CHReaD

14/07/2022

Check out this Call for Papers: Private Sector in Health Systems-Satellite Session!
Session: "Contribution of the Private Sector in Health Systems Resilience and Reform –Stronger together beyond COVID”
Abstracts due July 31! https://buff.ly/3yt9ZVS

09/07/2022

09/07/2022

The Global Fund is proof that the deadliest infectious diseases can and will be beaten.

Together, we’ve saved 44 million lives. But the fight isn’t over. Now is the time for even greater focus and determination.

Now is the time to .

https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/seventh-replenishment/

09/07/2022

08/07/2022

Our latest newsletter is out. 📢
Click on the link to read about our collaborations and our continued efforts to catalyze action on health R&D
https://amref.org/kenya/download/chread-newsletter-vol-4-2022/

06/07/2022

CHReaD in conjunction with the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) recently engaged editors and journalists in a two-day workshop to promote enhanced comprehension of professional coverage of matters of health. Media consumers need to be informed about health issues just as much as they need to be updated about other topics. Dr Ferdinand Okwaro- Social Scientist, Assistant Professor PhD- Aga Khan University, Ethel Makila- Director of Communications, Advocacy and Policy - IAVI and Johnpaul Omollo- Senior Advocacy and Policy officer-PATH delivered training on:

• Making Science in Africa – The political economy of knowledge creation
• Unpacking health research and development with examples of case studies
• The policy and regulatory aspects of health research and development in Kenya

29/06/2022

The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, a new groundbreaking institution that will significantly enhance Africa’s access to the technologies that underpin the manufacture of medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products.

“Africa can no longer outsource its healthcare security to the benevolence of others” – Akinwumi Adesina Abidjan, 27 June 2022—The African Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, a new groundbreaking institut...

28/06/2022

CHReaD is participating in the 1st consultative workshop on the Development of a Pharma Compendium of Good Policies and Practices for Africa that is being hosted by . This workshop brings together representatives from 9 AU Members States, RECs and pharmaceutical associations to discuss effective coordination of the implementation of AU’s Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plan for Africa Governance Framework

24/06/2022

Universal Health Coverage in Africa: Civil society’s call to action at
The voice of the civil society is present at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali through the Commonwealth People’s Forum.

The voice of the civil society is present at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali through the Commonwealth People’s Forum.

24/06/2022

A decade ago, five EAC partner states region – Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda – were among 53 countries that made a commitment in what is popularly referred to as the Bamako Call to Action to ensure research would be used to transform health conditions in the world’s poorer nations.

Despite declarations by governments to increase domestic funding for health R&D, there's little evidence of progress towards keeping the commitments. Access below the Communiqué by EA CSOs calling for accountability from their heads of government.

23/06/2022

A historic day for vaccine equity in Africa, with the ground breaking ceremony for BioNTech's vaccine manufacturing facility based on BioNTainer modular system in Rwanda. It's the first of the three identical sites planned by BioNtech in Senegal and SouthAfrica.

BioNTech will work closely with local authorities to ensure compliance to relevant regulatory procedures of the national regulatory agencies in each partner country, and also coordinate where appropriate with relevant continental and international agencies, including WHO, Africa CDC, the African Medicines Agency (AMA), and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD).

17/06/2022

Health Research & Development has a multiplier effect. It not only saves & improves lives, but also saves money, drives economic growth, and enhances global security. Here is a snippet of what CHReaD advocates.