking Accelerator (SYSTAC) as we delve into these topics more deeply, exploring concepts and applications of systems thinking for health systems, and building a community of practice.
Webinar #2: How to advocate for systems thinking use in health policy and systems research/ strengthening?
Monday 26 July 2021, 11am-noon CEST
Session 2 will address the persistent question among policymakers, practitioners and researchers alike:Â â€œhow do we promote systems thinking in settings where this is not the common mindset?â€.Â In an effort to initiate deeper conversations on this topic, this session will look at the mindset shifts needed, and what it means to use advocacy to support systems thinking practice.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://who.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwrfu-hqDooEtGJilz9zxlXgHpmD3Dnq3fo
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

COVID-19: Africa's Vaccine Challenge
2021-07-21
The Department of Health Policy at the London School of Economics (LSE) is organising this panel discussion together with LSEâ€™s Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa, Global Health Initiative, and supported by the African Health Observatory – Platform on Health Systems and Policies. The expert panel explored (and heath technology) equity means for global management of the pandemic, and what challenges remain for health systems as vaccine rollout is operationalised.
Watch the event recording here: https://youtu.be/EF2NdsrI0kY

Systems Thinking Accelerator (SYSTAC) â€“ Capacity Webinar Series
2021-07-19
Systems Thinking Accelerator (SYSTAC) â€“ Capacity Webinar Series
Are you a policy/decision-maker, public health practitioner, or health policy and systems researcher wanting to know more about how to apply systems thinking to your work?
Join the Systems Thinking Accelerator (SYSTAC) as we delve into these topics more deeply, exploring concepts and applications of systems thinking for health systems, and building a community of practice.
Webinar #1: How can systems thinking bridge theory to practice
Monday 19 July 2021, 10-11am CEST
Session 1 will provide an overview of the opportunities and challenges that policymakers, practitioners and researchers face in applying systems thinking. Practical examples and case studies of how systems thinking has been applied in policy and practice will be shared.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://who.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMucu-rrz4qEtU3lP6-4_6i1vu377QHm9eR
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The newly redesigned integrated African Health Observatory (iAHO)
2021-04-14
The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO AFRO) presented on 14 April the newly redesigned integrated African Health Observatory (iAHO), an online strategic health information platform that provides a real-time view of what is happening in the health sector in the Region.

Launch of the African Health Observatory - Platform on Health Systems and Services (AHOP)
2020-11-23
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 â€“ the technical Secretariat and host of the Platform â€“ engaged on the theme of service delivery systems re-engineering and resilient health systems alongside the rest of AHOPâ€™s consortium of specialized partners: LSE, the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, BMGF, and the five original National Centres.
