On International Women’s Day, the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) convened a virtual roundtable featuring Africa REACH Leadership Council member H.E. Toyin Saraki where she focused on the importance of accessible and quality healthcare for women and girls across the globe. During the roundtable discussion, H.E. reminded participants that adolescent girls should be capacitated, empowered and meaningfully engaged in the development of all policies, programmes and processes that affect their health and well-being.

Africa REACH at Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC) 2023

Advocating for health rights of adolescents at AHAIC 2023.

During Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC), held between 5-8 March 2023, Rwanda’s Health Minister Dr. Sabin Nsanzimana urged Kenya to allow teens to access contraceptives as Africa works towards building resilient health systems.

This came after Africa REACH Leadership Council Member and Nation Media journalist, Mr. Leon Lidigu posed questions to the Rwandan Health Minister at the African Union Summit which coincided with the Africa REACH Launch in Addis Ababa in February 2023. Mr. Lidigu focused on access to contraceptives for teenagers amid rising HIV infections that the government now puts at 42%.