Ethiopia Calls for African Health Sovereignty As Leaders Seek Self-Reliant Financing

Ethiopia Calls for African Health Sovereignty As Leaders Seek Self-Reliant Financing

Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh has called on African countries to seize the current moment as a historic opportunity to build self-reliant, resilient, and sustainable health systems increasingly financed through the continent's own resources.

Samia’s push for Africa’s health independence

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has called on African countries to increase domestic investment in healthcare, saying stronger local capacity is essential for building resilient and self-reliant...

WAHO, THE HEALTH ARM OF ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Thirty-nine years ago, ECOWAS established the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) with the ambition to improve the health and well-being of the people of West Africa. The West African Health Organization (WAHO), the specialized health institution of ECOWAS, works with Member States to build stronger health systems, improve healthcare access, and protect over 400 million people across West Africa. Together, we are advancing regional health an…

At AU Extraordinary Summit: Africa leaders seek to end AIDS, TB

HEADS of State and Government, health ministers and experts, policy makers and development partners have met in Accra with a resolve to advance the continent’s health agenda, focusing on ending AIDS and tuberculosis by 2030, reducing maternal mortality, and boosting local pharmaceutical manufacturing. Among the attendees were Presidents John Dramani Mahama, Ghana; Évariste Ndayishimiye, Burundi; Samia Suhulu Hassan, Tanzanian; Romuald Wadagni, B…

Accra Summit 2026: A Blueprint for Africa’s Health Revolution and the UN’s Unwavering Commitment

Ghana stands at the epicenter of a historic moment in Africa’s public health trajectory, as world leaders converge in Accra for the African Union (AU) Extraordinary Summit on Health, scheduled for July 21–22, 2026. Under the overarching theme “Advancing Justice, Equity, and Universal Health Coverage: Ending AIDS, TB, Improving Maternal Health, and Addressing Endemic Non-Communicable and Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa,” the summit is poise…