Driving Networked Advocacy to Advance Africa’s Resilience

RANA Driving Networked Advocacy to Advance Africa’s Resilience

On the sidelines of the Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2025 in Durban, South Africa, Resilience Action Network Africa (RANA), Pandemic Action Network (PAN), and the Strengthening Africa’s Health Technological Advocacy Coalition (SAHTAC) will host a high-level event,  “Driving Networked Advocacy to Advance Africa’s Resilience,” bringing together civil society leaders, policymakers, and development partners to reflect on how collective, networked advocacy can drive stronger, more coordinated action for resilience across sectors.

The discussion will explore key priorities on how best we can organise and catalyse community-driven, networked advocacy in South Africa to bolster Africa’s resilience capacity across health, climate, and development systems in the face of urgent and converging challenges. This evening event will feature:

  • A panel of distinguished leaders from government, civil society, and African regional bodies
  • Insights on advancing Africa’s health and climate resilience
  • The official launch of the RANA South Africa Working Group, highlighting RANA’s vision of interconnected advocacy networks that amplify African voices, strengthen community systems, and promote shared learning across regions
  • A networking reception to connect with partners driving Africa’s resilience agenda.

Featured speakers include:

  • Aggrey Aluso, Executive Director, RANA & Africa Director, PAN
  • Chimwemwe Chamdimba, African Medicines Regulation Harmonization Programme Head, African Union Development Agency (AUDA – NEPAD)
  • Nombasa Gxuluwe, Program Manager, WACI Health
  • Dr. Mpuma Kamanga, Health Financing Manager- Anglophone, Financing Alliance for Health
  • Buyisiwe Khumalo, Programmes Manager, Youth InterActive Organisation 
  • Glaudina Loots, Director for Health Innovation at the Department of Science and Innovation in South Africa
  • John Mdluli, SAHTAC Lead
  • Ngaa Murombedzi, Regional Advocacy and Policy Manager for Southern Africa, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)
  • Dr. Nicaise Ndembi, Deputy Director General, Regional Director, IVI Africa Regional Office
  • And more!

This event offers an opportunity to engage with peers and partners working across sectors to amplify African voices, strengthen community systems, and foster collective action towards a more resilient and self-reliant Africa.