Minister of health Sylvia Masebo says Zambia is honoured to be the host of the 3rd Annual Conference on Public Health in Africa.
The annual International Conference on Public Health in Africa provides a unique African-led platform for leaders across the continent to reflect on lessons learned in health and science.
The conference creates a way forward for creating more resilient health systems, and serves as a catalyst to drive sustainable progress against longstanding and emerging health threats.
Ms Masebo noted that hosting of the conference is in the interest of the government as it positions Zambia as a regional leader in public health security matters.
ZANIS reports that Ms Masebo was speaking when she inspected progress made in preparing for the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) that will be held in Lusaka Zambia at the Kenneth Kaunda International Conference Center from 27th to 30th November 2023.
The health Minister of Health said this is the reason President Hakahinde Hichilema has invited among other high-level delegates 14 Presidents from across the continent.
Ms Masebo said the conference is expected to host up to 3,500 international and over 1,500 local delegates.
She stressed that the event is an important conference as it boosts the country’s economic agenda and interests and aligns with the desire for Zambia to host as many regional and international conferences and meetings.
“This you may all agree, will, among other benefits, market the country’s tourism, boost its economy, and enable our citizens to build skills and increase knowledge through interactions,” she said.
“Zambia, and more specifically Lusaka, stands to enjoy an increased global profile, growth in local employment, immediate and short-term economic benefits, and increased long-term investment,” she added.
Last year, the conference was held in December 2022 in Kigali, Rwanda and 2,800 scientists, policymakers, and advocates from around the world gathered in person.
The conference spotlighted African science and innovation, and helped strengthen local, regional and global collaboration.
And CDC Africa Director General Jean Kaseya said Zambia has a lot to share to the world on public health as it handled the pandemic in a unique manner.
Dr Kaseya expressed happiness with the progress that Zambia has made so far in preparation for the event.
Zambia is not and cannot be ready to host and public health for Africa conference when it is in throes of a cholera outbreak.
With cholera in Lusaka??
Sylvia Masebo, please sit down and stop making noise. How can Zambia be ready to host a conference on public health in the face of the cholera outbreak in Lusaka? What you say and what you do don’t coordinate. If the organizers don’t strip you of the right to host that conference then they aren’t serious
Its like holding a peace conference in Israel
If you don’t understand the bible prophecies better just keep quiet before you find yourself fighting God.
Why didn’t you say It’s like holding peace in Moscow?
Iwe Piranha stop misusing the Bible. Where does it say Israel will decimate hapless Palestinians, kill their babies and bomb their hospitals? Thats why some of you are easy to manipulate because you ignore facts and want to believe what muzungu told you.
Ignore the fact that Jesus was murdered by the Jews because they rejected him as not being their messiah. As for Moscow the jews would have been wiped out had it not been for Russia which saved them from Hitler. And in case you dont know most jews in Israel are from the Soviet Union.
They want to spread cholera these f00ls. Fuseke
How stupid can stupid be ??
Run chicken run
He will always be in hiding.
Minister, focus on improving health services in Zambian hospital. Can you imagine that if one of those delegates falls sick, the first thing they’ll see at levy is a new hospital with no paved car park? That they’ll be asked to go to registry and be met by an in efficient archaic outdated registry system from the 70s with no computer in sight? HH promised us a digital age and yet we can’t even get the absolute basics in place. Visit other public hospitals in Abidjan, Narobi and see how backward we are.