AHAIC 2025 Side event: Halving Emergency Mortality in Uganda: The Importance of Investing in Skilled Health Workers

Seed at the Africa Health Agenda International Conference

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Championing investing in emergency medicine to saves lives

Our Seed delegation will be in Kigali, Rwanda, from March 2-5 for the Africa Health Agenda International Conference(AHAIC), hosted by Amref.

We will continue to advocate for greater investment in skilled health workers – from universal health coverage to pandemic preparedness, or climate resilience: health workers are the solution.

In partnership with the Ministry of Health Uganda, we will host an event on the critical role of emergency medicine in strengthening health systems and enhancing health security – calling for dedicated investments in the emergency health workforce to save lives and bolster countries’ ability to combat disease outbreaks like Ebola.

As conference partner we will also have an exhibition booth in the conference centre concourse – if you are attending do stop by and chat with us! We are booth 22 on the map.

Follow along with our presence at AHAIC via our social media channels – LinkedIn, Instagram, and Bluesky – and the conference hashtag #AHAIC2025.

Main events

1. AHAIC parallel session – Halving Emergency Mortality in Uganda: The Importance of Investing in Skilled Health Workers

Tuesday March 4, 2025, 14:00 PM – 15:30 PM CAT @ MH 3

We are hosting a side event in partnership with the Uganda Ministry of Health (MoH) to demonstrate how long-term, locally driven investments in the health workforce can improve health outcomes and save lives.

Our Uganda Country Director, Irene Atuhairwe and Program Manger, Andrew Twineamatsiko will deliver a presentation on The Importance of Investing in Skilled Health Workers to launch a joint report with the MoH on Emergency Medicine in Uganda. Followed by remarks from the Uganda Ministry of Health Commissioner for Emergency Medical Services, Dr. John Baptist Waniaye.

To strengthen regional knowledge-sharing, with significant emphasis on lessons learned from the scale-up of a national emergency medicine system in Uganda, we will continue the conversation with a panel discussion. Participants include the President of the Emergency Care Society of Uganda Dr. Doreen Alaleit and Executive Director, Emergency Medicine, The Abbott Fund, Tanzania Dr. Hendry Sawe.

Watch live via YouTube

2. AHAIC parallel session – Scaling a Successful Response to Global Malnutrition at the Primary Care and Community Level

Tuesday March 4, 2025, 11:30 AM – 13:00 PM CAT @ MH2

Abbott will host a panel session to explore how to build a resilient, multidisciplinary health workforce that is better prepared and more able to respond to the stressors on health systems. Global and community health leaders will discuss innovative, multisectoral initiatives to assist Community Health Workers to serve as a bridge between primary health services, the community and households addressing malnutrition.

Speakers include Irene Atuhairwe, Seed Global Health Uganda Country Director, Dr. Erick Muok, Principle Research Scientist, Deputy Director Kenya Medical Research Institute, Mr. Oscar Kambona, Assistant Director and Nutrition and Dietetics Officer at Department of Health and Sanitation, Siaya County, Kenya, Dr. Raissa Sorgho, Director of Global Partnerships, Center of Wellness and Nutrition, Public Health Institute, and Mr. Manasseh Wandera, Executive Director, Society of Family Health, Rwanda.

Meet our delegation

Our Seed team will speak at events, share experience and knowledge, and connect with partners, media, and fellow advocates. If you would like to connect with a member of our team, please reach out on LinkedIn.