In 2007, the African Union developed the first Africa Health Strategy (AHS) 2007–2015 endorsed by the 3rd Conference of African Ministers of Health held in the same year and adopted by the 11th Session of the Ordinary Executive Council in 2008. In 2015, the meeting of the 1st African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Health, Population and Drug Control (STC-HPDC) recommended that a revised Africa Health Strategy be developed for the period 2016–2030 based on an assessment of the previous strategy and the relevant AU health
policy instruments. In addition, the revised strategy should integrate research and innovation for health.