Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) - AHAIC 2025

Connected for Change: Addressing Socio-Ecological Dynamics of Health.

2 - 5 March, 2025

Kigali Convention Center, Rwanda

Connected for Change

2 - 5 March, 2025

Kigali Convention Center, Rwanda

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Join Us in Shaping Africa’s Health and Development Future!

Step into a transformative experience where your voice matters. As a delegate, you’ll be at the heart of critical conversations aimed at redefining the future of health and development in Africa. This is your chance to be part of an agenda-setting dialogue that challenges the global status quo, addresses power imbalances, and places Africa’s priorities firmly on the world stage.

What’s in It for You?

Be Inspired by Global Leaders and Local Champions

Gain exclusive insights from an extraordinary line-up of visionaries, including global leaders and local experts. Discover fresh perspectives on the most pressing health issues of our time as per the sub-themes below:
• Climate and Health
• Research Innovation & Technology
• Health Financing
• Human Behavior
• Health Indicators in Fragile Settings
• Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
• Politics and Governance
• Localization
• Meaningful Youth Engagement

Champion Your Agenda

Here’s your platform to make your agenda known. Advocate for transformative policies, influence decision-makers, and drive sustainable health investments. Your voice will be amplified by data-driven, evidence-based approaches, ensuring your calls for action are credible, compelling, and impossible to ignore.

Engage with Africa’s Next Generation of Leaders

Witness the brilliance and energy of youth leaders as they lead the charge for a better future. This is your opportunity to join a movement shaped by their commitment to:
• Better Governance
• Accountability & Transparency
• Innovation & Technology
• Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Build Powerful Networks

Forge invaluable connections with African thought leaders, issue experts, and change-makers from across the continent and beyond. These connections don’t end with the event—they’re catalysts for future collaborations. Join a community of like-minded individuals and organizations who are deeply committed to action, not just talk.

Don’t just be a participant—be a change-maker. This is your invitation to step up, speak out, and shape the future of health and development in Africa.

AHAIC in Numbers

Biennial Attendance

2 +

Countries

1 +

Speakers

1 +

Co-conveners

Platinum Partners

Gold Partners

Silver Partners

CSO Partners

Exhibitor Partners

Media Partners

Co-hosts

Dr. Githinji Gitahi

Group CEO, Amref Health Africa

Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana

The Minister of Health, Rwanda.

Dr. Chikwe Andreas Ihekweazu

Acting Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for Africa

H.E Dr. Jean Kaseya

Director General, Africa-Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

AHAIC 2025 Speakers

Dr. Matshidiso Moeti

Regional Director Emeritus, WHO Regional Office for Africa

Prof. Dr. Charles Okeahalam

Chairperson, Amref Health Africa International Board of Directors

Dr. Magda Robalo

President and Co-founder, IGHD

Dr. Ebere Okereke

Chief Program Officer, Reaching the Last Mile Foundation

Ms. Oumaima El Idrissi

City Councillor and Member of Mayor's Cabinet, City of Casablanca

Dr. Adelheid Onyango

Director, Universal Health Coverage/Healthier Populations, WHO AFRO

Dr. Ngozi Erondu

Technical Director, Global Institute for Disease Elimination

Ms. Cecilia Kinuthia-Njenga

ISCP Director, UNFCCC

Dr Raji Tajudeen

Acting Deputy Director General and Head, Division of Public Health Institutes and Research, Africa CDC

Maturin Tchoumi

Pharma International Area Head for Africa, Roche

Dr. Kalahn Taylor-Clark

Vice President, Social Impact and Sustainability, MSD

Gerishom Gimaiyo

Director of Health in the Africa Regional Office, The Rockefeller Foundation.

Ms. Rumbidzai Chisenga

Chief Executive Officer, The Leadership Lab

Dr. Mariam Dahir

Senior Program Officer, Women in Global Health

Dr. Abebe Genetu

Coordinator, Platform for Harmonized African Health Products Manufacturing (PHAHM), Africa CDC

Dr. Yaw Bediako

Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Yemaachi Biotech

Dr. Claudia Shilumani,

Director of External Relations and Strategic Management, Africa CDC

Desta Lakew

Group Director of Partnerships and External Affairs, Amref Health Africa

Prof Joachim Osur

Vice Chancellor, Amref International University

Caroline Mbindyo

Chief Innovation Officer, Amref Health Africa.

