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The African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), through the Advance Domestic Health Financing (ADHF) project, is participating in the 14th Eastern Africa Reproductive Health Network (EARHN) Coordination Meeting, taking place 11–12th June 2024 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.  

The theme of this year’s meeting, “Accelerating the gains and closing the gaps towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Eastern Africa Region,” aligns with AFIDEP’s mission to promote evidence-informed policies and practices for sustainable development across Africa. 

AFIDEP’s participation in this event underscores our commitment to providing credible evidence to decision-makers that will advance reproductive health outcomes in Eastern Africa. Through evidence generation and technical assistance, we aim to contribute to the collective effort of accelerating progress towards realising the SDGs and UHC in the region.  

Highlights of AFIDEP’s participation 

Session 2: Overview of the Africa Leadership Meeting (ALM) commitments and status of implementation in the Eastern Africa Region  

Mary Mwami, Research and Policy Associate at AFIDEP will present on “A review of evidence on the macroeconomic importance of health”. 

SESSION 3 Achieving the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and SDGs in the Eastern African Region: Reflections on the performance by Eastern Africa countries
Clive Mutunga, Director of the BUILD project at AFIDEP will present on “The criticality of integrating population, health and environment to achieving UHC and sustainable development”.