33rd Session of the African Advisory Committee on Health Research and Development (AACHRD), Gaborone, Botswana, October 14 – 15, 2019
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, convened a two-day meeting of the African Advisory Committee on Health Research and Development (AACHRD) in Gaborone, Botswana on October 14-15, 2019. This session constituted the inaugural meeting of the 34th AACHRD, bringing together a newly reconstituted group of experts from among members of WHO regional expert panels, academia, WHO Collaborating Centres, and national professionals. These individuals are appointed in their personal capacities by the Regional Director to contribute to the Organization’s second core function, i.e., “shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge.”
The meeting aimed to (1) orient new members of the AACHRD on the Committee’s roles and methods of work, (2) provide an opportunity for reflection on how to further improve the functioning of the AACHRD, (3) allow the AACHRD to deliberate on how to respond to AFRO’s health research priorities, and (4) generate proposals on how to maximize the utility of health research capacities in countries and strengthen WHO regional research collaborations.