Dr. Marina Romanello

Executive Director, Lancet Countdown

Dr. Emilia Connolly

Health Systems Policy Advisor, Ministry of Health, Malawi

Lolem Ngong

Chief of Staff & Interim Group Programmes Director, Amref Health Africa

Dr. Sofonias Tessema,

Program Lead - Pathogen Genomics, Africa CDC

Dr. Nicaise Ndembi

Deputy Director General, Africa Regional Office, International Vaccine Institute

Maureen Kolenyo

Regional Director - East Africa, World Bicycle Relief

Dr. Landry Tsague Dongmo

Director of Primary Health Care, Africa CDC

Mr. Maarten Oranje

Expert Health and Education Systems, Cordaid

Dr. Martin Muchangi

Progam Director, Amref Health Africa

Anthony Gitau

Director Global Community Impact Sub Sahara Africa, Johnson & Johnson

Awa Dieng

Regional Director, Amref Health Africa, West Africa Hub

Gerald Manthalu

Director of Planning and Policy Development, Ministry of Health Malawi

Dr. Gloria Maimela

Deputy CEO, Foundation for Professional Development

Mr. Zwelethu Bashman

Managing Director, MSD sub-Saharan Africa

Dr. Samuel Oti

Senior Program Specialist, Canada's International Development Research Centre

Dr. Mosoka Papa Fallah,

Acting Director Science, Research and Innovation, Africa CDC

Ms. Melissa Wanda

Advocacy & Policy Kenya Country Manager, PATH

Mr. Abraham Megentta

Country Director, Last Mile Health

Mrs. Emily Katarikawe

Executive Director, Innovation Program for Community Transformation (InPact)

Dr. Caleb Mike Mulongo

Health Financing Specialist, Tunu Consulting Hub

Dr. Teresa Soop

Senior Research Advisor, Embassy of Sweden in Rwanda

Mr. Subin Adhikari

Chair - Communications Cross Cutting Working Group, Neglected Tropical Diseases NGO Network

Dr. Nneka Mobisson

Cofounder & CEO, mDoc Healthcare

Ms. Jackie Katana

Founder and Executive Director, Faith For Family Health Initiative-3FHi

Mrs. Dorcas Hadzizi

Strategic Policy Planning and Donor Coordination Officer, Ministry of Health and Child Care

Ms. Cynthia Kahumbura

Co-Executive Director, Jacaranda Health

Dr. Corine Karema

Director of Malaria & NTDs, Global Health, Quality & Equity Healthcare

Dr. Halima Twabi

Associate Professor, University of Malawi, School of Applied and Natural Sciences

Dr. Yewande Alimi,

AMR and One Health Unit Lead, Africa CDC

Dr. Tirune Amsalu Baye

Technical Officer, Public Health Workforce Development Workforce Unit, Division of public health institute and research, Africa CDC

Mr. Samy Ahmar

Head of Global Health Organisation: Save the Children

Dr. Sheila Macharia

Managing Director, FP2030 East and Southern Africa Regional Hub

Dr. Edgar Kalimba

Deputy CEO, Senior consultant Paediatrician, King Faisal Hospital/ Africa Health Sciences University

Prof. STEPHEN Ombok MUHUDHIA

Consultant Paediatrician and Bioethics Specialist, The Nairobi Hospital

Ms. Serah Makka

Executive Director, Africa, ONE

Dr. Alice Lakati

Director, Research, Innovation and Community Extension, Amref International University

Dr. Seth Berkley

Senior Advisor, The Pandemic Center, Brown University

Mr. Legesse Kidanne

Secretariat Director, CCRDA

Prof Bitange Ndemo

Kenya's Ambassador to Belgium and Mission to the European Union

Dr. Bright Gameli Mawudor

CEO, CyberGuard Africa; Founder, AfricaHackOn

Modi Mwatsama

Head of Climate and Health Field Building, Wellcome Trust Foundation

Malick Antoine

Principal Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Flavia Tumusiime

Moderator

Mr. Lemma Desu

Projects M&E Team Leader, Oromia Regional Health Bureau

Dr. Lydia Dsane-Selby

Former CEO, NHIA, Ghana

Laura Ferguson

Associate Professor of Population & Public Health Sciences, University of Southern California

