Morocco has been chosen as the host for the 4th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) in 2024.
The Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa-CDC), Jean Kaseya, made this known during the closing ceremony of the 3rd CPHIA, in Lusaka, Zambia on Thursday.
Mr Kaseya said this is the first time a Francophone country will be hosting the high-level event which brings together African heads of state, ministers of health, leading scientists, innovators, among other experts.
“I have the privilege and honour on behalf of the 1.4 billion Africans, on behalf of my colleagues from Africa CDC, to announce that the next CPHIA will be hosted for the first time by a Francophone country, in a northern region – that is Morocco,” he said.
He said it is evident that Africa is breaking barriers in global health and creating a movement of African scientists, policymakers, healthcare workers, and non-governmental…