• DNDi_Logo_No-Tagline_Full Colour
  • Our work
    • Diseases
      • Sleeping sickness
      • Visceral leishmaniasis
      • Cutaneous leishmaniasis
      • Chagas disease
      • Parasitic worms
      • Mycetoma
      • Dengue
      • Paediatric HIV
      • Cryptococcal meningitis
      • Hepatitis C
      • Pandemic preparedness
      • Antimicrobial resistance
    • Research & development
      • R&D portfolio & list of projects
      • Drug discovery
      • Translational research
      • Clinical trials
      • Registration & access
      • Evidence for impact
      • Treatments delivered
    • Advocacy
      • Open and collaborative R&D
      • Transparency of R&D costs
      • Pro-access policies and IP
      • Children’s health
      • Gender equity
      • Climate change
      • AI and new technologies
  • Networks & partners
    • Partnerships
      • Our partners
      • Partnering with us
    • Global networks
      • Chagas Platform
      • Dengue Alliance
      • HAT Platform
      • LEAP Platform
      • redeLEISH Network
    • DNDi worldwide
      • DNDi Switzerland
      • DNDi Eastern Africa
      • DNDi Japan
      • DNDi Latin America
      • DNDi North America
      • DNDi South Asia
      • DNDi South-East Asia
      • DNDi West and Central Africa
  • News & resources
    • News & stories
      • News
      • Stories
      • Statements
      • Viewpoints
      • Social media
      • eNews Newsletter
    • Press
      • Press releases
      • In the media
      • Podcasts, radio & TV
      • Media workshops
    • Resources
      • Scientific articles
      • Our publications
      • Videos
    • Events
  • About us
    • About
      • Who we are
      • Our story
      • How we work
      • Our strategy
      • Our donors
      • Annual reports
      • Our prizes and awards
    • Our people
      • Our leadership
      • Our governance
      • Contact us
    • Work with us
      • Working at DNDi
      • Job opportunities
      • Requests for proposal
  • Donate
  • DNDi_Logo_No-Tagline_Full Colour
  • Our work
    • Diseases
      • Sleeping sickness
      • Visceral leishmaniasis
      • Cutaneous leishmaniasis
      • Chagas disease
      • Parasitic worms
      • Mycetoma
      • Dengue
      • Paediatric HIV
      • Cryptococcal meningitis
      • Hepatitis C
      • Pandemic preparedness
      • Antimicrobial resistance
    • Research & development
      • R&D portfolio & list of projects
      • Drug discovery
      • Translational research
      • Clinical trials
      • Registration & access
      • Evidence for impact
      • Treatments delivered
    • Advocacy
      • Open and collaborative R&D
      • Transparency of R&D costs
      • Pro-access policies and IP
      • Children’s health
      • Gender equity
      • Climate change
      • AI and new technologies
  • Networks & partners
    • Partnerships
      • Our partners
      • Partnering with us
    • Global networks
      • Chagas Platform
      • Dengue Alliance
      • HAT Platform
      • LEAP Platform
      • redeLEISH Network
    • DNDi worldwide
      • DNDi Switzerland
      • DNDi Eastern Africa
      • DNDi Japan
      • DNDi Latin America
      • DNDi North America
      • DNDi South Asia
      • DNDi South-East Asia
      • DNDi West and Central Africa
  • News & resources
    • News & stories
      • News
      • Stories
      • Statements
      • Viewpoints
      • Social media
      • eNews Newsletter
    • Press
      • Press releases
      • In the media
      • Podcasts, radio & TV
      • Media workshops
    • Resources
      • Scientific articles
      • Our publications
      • Videos
    • Events
  • About us
    • About
      • Who we are
      • Our story
      • How we work
      • Our strategy
      • Our donors
      • Annual reports
      • Our prizes and awards
    • Our people
      • Our leadership
      • Our governance
      • Contact us
    • Work with us
      • Working at DNDi
      • Job opportunities
      • Requests for proposal
  • Donate
Home > Statements

DNDi’s briefing note for the 75th Session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa

21 Aug 2025

This briefing note sets out DNDi’s comments for consideration by World Health Organization (WHO) African Region Member States on the following agenda items of the 75th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa:

  • Agenda item 8: Accelerating progress in the health and well-being of women, children, and adolescents by transforming health systems in the African Region
  • Agenda item 16.2: Progress report on the implementation of the Strategy for scaling up health innovations in the African Region
  • Agenda item 16.7: Progress report on the Framework for health systems development towards universal health coverage in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals in the African Region
  • Agenda item 16.8: Regulation of Medical Products in the African Region Regulation of Medical Products in the African Region
  • Agenda item 16.13: Progress report on implementing the regional strategy for community engagement, 2023–2030 in the WHO African Region
download the briefing note

Policy advocacy Children Universal Health Coverage Gender Sustainable Development Strengthening Capacities Africa

Read, watch, share

Loading...
News
15 Sep 2026

New DNDi report: Implementing Article 9.5 of the WHO Pandemic Agreement – building on current policy and practice for publicly funded R&D

Hand with lap glove holding a sample with transparent liquid
Publications
8 Sep 2026

Implementing Article 9.5 of the WHO Pandemic Agreement

Stories
27 Aug 2026

Drug discovery explained: Moonshot: open science to prepare for pandemics?

Pictures of patients waiting at the Mycetoma Research Center in Sudan
Stories
20 Aug 2026

Mycetoma at 10: What recognition made possible

VIEW ALL

Speak out

Please help us raise awareness by sharing this story.

Linkedin-in Instagram Youtube Tiktok Facebook-f
International non-profit developing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most neglected patients.

Learn more

  • Diseases
  • Neglected tropical diseases
  • R&D portfolio
  • Policy advocacy

Get in touch

  • Our offices
  • Contact us
  • Integrity Line

Support us

  • Donate
  • Subscribe to eNews

Work with us

  • Join research networks
  • Jobs
  • RFPs
  • Terms of Use   
  •   Acceptable Use Policy   
  •   Privacy Policy   
  •   Cookie Policy   
  •   Our policies   

  • Except for images, films, and trademarks which are subject to DNDi’s Terms of Use, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license