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The first African summit on health systems and health sovereignty in Africa kicked off today, Friday, in Dakhla, with the physical participation of about 200 African experts and a thousand participants remotely.
This summit, organized on the initiative of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Health Sciences, falls within the framework of the dynamic led by King Mohammed VI for African health sovereignty, based on innovation, cooperation and capacity building. The summit aims to present strategic visions on the future of health systems on the continent, while highlighting African achievements in the field of epidemiology, infrastructure, training, governance, and research, as well as focusing on the need to strengthen expertise networks in order to make health a major lever for human, economic and social development. This event will also provide an opportunity to strengthen African health networks in their dimensions related to epidemiology, public health, infrastructure, access to care, training, the valuation of human resources competencies, health financing and policies, and practical research, all in order to achieve optimal equality for the benefit of the population. The opening session, which was attended, in particular, by the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, Azzouzi Mehdawi, and the Managing Director of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Health Sciences, Younes Bajjou, witnessed the presentation of an institutional video, which highlighted the achievements of the Foundation, its role in training and medical research, and its focus on Africa through the partnerships it develops, and its increasing support for health care systems on the continent. The program of this first African summit includes several discussion sessions, which mainly revolve around "Epidemiology and health priorities in Africa", "Integrated health information systems and global health", "Organizational models and governance of health systems", and "Financing and universal health coverage in Africa". In conjunction with this, parallel sessions are held at the campuses of the Mohammed VI University of Health Sciences in Casablanca and then in Rabat, on innovation, partnerships and the role of actors in the field of health. The opening of this first summit was distinguished by the presence of ambassadors and consuls general from African countries, as well as general secretaries of ministerial sectors, elected officials from the region, university presidents, deans, university professors, experts, and researchers. (MAP)
