The African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth) is an interdisciplinary health professional grouping that seeks to work with Ministries of Health, training institutions and other stakeholders to improve the quality of health care in Africa through research, education and capacity building. It is a conglomerate of individuals, institutions, associations and networks from all the geographic and linguistic regions of Africa namely Anglophone, Francophone, Lusophone and Arabophone. Membership is open to African and external stakeholders committed to an Africa with strong, self-sustaining and robust health systems.

It was launched by the joint leadership of MEPI (Medical Education Partnership Initiative) and NEPI (Nursing Education Partnership Initiative) during the MEPI/NEPI Symposium in Nairobi on 2nd August 2016 through the adoption of the Nairobi Resolution on AFREhealth.

Vision:

To be a responsive and leading African forum in the pursuit of excellence in health research education and service provision

Mission:

To provide African leadership for responsive health professions education, training, research and service delivery through: (a) Partnership/Collaboration, (b) Networking, (c) Advocacy, (d) Resource mobilization, (e) Strategic communication, (f) Sharing best practices, (g) capacity building, and (h) Transformation of responsive health professions education.

Value Proposition:

Working in Africa to achieve excellence in health professions’ education, research and service by influencing a new interprofessional narrative that will result in sustainable and continuous quality improvement for the populations we serve

Tagline:

Advancing interprofessional excellence in health professions education, research, and service for Africa.

Values:

a.  Professionalism
b.  Accountability
c.  Mutual respect
d. Team spirit
e. Gender sensitivity
f.  Excellence
g. Equity
h. Inclusiveness