Nairobi declaration on evidence to policy: Accelerating the implementation of the regional and global strategies on oral health in the WHO African region
In collaboration with the WHO Kenya and the University of Nairobi, the WHO Regional Office for Africa and the University of Pennsylvania organized the regional meeting on "EVIDENCE TO POLICY: ACCELERATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE REGIONAL AND GLOBAL STRATEGIES ON ORAL HEALTH IN THE WHO AFRICAN REGION" in Nairobi on 15 and 16 November 2023.
More than 70 delegates from academia and ministries of health came together to discuss and determine the set of actionable recommendations to accelerate the creation, dissemination, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of evidence-informed oral health policies in the WHO African region in line with the WHO Global Oral Health Action Plan.
Participants pledged to maintain the relationships between academia and policymakers and will work collectively towards universal health coverage for oral health for all in the region based on “NAIROBI DECLARATION ON EVIDENCE TO POLICY: Accelerating the implementation of the regional and global strategies on oral health in the WHO African region”.
