December 2021
Strengthening Health Security and Resilience in Africa: The Continuing Critical Role of the Private Sector
On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, Corporate Council on Africa’s (CCA) U.S. – Africa Health Security and Resilience Initiative (HSRI) held a virtual roundtable on “Strengthening Health Security and Resilience in Africa: The Continuing Critical Role of the Private Sector” in honor of the initiative’s first anniversary. ...
November 2021
Accelerating Patient Access to Medicines and Vaccines in Africa
CCA's Health Security and Resilience Initiative hosted a virtual roundtable on – Accelerating Patient Access to Medicines and Vaccines in Africa on Tuesday, November 9. The COVID-19 pandemic has been highly disruptive in many ways and has exacerbated the ability of regulatory agencies to meet the sudden high demand for approving new medicines and vaccines, ranging from significant disruptions in global supply chains to the switch to remote working in both companies and governments. ...
September 2021
Engaging the Private Sector to Improve Local Health Service Delivery in a Pandemic
Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) held “Engaging the Private Sector to Improve Local Health Service Delivery in a Pandemic.” The event was part of the CCA- Health Security and Resilience Initiative (HSRI). The Roundtable served as an opportunity to discuss opportunities and challenges in the public health supply chain and the role of the private sector in advancing healthcare needs. ...
July 2021
Pandemic-Inspired Digital Solutions and Innovative Pathways in the Health Sector
This event was part of the 2021 U.S.-Africa Business Summit. Public and Private sector collaborations enable global digital transformation, and the COVID-19 pandemic is driving innovative digital solutions in the health sector. ...
Forging Commercial Partnerships to Achieve More Equitable Vaccine Access
This session was a part of the 2021 U.S.-Africa Business Summit and addressed why Vaccine equity is so important and why there should be more cooperation between the private sector and governments as they work to end the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Beyond COVID-19: Pathways to Resilient Health Systems in Africa
This session was a part of the 2021 U.S.-Africa Business Summit and focused on how having resilient and networked systems involves building collaborations with both public, private, and NGOs in ensuring that all gaps in the health system are addressed. ...
Accreditation and Quality Assurance: Accelerating Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in Africa – A Critical Role of the Private Sector
As many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) pursue health care reforms to achieve universal health coverage (UHC), the development of national accreditation systems has become an increasingly common quality-enhancing strategy endorsed by players, including Ministries of Health. ...
April 2021
Leveraging PPPs for Vaccine Acquisition and Delivery in Africa
A two part webinar that highlighted the role of public private partnerships in closing the vaccine financing gap and tackling the logistics and infrastructure challenges related to vaccine delivery and inoculations in Africa. The webinar showcased key vaccine financing schemes on the continent as well as technologies and leading solutions that the U.S. and African public and private sectors can launch to facilitate an efficient delivery and inoculation of vaccine doses on the continent. ...
December 2020
U.S.-Africa Health Security and Resilience Initiative Launch Event
The high-level virtual event showcased CCA's vision for the 2-year initiative and convened U.S. and African business executives, senior government officials and leaders from multilateral institutions to explore lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and inform a path forward for U.S.-Africa collaboration on strengthening health security on the continent. ...
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