Prof. Flavia Senkubvuge

Deputy Dean Stakeholder Relations, University of Pretoria

Mr. Aloise Gikunda

Program Manager, Amref Health Africa in Kenya

Dr. Josephine Gakii Gatua

Principal Health Economist, Africa CDC

Anna-Maria Mbwette

Partner, Bridgespan Africa

Eliya Zulu

Executive Director, African Institute for Development Policy-AFIDEP

Ms. Idah Mumba

Community Health Worker, Zambia

Amath Pathe

Managing Director, AFS Forum/AGRA

Nontsikelelo Mazibuko

Consultant, Loncama Group

Ms. Corazon Aquino

Partnership Manager, Amref Health Africa

Abraham Mathai

Country Manager, Africa Improved Foods Rwanda Limited

Dr Stellah Bosire

Executive Director, Africa Center for Health Systems and Gender Justice

Emmanuela Alimlim

Program Lead, Special Programs & Health, Mastercard Foundation

Dr. Samukeliso Dube

Executive Director, FP2030

Ms. Caroline Rotich

Youth Champion Adherence Counsellor and Journalist

Dr. Florence Temu

Country Director, Amref Health Africa in Tanzania

Samson Kuhora

Head, Planning and Linkages, NHIF Kenya

Lister Banda

Project Officer, Amref Health Africa, Zambia

Henry Mulenga

Executive Director - Vision Outreach Zambia (VOZ)

Ms. Angela Nguku

Founder and Executive Director, White Ribbon Alliance

Dr. Maria Neira

Director of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organisation

Mrs. Cinthia Costa Sixpence

Advocacy Coordinator - Health and Hygiene & NVF Project Lead, WaterAid

Mr. Maurice Kwizera

Regional Programme Director - East Africa, WaterAid

Mrs. Vestine Mukeshimana

Country Director, WaterAid

Dr. Claudette Diogo

National Family Planning Programme Manager (Ag) in the Ghana Health Service.

Ms. Buyiswa Lizzie Sithole

IPC Specialist, ICAN

Mr. Henry Kilonzo

Senior Manager - Foundations Programmes, Safaricom PLC - Safaricom & MPESA Foundations

Boniface Mbuthia

Acting Technical Director Healthcare Financing, Amref Health Africa

Aaron Ogunde

Co-Founder & CEO, Jiji Health

Ms. Rovinnah Maureen

Strategic Partnerships Manager, Amref Health Africa

Professor Wilfred Ndifon

Chief Scientific Officer & Centre President, AIMS Research & Innovation

Sylvia Nyaga

Co-Founder Syna Consultancy

Hakim Kooka

Founder & CEO, MariTest

Professor Nhlanhla Thwale

Provost of the African Leadership University (ALU) and Vice Chancellor of ALU Rwanda,

Prof. Nikola Biller-Andorno

Director Institute of Biomedical Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Zurich

Ms. Mercy Mumo

Communications Manager, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)

Dr. Yamanya Tembo

AMR Policy Consultant, ReAct Africa

Dr. Fungai Mettler

Director, Social Impact and Sustainability, EEMEA, MSD

Mr. Nuits Balnéaires

Visual artist, Partner with Unlimit Health

Dr. Michael Makanga

Executive Director, Global Health EDCTP3

Dr. Elize Willenburg

Executive Manager Formulation Innovation and R&D Operations, Afrigen Biologics

Ruth Ngechu

Director Advocacy, Pathfinder International

Dr Lucy A Chimoyi

Epidemiologist, The Aurum Institute

Luke Kanyang’areng’

Nurse, Kanyarkwat Health Centre, West Pokot County

Dr. Viviane OKE

Founder ELLES APP

Dr. Penina Lam

Senior Director of International Relations at the University of Toronto, Director Africa Health Collaborative

Mrs. Alida Ngwije

Discussant, Clinton Health Access Initiative

Dr. Githinji Gitahi

Group CEO, Amref Health Africa

Dr. Matshidiso Moeti

Regional Director for Africa, World Health Organization (WHO)

H.E Dr. Jean Kaseya

Director General, Africa-Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana

The Minister of Health, Rwanda.

Dr. Magda Robalo

President and Co-founder, IGHD

Dr. Magda Robalo

President and Co-founder, IGHD

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