International Conference Primary Health Care (ICPHC)

The 3-day conference program included sessions addressing various cross-cutting topics, using the commitments made in the 2018 Astana conference as a launchpad for discussion. Given the constantly evolving global landscape and the countless challenges the world has faced in just the past five years, this conference served as a platform for collaboration and progress that has been made was assessed. Dr. Amit Thakker and Daniella Munene presented and networked on behalf of COWHA. They also had a speaking role during 2 panels:

Panel1: Plenary D: Align Stakeholders Support with National Policies, Strategies and Plans.

Speakers

• Dr. Aboubacar Kampo UNICEF Ethiopia
• Dr. Amit Thakker- Chairman, Africa Health Business/COWHA representative
• Dorothy Mwengei – Country engagement and support analyst, Financing Alliance for Health
• Nicole Spieker- CEO, PharmAccess

Panel 2 : D4: Role of the Private Sector in Advancing Primary Health Care

Speakers

• Nicole Spieker – PharmAccess
• Amit Thakker – Africa Health Business/COWHA representative
• Dennis Cherian – CORUS International
• Somesh Kumar – Jhpiego India
• Adetiloye Oniyire – Jhpiego Nigeria