Agenda

2024 AFRICA HEALTH CONFERENCE

We are delighted and honored to host exceptional keynote speakers and panelists at the 2024 Africa Health Conference this February. Please find the detailed agenda below:

Friday, February 23

1:00PM-6:00PM REGISTRATION François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Entrance
1:00PM-2:30PM African Women Leaders Luncheon FXB Atrium (Only for students and invited guests)
3:00PM-3:50PM NETWORKING SESSION 1 Kresge Dean’s Room, Kresge 110
4:00PM-6:00PM POSTER COMPETITION Kresge Cafeteria & Atrium
6:15PM-7:30PM KEYNOTE FIRESIDE CHAT Kresge Cafeteria & Atrium
7:30PM-9:00PM NETWORKING SESSION 2 Kresge Cafeteria & Atrium

Saturday, February 24

7:00AM-12:00PM REGISTRATION François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Entrance
7:30AM-9:00AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Outside Kresge Building G1
8:00AM-8:30AM WELCOME ADDRESS Kresge Building G1 (with overflow to G2)
8:30AM-9:00AM KEYNOTE ADDRESS Kresge Building G1 (with overflow to G2)
9:15AM-10:15AM PLENARY SESSION 1

  • Health Priorities: Addressing the double disease burden in Africa
  • Drugs & Vaccines: Strengthening local supply chains, manufacturing and innovation

 

  

Health Priorities: Kresge Building G2 (with overflow in Kresge Building 202A)

Drugs & Vaccines: Kresge Building G3 (with overflow in Kresge Building 202B)
10:15AM-10:30AM COFFEE BREAK Outside Kresge Building G1
10:30AM-12:00PM PLENARY SESSION 2

  • Digital & AI: The power of new technology in Africa
  • Health Startups made in Africa: How can entrepreneurs fill in public health gaps?
  

Digital & AI: Kresge Building G2 (with overflow in Kresge Building 202A)

Health Startups: Kresge Building G3 (with overflow in Kresge Building 202B)

 

12:00PM-1:00PM LUNCH Kresge Atrium
1:00PM-2:00PM PLENARY SESSION 3

  • Women in Health: Strengthening Leadership and Inclusion
  

Women in Health: Kresge Building G1 (with overflow to G2)

 
2:00PM-2:15PM COFFEE BREAK Outside Kresge Building G1
2:15PM-3:15PM PLENARY SESSION 4

  • Health Financing: Supporting Africa’s health priorities for the next decade
  • Lessons Learned: Safeguarding Africa’s health security and preparing for the next pandemic
  

Health Financing: Kresge Building G2 (with overflow to Kresge Building 202A)

Lessons Learned: Kresge Building G3 (with overflow in Kresge Building 202B)
3:30PM-4:00PM Closing Keynote Address: Where Do We Go From Here, What’s Next?   

Kresge Building G1 (with overflow to G2)
4:00PM-5:00PM Ceremony Awards & Closing Remarks Kresge Building G1 (with overflow to G2
7:30PM-10:30PM GALA RECEPTION Harvard Medical School TMEC Atrium