Our Governing Council Chair and Founder, Dr. Bernard Haufiku from 3rd to 5th February 2026 attended a high-level forum hosted by the East Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), in collaboration with the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini (Eswatini Government).
The 76th ECSA Health Ministers’ Conference (HMC) brought together over 400 attendees including Ministers of Health, senior government officials, partners, and global health leaders from across Africa and beyond to deliberate on strategic actions towards resilient, equitable, and sustainable health systems in line with Agenda 2063, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the UHC 2030 framework.
“The 76th ECSA Health Ministers’ Conference is more than a gathering. It is a declaration of Africa’s collective resolve. As Ministers of Health, partners, and health leaders converge, we are reminded that resilient, equitable, and sustainable health systems are not aspirations for tomorrow but they are obligations of today. At this forum, we reaffirm our commitment to bridging the private sector, African philanthropists, and our diaspora as co-investors in the continent’s health future. Africa’s solutions must be rooted in African ingenuity, African resources, and African leadership. That is the spirit of Agenda 2063. That is the promise of UHC 2030. And that is the work we continue together.” stated Dr. Bernard Haufiku.
According to ECSA-HC, ten major resolutions were adopted during the Conference, establishing a dynamic agenda for stronger, more equal, and resilient health systems in East, Central, and Southern Africa. According to these resolutions, health ministers pledged:
- Promote sustainable and innovative health finance.
- Improve readiness for health emergencies and climatic shocks.
- Improve adolescent, youth, and mental health.
- Enhance digital health governance by integrating regional health data systems.
- Increase efforts to combat non-communicable illnesses, communicable diseases, and neglected tropical diseases.
- Invest in health workforce leadership, skills, and retention.
- Encourage local and regional manufacturing for health security.
- Strong alliances, collaboration, and regional unity.
By acting as a strategic partnership platform, we continue to forge links between the private sector, African philanthropists, and the diaspora to catalyze home-grown investments toward the Africa CDC’s most critical health priorities aligning with this year’s theme of enhancing health systems for equity, resilience, and sustainability.
Written by Eunice Chege
