Events
The Southern Africa Regional Hub Virtual Workshop
22 - 23 July 2021
Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Southern Africa Regional Hub Workshop will take place as a virtual event. This will run for 2 days, from 22 - 23 July 2021. The workshop will bring together representatives from leading public countries in the SADC region, working in and with the health sector. The workshop will be hosted by BETTEReHEALTH Project through one of its consortium members HISP-Malawi, supported by the EU-Horizon 2020 funds. The workshop will provide a platform for presentations and discussions of national & regional developments in the health sector, as it relates to health policy and share/exchange experiences on good practice models, and offer possibility of networking across the region. The workshop will also provide an opportunity to identify potential partners for future proposals under EU-Horizon 2020 call.
DAY ONE
Time
Activity
Facilitator/Presenter
9.00 – 10.00
Welcoming Participants and Self-Introductions
Dr. Chipo Kanjo, HISP-Malawi and University of Malawi
10.00 – 10.10
Welcome Remarks from HISP Malawi
Anthony Muyepa, Director, HISP-Malawi
10.10 – 10.20
Remarks from Ministry of Health
Dr. Gerald Manthalu Deputy Director of Planning and Policy Development -MoH and BETTEReHEALTH Advisory Board Member
10.20 – 10.30
Objectives, Expected Results and Deliverables
Dr. Chipo Kanjo, HISP-Malawi
10.30 – 10.40
BETTEReHEALTH Consortium Background and Purpose
Dr. Konstantinos Antypas, SINTEF Digital, Department for Health Research, Norway
10.40 – 10.50
e-health Policy repository for Africa
Dr. Million Tesfaye, Jimma University, Ethiopia
10.50 – 11.00
Health Break
11.00 – 12.00
Stakeholder Analysis for Member Countries (Malawi, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa)
Dr. Chris Moyo, HISP-Malawi
TBA for other countries
12.00 – 13.00
e-Health Policies and Strategies and its Challenges for member countries (Malawi, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland, South Africa)
Maganizo Monawe, HISP-Malawi
TBA for other countries
13.00 -13.30
Discussions and Drawing Lessons from Presentations
Mbongeni Chizonda (HISP-Malawi)
