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OMMUNIQUÉ: UHC Day 2025 Conference on ‘Digital Health and Cost Reduction in Africa - Making Healthcare Affordable Using Technology’

  Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA)   Date: 9th December 2025   COMMUNIQUÉ UHC Day 2025 Conference on ‘ Digital Health and Cost Reduction in Africa - Making Healthcare Affordable Using Technology ’     PREAMBLE   Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) successfully organized a conference to commemorate Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day 2025, under the theme: “Digital Health and Cost Reduction: Making Healthcare Affordable Using Technology.” The event for which 115 stakeholders from various countries in Africa and Global South registered, was to explore innovative digital health solutions and strategies for reducing healthcare costs, while advancing universal health coverage.   KEY HIGHLIGHTS   I. Digital Health for Africa’s Future The conference emphasized leveraging digital health interventions—including telemedicine, electronic health records, mobile health applications, and digital supply chain systems—to a...
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Conference on Prevalence and Patterns of Digital Violence, and the Intersection Between Digital Violence and Offline Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Sub-Saharan Africa

  AFRIHEALTH OPTONET ASSOCIATION (AHOA)   COMMUNIQUÉ Conference on Prevalence and Patterns of Digital Violence, and the Intersection Between Digital Violence and Offline Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Sub-Saharan Africa; and the Inauguration of AHOA’s Country/State Advisors Date: 8 th December 2025   PREAMBLE   Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA), under the leadership of its CEO, Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje, convened a regional conference to examine the prevalence, patterns, and intersections between digital violence and offline gender-based violence (GBV) in Sub-Saharan Africa. The conference, which attracted 55 organization s participants from various countries, also marked the inauguration of AHOA’s new Country and State Advisors. The gathering brought together experts, gender advocates, civil society actors, health professionals, technology stakeholders, and community leaders to deepen understanding and advance solutions to this growing public he...
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COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 2025 WORLD AIDS DAY COLLOQUIUM ON 'BREAKING THE DISRUPTION CYCLE IN HIV INTERVENTIONS: ENSURING CONTINUITY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES

  AFRIHEALTH OPTONET ASSOCIATION (AHOA)   COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 2025 WORLD AIDS DAY COLLOQUIUM ON “BREAKING THE DISRUPTION CYCLE IN HIV INTERVENTIONS: ENSURING CONTINUITY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES”   Organized by Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) Date: 25 Nov ember 2025 Venue: Virtual/Hybrid Colloquium   PREAMBLE   The 2025 World AIDS Day Colloquium convened by Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) brought together experts, civil society actors, researchers, practitioners, and development partners to discuss the urgent need to break the recurring cycles of disruption affecting HIV interventions across Africa and the Global South. The meeting examined practical strategies for safeguarding HIV prevention, treatment, research, supply chains, financing, and community systems against shocks arising from conflicts, pandemics, economic instability, and weak governance.   The colloquium was declared open by Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje, CEO of AHOA, w...
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‘IDPD’ 2025: FOSTERING INCLUSION, EQUALITY, DIGNITY, JUSTICE AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

  ‘ IDPD ’ 2025: FOSTERING INCLUSION, EQUALITY, DIGNITY, JUSTICE AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION   < https://afrihealthcsos.org/2025/12/03/idpd-2025-fostering-inclusion-equality-dignity-justice-and-social-transformation/ >   A Joint Statement by Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) and its Partners: Global Consortium of Civil Society and Non-State Actors on Climate Change and Conference of Parties (GCSCCC); African Network of Civil Society Organizations (ANCSO); Society for Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria (SOCSEEN); Civil Society Partnership for Sustainable Development Goals in Africa (CSP-SDGs Africa); Dr Uzo Adirieje Foundation (DUZAFOUND); Optonet International; and Afrihealth Information Projects   As the world marks the 2025 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) under the global theme “Fostering disability-inclusive societies for advancing social progress,” Afrihealth Optonet Associ...
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Breaking the Disruption Cycle in HIV Interventions in Africa and the Global South - Ensuring Continuity in All Circumstances

  AFRIHEALTH OPTONET ASSOCIATION (AHOA)   2025 World AIDS Day Civil Society Symposium 25 November 2025   TOPIC: Breaking the Disruption Cycle in HIV Interventions in Africa and the Global South - Ensuring Continuity in All Circumstances OPENING STATEMENT BY:   Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje CEO/PR, Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) President, African Network of Civil Society Organizations (ANCSO)     Distinguished colleagues, partners, leaders, and change agents across the world— On behalf of the entire leadership and member organizations of Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA), I welcome you to this special event.   Today, as we commemorate the 2025 World AIDS Day, we gather under a moral and strategic imperative: to break, decisively and permanently, the persistent cycle of disruptions that continue to undermine HIV responses in Africa and the Global South. These disruptions—whether driven by conflict, pandemics, econ...
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