EXSA PAGE SPOTLIGHT NEWS STRAPON AFRICA HEALTH
Africa’s largest healthcare event gears up for in-person event in 2022 With Africa’s economies and health systems beginning to recover from the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, the region’s focus must once again return to meeting the healthcare goals and standards set out in the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals. These include improving maternal care, reducing child mortality rates, and achieving continent-wide UHC coverage.
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imilarly, to achieve the SDG goals to which African nations have committed – especially Goal 3, which envisions UHC, good health and well-being across all ages by 2030 – Africa will have to prioritise the accessibility, quality and resilience of its healthcare systems going forward. Despite bearing 25 per cent of the global disease burden, Africa is served by only two per cent of the world’s healthcare professionals. The solutions to overcoming the continent’s health challenges are multifaceted and include health systems strengthening; committed leadership; human resources (quality and capacity);
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improving quality and incorporating technology into healthcare. Cynthia Makarutse, event organiser for the 11th Annual Africa Health Conference, said that the pursuit of these solutions will drive the conference. “We will bring together healthcare industry influencers and thought leaders from various disciplines to facilitate the advancement of healthcare in the region,” she explained. The event makes a return to in-person gatherings after last year’s fully online offering. The congress will cater to the continent’s healthcare professionals and policymakers who will discuss, debate, and share strategies that are shaping
the future of medicine, whilst also evaluating the latest disruptors driving the transformation of healthcare. Big conference themes this year include localising the supply chain, technology and digital, the evolving role of nurses, innovation in population health, and revamping health systems. The 2022 Congress which will run from 26-28 October at Johannesburg’s Gallagher Convention Centre, and is expected to host over 8,000 people representing 56 countries. CPD-accredited clinical and leadership conference tracks, including quality management; public health; imaging and diagnostics; healthcare management and www.businesseventsafrica.com
