In December 2022, Africa CDC convened the inaugural Youth Pre-Conference (YPC) on the margins of the 2nd Annual International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA), kicking off long-term strategic engagement with Africa’s young professionals in various domains of healthcare, technology, policy and advocacy, to advance sustainable health systems in the continent. The conference themed “Meaningful Youth Engagement for Advancing Sustainable Health Security in Africa” brought about the creation of Africa CDC’s inaugural Youth Advisory Team for Health (YAT4H), an immediate response to the consensus that the youth must be involved in decision-making at all levels in tandem with nurturing a new generation of conscious and well versed public health leaders. The Youth Pre-Conference demonstrates Africa CDC’s resolve and commitment to a youth-centered approach to the actualisation and implementation of the New Public Health Order for Africa in line with Agenda 2063, most specifically “Development cannot be achieved without adequate investment in healthcare. With the current demographics, healthy young people will provide a labor base that is able to impact transformation through their engagement in work, innovation and entrepreneurial aspirations”.Download the document for more information.
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