El Amin Loukach’s Post

Dr. Mories Atoki (Hon.), CEO African Business Coalition for Health (ABCHealth) led a high-level delegation of health experts, business executives and private sector representatives to the 2024 Africa Health ExCon which held in Cairo, Egypt from June 3 to June 6. The four-day conference featured high-level conversations in various sessions including an ABCHealth-featured session where discussions focused on the challenges, opportunities and potentials of health tourism in Africa. Dr. Mories Atoki (Hon.) provided private sector perspectives on this critical aspect of healthcare in Africa touching on the need for leadership in driving clinical trials through its Research and Development (R & D) content at National level with majority African participation for more Africa centric outcomes and the need to integrate Clinical care at country level during medical travel/tourism leveraging technology as a critical part of any country's care portfolio to ensure the responsible after-care of African patients beyond their country-care. Other remarks across the round table expounded on more collaborations and partnership between the public and private sectors; the sense of urgency required to reduce Africa’s disease burdens through innovation; the reduction of health inequality through access to quality healthcare which can only be achieved with adequate health financing; the need to optimize the entire gamut of the continent’s health economy through regional, national and sub-national mechanisms including the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat (AfCFTA); and finally, the absolute necessity of driving local manufacturing of drugs and essential health commodities. Our profound appreciation goes to the Egypt Healthcare Authority and all its partners for this profound opportunity to better serve Africa. #health #busines #africa #africahealth #africabusiness #theafricawewant

The African Business Coalition for Health (ABCHealth) announces its partnership with Africa Health ExCon 2024, the largest medical exhibition and conference in Africa, which will be held under the auspices of H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The event takes place from June 3rd to 6th, 2024, at the Egypt International Exhibition-EIEC (Al-Manara) in Cairo. ABCHealth is honored to host a distinguished group of 20 delegates – subject matter experts from the health, business, government, and philanthropic sectors to share insights and evaluate Africa’s progress and commitment to advancing healthcare across the continent. This partnership underscores ABCHealth’s commitment to advancing healthcare across Africa through collaboration, innovation, and shared expertise all of which will feature in the high-level conversations aimed at fostering pivotal and strategic solutions to the pressing health challenges facing the continent today. We look forward to this transformative event and the meaningful collaborations and insights it will undoubtedly foster. Working together, we will create a future where accessible, high-quality healthcare is a reality for all Africans. #health #business #africahealth #africabusiness #theafricawewant #africahealthexcon2024

Join our insightful webinar, "Advancing Health and Well-being: Africa's Journey towards Sustainable Development Goal 3," where experts, policymakers, and thought leaders will gather to discuss Africa's progress in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG 3) - Good Health and Well-being for All. Be a part of this crucial conversation and learn how collaborative efforts are shaping the future of healthcare and well-being in Africa by registering here: https://lnkd.in/eavXehG2 KapFou

ICARS’ Science Advisor, Sunday Ochonu Ochai Jr. (DVM, MSc, Ph.D), is speaking today at the R'OHOKET launch event at the Embassy of France in Kenya and Somalia. The R’OHOKET is a multi-actor and multi-sectorial project on antimicrobial resistance (#AMR) that aims to break down silos to implement the One Health approach on a national and regional scale. It will include activities in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania and engage participants from African research institutions and leading AMR experts. In the roundtable discussion on AMR and a One Health approach at global and continental levels, Dr Ochai presents the European Commission’s Team Europe Initiative on Sustainable Health Security in Africa and its alignment with the One Health Joint Plan of Action (OH JPA) and the Africa CDC framework for AMR. He emphasises the importance of strengthening capacity building and developing context-specific solutions for AMR. The ICARS-supported and funded projects in Africa reflect these objectives and develop interventions across the One Health spectrum with the potential for sustainable scale-up. Explore ICARS' projects in Africa and other regions worldwide here ➡ https://lnkd.in/dbigkuU3 #globalhealth #capacitybuilding European Commission Africa CDC Ministère des Affaires étrangères français

Health systems in Africa ar known to face many challenges. AEI's experts have the necessary skills and experiences to address these challenges. Follow the link to learn more about our previous achievements https://lnkd.in/eK6HYdWJ #Healthsystem #Africa #AEI

