WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the Africa Health Sovereignty Summit – 5 August 2025
On World Breastfeeding Week, countries urged to invest in health systems and support breastfeeding mothers IPC Gaza Strip Food Insecurity and Malnutrition Alert Global hunger declines, but rises in Africa and western Asia: UN report Your Excellency President Mahama, Your Excellency former President Obasanjo, Honourable ministers, distinguished guests, my dear brothers and sisters, Thank you for the opportunity to join you today, and my thanks to President Mahama for his leadership in convening us to chart a new course for health financing and governance on our continent. This Summit builds on the leadership of President Kagame and the work of the Africa Union to strengthen the reliance of African nations on their own resources to finance the health of their own people. And it goes a step further, acknowledging that financing alone will not take us to the aspirations of the Lusaka Agenda, for “country-owned, investment-oriented, sustainable health systems”. We must address the deficient
Your Excellency President Mahama, Your Excellency former President Obasanjo, Honourable ministers, distinguished guests, my dear brothers and sisters, Thank you for the opportunity to join you today, and my thanks to President Mahama for his leadership in convening us to chart a new course for health financing and governance on our continent. This Summit builds on the leadership of President Kagame and the work of the Africa Union to strengthen the reliance of African nations on their own resources to finance the health of their own people. And it goes a step further, acknowledging that financ
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