The project “The African Collaborative for Health Financing Solutions (ACS) held its first regional meeting as planned on February 13, 14 & 15 in Accra. Implemented by R4D in collaboration with Duke University and the international NGO Feed the Children and in partnership with P4H, this USAID-funded project aims to:
=> Support transparent and inclusive national platforms for accountability and knowledge to identify challenges, test solutions and encourage implementation.
=> Build the capacity and collective commitment of stakeholders for a structured, iterative learning process at national level and between countries in a sub-region that can help translate tools into national contexts.
=> Leverage regional networks, organizations and institutions to advocate accountability in health financing and share knowledge to help countries achieve their UHC goals.
The Burkina team was very well represented, with :
– Dr Pierre Yaméogo, ST CSU at the Ministry of Health
– Mrs Aminata Tou Nana, Head of DIvision Programmation, Execution, Suivi, Ministry of Economy and Finance
– Simon Kaboré, Executive Director of the Réseau d’Accès aux Médicaments Essentiels (not pictured…)
– Dr Yves Kinda, ST AMU, Ministère de la Fonction Publique, du Travail et de la Protection Sociale,
– Samas’ka le Jah, co-founder of Balai Citoyen
and regional representatives based in Ouagadougou:
– Alexis Bigeard, Health Financing Policy Advisor for CSU, WHO IST/WA
– Dr Namoudou Keita, Health System Manager, WAHO
– Dr Bakary Sidi Koné, Social Protection Manager, UEMOA
