Summary of AfHEA’s key milestones

2005 * July - Meeting of African health economists on margins of International Health Economics Association (iHEA) conference in Barcelona

2006 * April – Meeting of African health experts in Brazzaville* Online African health financing forum set up

2007 * Email survey amongst relevant experts in Africa to define AfHEA high level strategy

2008 * September 17th – AfHEA registered as non profit in the UK

2009 * March 10th to 12th – Inaugural conference for AfHEA in Accra* Website and Google group established; Technical Assistance provided in various forums; IHEA representation

2010 * April - AfHEA registered as non-profit in Ghana and issued with license to commence business* July to September – AfHEA strategic review and business plan definition

2011 * March 15th to 19th – 2nd conference of AfHEA “Towards universal health coverage in Africa”, Dakar

2004 * November - World Health Organisation African branch (WHO AFRO) decision to set up African Health Economics Advisory Committee

2nd Conference of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA)Saly – Senegal, 15th - 17th March 2011

Activities since first conference

• Used results of first conference to inform policy and provide TA– AU Ministers of Health meeting in April 2009• Development of AU’s HF strategy

– WAHO Health Ministers meeting in April 2010• Technical input into experts’ consultation

– July 2010 African Union Summit• Invitation of Ugandan Govt,• Hosted exhibition on maternal and child health

2nd Conference of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA)Saly – Senegal, 15th - 17th March 2011

Support to technical partners

• First African Flagship course on health financing organized in Kigali by the World Bank Institute in June 2010

• Workshop hosted by the Harmonization for Health in Africa (HHA) partners on “Financial access for the poor” in November 2010

• P4H proposed workshop for policy makers on conference theme

2nd Conference of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA)Saly – Senegal, 15th - 17th March 2011

• Major activity and achievement since 2009 conference in building AfHEAo Turned strategic plan into business plano Collaboration with Accenture Development

Partnerships (ADP) o Funded by Rockefeller Foundationo Very wide consultation with both internal and

external stakeholders

Business plan development

2nd Conference of the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA)Saly – Senegal, 15th - 17th March 2011

• External landscape survey and analysis of our environment– Understand stakeholders’ perceptions of AfHEA– Identify opportunities for collaboration with AfHEA– Services that they would like to see AfHEA provide

• High-level activity plan & financial estimates • Creation of a proposal presentation for AfHEA • Plan to be presented to General Assembly tomorrow

Business plan process

Membership

Source: Analysis of membership at 2009 Inaugural Conference which took place in Ghana

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AfHEA members are drawn from Academia, national Ministries of Health, research institutes, development partners, international agencies and other national institutions.

- 3 different categories of members -

To become a member, an application is filled in through website and an annual subscription of $50 should be paid.

1.Category/ ordinary members - Africans and non-Africans working in Africa or having previously worked in Africa in the fields of health economics and health policy including students. There are currently about 210 ordinary members.

2.Institutional Members - institutions or organisations that share AfHEA’s objectives and take part in its development. There is currently only one institutional member (University of Cape Town Health Economics Unit) although the faculty and staff of the CESAG institute in Senegal are also informally affiliated.

3.Associate Members - Individuals and organizations in Africa or elsewhere working in the health and/or other sectors who support the objectives of AfHEA. There are currently no associate members

Membership by country (Nos)

AfHEA value traits

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AfHEA’s vision is for better and equitable health for Africans through better policies and efficient use of resources to improve health outcomes for Africans through the use of health economics and policy analysis.

AfHEA’s unique value is embedded in six innate value traits recognised by African health sector actors -•Expertise – Indigenous and International expertise and concentrated knowledge through collective experience, skills and insights of members both within Africa and globally •Network – Bringing together a variety of stakeholders and experts with interests in the African health economics and policy sector •African Identity – Focused on Africa, representative of Africa's multiple facets and helping find solutions to Africa's health sector problems•Member-driven Approach – Emerged from expressed will of members and continues to run on principles reflecting the will of its members.•Bilingual – Bridging the gap between Francophone and Anglophone Africa •Objective – Openness to all analytical debates and view points based on research and evidence

Perspectives for the years ahead

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AfHEA’s planned approach includes a period of operationalising activities, followed by enhancing and increasing the association’s reach. Activities are planned over a three year horizon.

• Operationalise and strengthen the Association• Enhance presence and visibility• Consolidate operations• Expand reach• Build linkages and networks• IDENTIFY FUNDING and DELIVERY

PARTNERS FOR BUSINESS PLAN

• Pilot products – eg. student interface tools, courses, newsletter and other communications• Refine products based on pilot

outcomes and feedback from stakeholders

Operationalise2010 –2011

Enhance2011 – 2012

• Incorporate learnings from programme performance• Scale programmes based on

availability of resources and finance• Review strategy and plan for the

future

Scale2013