A decade ago, the world united at the 67th World Health Assembly to pass Resolution WHA67.20 for strengthening evidence-informed policy-making and priority-setting processes in health. This historic resolution singled out the vital role of evidence in shaping health policy and priority-setting processes.
Member states pledged to support the use of evidence to guide healthcare decision-making in healthcare, with the World Health Organization (WHO) assigned for support and guidance. This resolution meant that evidence-based approaches would be integrated into global public health policymaking. "Africa is at a pivotal moment, aiming for an integrated, prosperous, and peaceful future by 2063, as outlined in the socioeconomic blueprint for the continent," said Dr.
Raji Tajadin, Deputy Director of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). "We aim to build a continent that is integrated, prosperous, and at peace with itself by the year 2063. This is a socioeconomic blueprint for Africa, as articulated and endorsed by our heads of state and government.
" Since its inception, the Africa CDC health economics and financing programme spearheaded this vital agenda on the African continent, leading the way in driving evidence-based, priority-setting for health. With Africa at the center stage, Africa CDC, the Centre for Global Development, the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and France's Development Agency brought together policymakers, health expert.
