Advancing Interprofessional Excellence Across Africa
The African Forum for Research and Education in Health (AFREhealth) is an interdisciplinary health professional grouping dedicated to strengthening self-sustaining health systems through research, education, and strategic partnership.
Bridging Regions, Languages & Health Professions
AFREhealth brings together Ministries of Health, higher education institutions, healthcare providers, and international stakeholders. We unite individuals, institutions, and networks across all geographic and linguistic regions of Africa — Anglophone, Francophone, Lusophone, and Arabophone.
Membership is open to all African and external stakeholders committed to building strong, self-sustaining, and resilient health systems for the continent.
Anglophone
English Regions
Francophone
French Regions
Lusophone
Portuguese Regions
Arabophone
Arabic Regions
Advancing interprofessional excellence in health professions education, research, and service for Africa.
— AFREhealth Official Tagline
Our Vision & Mission
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 across all member states.
Value Proposition
Working in Africa to achieve excellence in health professions education, research, and service by influencing a new interprofessional narrative that results in sustainable and continuous quality improvement for the populations we serve.
Core Areas of Action
Partnership & Collaboration
Fostering institutional synergies across healthcare sectors.
Networking
Connecting interdisciplinary researchers and educators.
Advocacy
Promoting policy improvements for African health systems.
Resource Mobilization
Securing sustainable funding for health research and training.
Strategic Communication
Disseminating critical health insights across platforms.
Sharing Best Practices
Benchmarking educational and clinical operational standards.
Capacity Building
Empowering professionals through continuous training.
Education Transformation
Driving responsive health professions education reform.
Our Core Values
Professionalism
Accountability
Mutual Respect
Team Spirit
Gender Sensitivity
Excellence
Equity
Inclusiveness
Launched by the Adoption of the Nairobi Resolution
AFREhealth was formally launched through the joint leadership of the Medical Education Partnership Initiative (MEPI) and the Nursing Education Partnership Initiative (NEPI) during the MEPI/NEPI Symposium in Nairobi on 2nd August 2016.
Est. August 2, 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya through the Nairobi Resolution.
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