This hybrid conference held on 19 August will precede the seventy-second hybrid session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa taking place in Lomé, Togo, from 22 to 26 August 2022.

The expected outcomes of the Conference would include:

1. A communique which highlights PSI perspectives on the pandemic treaty; needed steps for governments of African countries to fund public delivery of health services; demands on IFIs, and the international community.

2. Provision of insight on discourse of the WHO AFRO 75 for participants that would be joining the meeting on 22-26 August.

3. Establishment of coordinating mechanism for Africa-wide campaign and policy advocacy.