Africa Regional Network

Felix Abrahams Obi

Regional Network Lead

Felix Obi is a health policy and systems researcher and practitioner and an advocate for universal health coverage. He is currently a Senior Program Officer cum Healthcare Financing Engagement Officer with Results for Development. Felix is a key team member of the Healthcare Financing Technical Assistance to the Government of Nigeria, providing technical support to federal and sub-national policy makers to design and implement reforms towards achieving universal health coverage in Nigeria. Felix has, over the last two decades, provided technical support to Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health, and international development organizations to design, implement and evaluate public health interventions. As the Communications/Research Uptake Manager of University of Nigeria’s Health Policy Research Group, Felix leads efforts to translate research evidence to inform health policies and programs. He also serves as Communications/Media Relations Officer for African Health Economics and Policy Association.

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Okikiolu Badejo

Africa Regional Network Coordinator

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Aïssa Diarra

Africa Regional Network Coordinator

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CHESAI

Network

CHESAI is a collaborative of health policy and systems researchers based in the Western Cape, South Africa.

@CHESAIhpsr

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Collaboration for Health Policy and Systems Analysis in Africa (CHEPSAA)

Network

A website dedicated to supporting the teaching of health policy and systems research by discussing principles of curriculum development, highlighting good teaching practice and sharing teaching resources.

@hpsa_africa

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Consortium for Mothers, Children, Adolescents and Health Policy and Systems Strengthening (COMCAHPSS)

Network

COMCAHPSS aims to conduct multi-level capacity building and networking at individual, institutional and country levels in West and Central Africa for leadership in health policy and systems (HPS) and maternal newborn child and adolescent health (MNCAH) research and practice to support context-relevant and and effective policy and program decision making and implementation for MNCAH improvements in West Africa.

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African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA)

Network

The main mission of AfHEA is to improve health outcomes, with special emphasis on the most vulnerable population groups. AfHEA works towards improved health outcomes by promoting high-quality and standards in the generation of policy relevant evidence and the use of appropriate health economics tools within the discipline of health economics and financing in Africa.

@AfHEA_Africa

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EQUINET

Network

EQUINET, the Regional Network on Equity in Health in East and Southern Africa, is a network of professionals, civil society members, policy makers, state officials and others within the region who have come together as an equity catalyst, to promote and realize shared values of equity and social justice in health.

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Réseau Sud-Sud Epidémie

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L’objectif principal du réseau est de constituer un dispositif de production pérenne de connaissances dans l’urgence et à long terme sur les dimensions sociales des épidémies en Afrique et contribuer ainsi à fournir aux gouvernements des outils pertinents d’aide à la décision et à l’action.

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