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Africa: AU – EU Health Dialogue On Strengthening Health Partnership Between Africa and Europe

todayFebruary 5, 2024 2

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What: High level dialogue and media briefing between the African Union Commission and the European Union to Strengthen Health Partnership between Africa and Europe

When: Monday, 05 February 2024

Time: 14:00 – 14:30 EAT,11:00 – 11:30 GMT

Where: African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Small Conference Hall 3)

Who: The high level dialogues is jointly organized by The African Union Commission, thorough its Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, and the European Union.

Speakers: H.E. Minata Samate CESSOUMA, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, African Union Commission;

H.E. Caroline Gennez, Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation and Major Cities;

H.E. Dr Jean Kaseya, Director General, Africa CDC;

H.E. Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety;

Why: At the 6th EU-AU Summit held in Brussels in 2022, both parties reaffirmed their commitment to the right to health. Representatives of the European Union and its member states will visit the African Union in Addis Ababa from February 5 to 7, 2024, to dialogue towards strengthening Africa-EU cooperation on health. This mission is part of the Belgian EU Presidency’s aim to accelerate equal access to health and strengthen the Africa-EU partnership on Global Health. This partnership is going to be a precursor to the Belgian EU Presidency’s high-level event on health, which will take place in Brussels with the African Union on March 20, 2024.

The mission further provides an opportunity to strengthen the Africa-EU Global Health Partnership by focusing on delivering within the framework of the New Public Health Order for Africa, the EU Global Gateway strategy, and the “Team Europe Initiatives.” to increase the resilience of European and African health systems in response to the rapidly changing health burden, climate change-related health challenges, emerging pandemics, and to promote collaboration on global health issues.

Objectives:

The objectives of the high-level health and humanitarian aid meetings are to:

Consolidate the Africa-EU Global Health Partnership, particularly in context of the New Public Health Order for Africa, and the EU Global Gateway strategy and the “Team Europe Initiatives”.