Despite significant advancements in healthcare innovation, the benefits are not reaching everyone. This is especially true for those disproportionally impacted by disease—like communities across Africa, home to 1.4 billion people. The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has the potential to transform African economies, and make medical innovation more accessible for all. As the first pharmaceutical company involved, Novartis recognized this potential early on and we are pleased to see more partners coming onboard to leverage the opportunities created by the agreement. While the progress so far has been reassuring, collaboration and alignment between the public and private sectors is crucial to accelerate the implementation of the AfCFTA in a sustainable way. During the recent World Economic Forum annual meeting, Novartis partnered with the Africa Collective and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to gather world leaders to explore how we can make tangible progress on this. Discussions focused on the investment climate in Africa as well as how to overcome the fragmentation on the continent as a barrier to doing business. For the healthcare sector specifically, I’m pleased that there is now strong agreement that the AfCFTA holds the potential of enabling greater health equity. As I shared with participants during one of the sessions; access to health is a human right, so there is a humanitarian and an ethical component to improving healthcare in Africa. But we should go beyond that and look at investments in healthcare as a business opportunity rather than a cost. Because we believe that communities that invest in healthcare innovation drive economic growth and social wellbeing. You can read the overview and key learnings from the week in this release: https://lnkd.in/d5MRFSXx. A big thank you to our partners, the Africa Collective and African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat for providing the forum for these discussions and the opportunity to contribute it. A special thank you also to Helene Budliger Artieda and Christian Frutiger for being part of this crucial exchange. #WEF24 | #AfCFTA | Novartis Global Health | Novartis Sub-Saharan Africa

Great initiative by the Nature Portfolio journals to champion Health in Africa research - I see RMNCAH is a priority topic also. "Nature Communications, Communications Medicine and Scientific Reports are launching an open call for papers to support and showcase research related to all aspects of health in Africa. We aim to promote high-quality research that advances our understanding of health issues in Africa, and advocates for better healthcare on the continent in line with the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and specifically, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)." https://lnkd.in/gPFNgME7

Last week, I was privileged to join eminent health leaders and experts in “a knowledge sharing lab” . During the sessions, leaders discussed among other issues how their past experiences as ministers could be used to support serving and newly appointed ministers to navigate the challenges that characterize the role of the minister of health in Africa. The health sector in Africa is complex and continues to face many challenges, from infectious diseases to chronic illnesses, underfunding leading to weak infrastructure and shortage of human resources. However, with the right support for leadership in and resources, it is possible to accelerate progress and improve the health outcomes of people across the continent. Such support will necessarily include ministerial capacity development. It is commendable that the Africa CDC has taken on this responsibility with great enthusiasm. A sample of what some former ministers shared last week during sessions demonstrate immeasurable readiness to support this novel initiative…… ✅“ I was the minister for health in my country for 15 years. How I wish I had a leadership coach to support me when I was first appointed” ( former minister). ✅“ I was a minister for health in my country for just about three years. Given the complexity of the system, a capacity building program as part of my orientation would have gone a long way in flattening my learning curve” (former minister). ✅“ Although I had previously served in other sectors as a minister, nothing had prepared me for the role of a minister for health. A leadership development program for my senior colleagues and I, would have helped me to navigate the challenges of the sector “ ( my quote).

Syreon Middle East is excited to share the publication of our recent scientific manuscript, Framework for Developing Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Threshold: The Case of Egypt. This collaborative effort introduces a Cost-Effectiveness Threshold (CET) framework meticulously crafted for the Egyptian healthcare landscape, emphasizing the relationship between health gains and economic benchmarks. Central to our findings, the national expert panel advocates for the establishment of variable CETs in Egypt linked to the GDP per capita. This approach permits each new healthcare intervention to be evaluated against a base threshold, augmented by specific multipliers reflecting relative health gains and the rarity of conditions. Key Insights: · A foundational threshold set at 1X the GDP per capita serves as the cornerstone, with potential amplification up to 3X, guided by the Incremental Relative Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALY) Gain and rarity. · For orphan drugs, a special CET multiplier ranging from 1.5 to 3.0 was recommended, further refining the assessment based on disease rarity. · The framework proposes a differential approach to private reimbursement, recommending a multiplier of two compared to public sectors to reflect distinct economic realities. A thoughtful one-year pilot phase for the framework's implementation was strongly recommended by participants, ensuring a meticulous evaluation of its applicability and impact. We would like to thank our co-authors and research contributors for their commitment to enhancing health economics practices within Egypt and the MENA region Ahmad Fasseeh Nada Korra Baher ElEzbawy Amal Sedrak mary kirollos Randa Eldessouki Mariam El-Debeiky,MBA mohsen george Ahmed Seyam Asmaa Abourawash Ahmed Yehia Khalifa Mayada Shaheen Sherif Abaza ,MBA Zoltán Kaló . This publication reaffirms our dedication to supporting sustainable, evidence-based healthcare policies. We invite our community of healthcare experts, policymakers, and scholars to read the publication here: https://lnkd.in/gWBp7set #HealthEconomics #PublicHealth #Egypt #CostEffectiveness #HealthcarePolicy #InnovationInHealthcare