Theme: Leveraging the role of public-private partnerships.

Africa’s pursuit of self-reliance in healthcare is crucial. Our event during UNGA aims to foster collaboration, mobilise financing, and strengthen PPPR coordination on the continent. 

The purpose of the convening will be to:

1. Foster conversation and recommendation on Africa’s efforts towards strengthening the continental Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR) architecture.
2. Brief African member states and partners on the ongoing developments pertaining to global coordination for equitable distribution of medical countermeasures in future pandemics
3. Leverage the interest by global, continental, and regional procurers to increase demand financing towards improving investment in local production.
4. Mobilize public and private collaboration towards financing and investing in Africa's medical products value chain.
5. Evoke participation of different stakeholder groups, i.e., private sector, donors, and health organizations, for localizing manufacturing and innovation of all health products.
6. Highlight the collaboration between AU organs and other stakeholders to strengthen PPPR coordination and pharmaceutical manufacturing on the continent.