The African Union Commission convened global and regional health leaders, National Heads of States, and Governments in Addis Ababa on the 9th February 2019 for the African Leadership Meeting (ALM) – Investing in Health. A crucial outcome of the meeting was the AU Assembly Decision Assembly/AU/20(XXXII): “Addis Ababa Commitment toward Shared Responsibility and Global Solidarity for Increased Health Financing Declaration”. It is crucial to strengthen high-level advocacy for implementing the ALM Declaration ‎among policymakers and global health leaders in Africa.

In this context, the AU Commission is hosting six sessions of a podcast series on health financing between June and December 2021. The objective of the podcast sessions is to conduct policy dialogues on the dire need ‎for increased health financing and advocate for stronger health systems in Africa.

This activity is supported by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.