More than 130 people took part in a 5 June multi-stakeholder webinar hosted by the World Health Organization’s Africa Regional Office to further socialize the Lusaka Agenda, provide an overview of progress and highlight recent initiatives undertaken by countries.
Agenda
| Welcome | WHO AFRO |
| Opening remarks | Regional Director WHO AFRO |
| Remarks | Mrs. Susan Mochache, Executive Director, African Constituency Bureau of the Global Fund (ACB) |
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Overview of the Lusaka Agenda: five shifts and near-term priorities |
Dr. Ogo Chukwujekwu, Director a.i. ULC |
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Advancing the Lusaka Agenda in the African Region – Progress – The implementation Roadmap |
Dr. Akudo Ikpeazu, Team Lead, UCN/HTH |
| Lusaka Agenda Champion Countries (LACC) concept and progress | Dr. Polydor Mbongani Kabila, Coordinator National Council on Universal Health Coverage, Office of the President, Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Champion Countries’ experiences in advancing the Lusaka Agenda: progress, challenges and lessons learned | Dr. Gerald Manthalu, Director of Planning and Policy Development, Ministry of Health, Malawi |
| Aligning towards countries’ priorities for advancing the Lusaka Agenda: The Joint Committee Working Group (JCWG): Progress and way forward | Ms. Katie Kampf, Chief of Staff, Global Fund |
| CSOs engagement at regional and country levels | Mrs. Rosemary Mburu, CSO representative on Global Fund Board |
| Q&A session | Moderator: UNF |
| Wrap up | Dr. Angela Akol, ULC/ULU |
Presentations:
- Dr. Ogo Chukwujekwu – Overview of the Lusaka Agenda
- Dr. Akudo Ikpeazu – Advancing the Lusaka Agenda in the African
- Dr. Polydor Mbongani – LACC concept and progress
- Dr. Gerald Manthalu – Champion Countries’ experience
- Ms. Katie Kampf – Aligning JCWG updates on progress and way forward
- Mrs. Rosemary Mburu – Communities and CSOs Engagement on the LA
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