School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

By CTW Team

The School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, represented by its Dean, Prof. Francis Ndemo took part in the 2nd African Health ExCon, which was held in Egypt from June 6-9. The theme of the Conference was Placing Africa as a continental hub for health innovation and trade.

Prof. Ndemo took part in the AHB Series at the event, where he spoke on the session on Increasing Investments for Responsive Health Systems in Africa on June 8, 2023. In his address, he noted that investment in health systems was important because it increased the capacity for the health sector to implement more life saving measures, in addition to providing people with equitable access to healthcare.

The event was organized by the Egyptian Unified Procurement Authority (UPA) and the Arab Hospitals Federation, with the participation of healthcare stakeholders from government institutions and major international companies interested in investing in the health sector in Africa. The event brought together more than 1200 speakers from 90 countries, who took part in more than 316 sessions and 36 workshops held as part of the conference’s activities.