AFRIHEALTH OPTONET ASSOCIATION

  AFRICAN NETWORK OF CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS (ANCSO)   Meeting summary for ANCSO General Assembly (September/05/2024)   QUICK RECAP Dr. Uzodinma Adirieje led discussions on the progress made since the last gathering, the adoption of a draft agenda, and the proposal of creating national advisory committees in Africa. The team also deliberated on establishing leadership committees in each country, voting procedures, and the formation of a triennial convention for the network. Lastly, the necessity of African organizations being registered in host countries before holding meetings, the establishment of Country Advisory Committees, and the need for members to focus on one technical working group each were discussed. DECISIONS/NEXT STEPS FROM THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY HELD VIRTUALLY ON 5 SEPTEMBER 2024 • ANCSO President to head-hunt and appoint a representative from North Africa for the steering group. • The steering group secretary will finalize and share the terms of refere

   AFRIHEALTH   OPTONET ASSOCIATION Civil Society Organizations [CSOs] global network and think-tank for Health, Community and Development Priorities EMAIL:   afrihealthoptonet2@gmail.com   Ph:  +234 (0) 8034725905  Website:  http//www.afrihealthcsos.org Plot 520, FHA Estate, Lugbe , Airport Rd; P.O. Box 8880, Wuse, Abuja, Nigeria     AFRIHEALTH OPTONET ASSOCIATION   2023 ANNUAL REPORT     INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND   The Afrihealth Optonet Association (AHOA) is a global civil society and non-state actors Network/Think-tank on Health, Climate Actions, Biodiversity, and Sustainable Development. It has about 2,700 (Two Thousand, Seven Hundred) member organizations from 119 countries; and a Google Group of about 42,000 (Fourty-two Thousand) members, AHOA has become a third-sector global player, partner, project/programme developer, implementer, monitor, and reporter on sustainable development interventions in Health, Energy/Environment/Climate Actions, Nutrition/Agriculture/Food Security