Primary Health Care (PHC) is the foundation of equitable, resilient, and sustainable health systems. However, progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) depends not only on government leadership, but also on the contributions of universities, civil society organizations, professional associations, and communities. These actors generate evidence, strengthen implementation, advance accountability, and help ensure that health services respond to local priorities.
Join the next episode of the Health in Africa Series, featuring Chief Dominique Kondji Kondji, President of the Cameroon Public Health Association, public health leader, and community health advocate. Drawing on decades of experience in public health policy, community engagement, and health systems strengthening, he will examine how collaboration among governments, higher education institutions, civil society, and communities can contribute to more equitable and people-centered health systems.
What You Will Learn
- Why PHC remains central to achieving health equity and UHC in Africa.
- How universities and other higher education institutions can connect research, education and evidence with policy and implementation.
- How civil society organizations and professional associations contribute to stronger and more equitable health systems.
- Practical lessons from African experiences in community-based health initiatives and PHC reform.
Who Should Attend?
- Students and emerging health leaders
- Public health and healthcare professionals
- Researchers and academics
- Civil society and community-based organizations
- Health policymakers and government officials
- Development partners and health system stakeholders
Speaker
Chief Dominique Kondji Kondji is a senior public health and Communication for Development and Social and Behaviour Change specialist. He trained at the University Center for Health Sciences in Cameroon and holds a postgraduate qualification from the Intercountry Higher Institute of Public Health of Central Africa in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. He is a former health policy lecturer at the School of Administration and Magistracy in Cameroon, Director General of BCH Africa Cameroon, President of the Cameroon Public Health Association, and a Diplomat of the Global Charter for the Public’s Health (WFPHA) since 2016. A committed community health advocate, he is also the founder of a community health school in Cameroon.
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