A brand new framework to spice up Africa’s capability to finance and handle its personal well being techniques has been launched on the Africa Well being Sovereignty Summit in Accra.
The framework, known as the SUSTAIN Initiative, was launched on August 5, 2025, beneath the patronage of President John Dramani Mahama.
The summit introduced collectively former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim of Mauritius, and the Director-Normal of the World Well being Group, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus.
In line with the summit communiqué, the SUSTAIN Initiative is designed to scale back Africa’s reliance on exterior assist by mobilizing home assets and inspiring personal sector participation.
Leaders stated it could present long-term funding for well being whereas linking well being sovereignty to wider areas comparable to commerce, biotechnology, prescription drugs, and digital infrastructure.
The initiative may even work by present African Union platforms, together with the PROPER provide chain traceability system, the PanaBIOS digital certification platform, and the AfCFTA Hub, to combine African companies into international commerce networks.
Members on the summit pressured that well being should be handled as a driver of productiveness and financial transformation, not solely as a social service. They known as for fairness, transparency, and inclusive participation in decision-making to make sure all nations, particularly low- and middle-income ones, profit from the brand new system.
The leaders additional agreed to ascertain a Presidential Excessive-Stage Panel to information the rollout of the brand new framework and coordinate with growth companions.
“The SUSTAIN Initiative is a turning level in Africa’s journey in direction of self-reliant and resilient well being techniques,” the communiqué said.
By: Jacob Aggrey
