A pan-African group concerned with health, Gallen Africa, is planning to organise an annual forum to reward medical innovators and researchers seeking solutions to Africa’s public health challenges. President of the Gallen Africa Forum, Prof. Awa Marie Seck, said this during a webinar organised by REMAPSEN, a network of African journalists promoting health and the environment, ahead of the forum’s forthcoming event in Dakar, Senegal.
She stressed that the continent requires innovators to identify ways of tackling health issues exacerbated by environmental problems. According to Seck,the event which takes place from October 22 to 25 2024, “is an initiative for Africans to find solutions to its public health problems linked to environmental issues and climate change.” Awa Seck, a former Senegalese minister of health, also disclosed that the forum chose this year’s theme, “Health and Community Actions in the Face of Climate and Environmental Crises in Africa,” because of the impact of climate on public health.
She noted that the current Nigerian minister of health, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, is a member of the forum, while some academics from various universities sit on the board. The Secretary -general of Gallen Africa, Professor Ibrahim Seck, has said that the organisation in collaboration with REMAPSEN will reward researchers and innovators particularly in health and environment in the continent in order to motivate them for more productivity.
Prof, Seck, stressed.
