AU Commission calls for advancing Africa’s health agenda 

Speaking at the AU Extraordinary Health Summit in Accra, Mr Youffouf reiterated that the AU Roadmap to 2030 and Beyond was Africa’s implementation compact, designed to end AIDS, eliminate preventable maternal and child deaths, combat communicable and non-communicable diseases, strengthen resilient health systems, and advance Universal Health Coverage.

Mr Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, has called for a decisive shift from commitments to implementation in advancing Africa’s health agenda.

The summit was on the theme “Advancing Justice, Equity and Universal Health Coverage: Ending AIDS, TB, Improving Maternal Health, Addressing Endemic Non-Communicable and Neglected Tropical Diseases and Conditions in Africa”.