and that's a wrap! #EAHF8 was a success, thanks to all our speakers, sponsors and attendees @WorldBank @PharmAccessOrg @KenyaAirways @UNFPA @NairobiHospital @sanofi @carepayKE @MyDawaApp @Smiletrain as well as our partners!

'As well as honesty and commitment, we need passion in our public sector leadership; and it is here that we can all play a role' @DrIanClarke, Prof. Dr. Khama Rogo, Ndina Kusu and Bernard Olayo at #EAHF8

It was a very personal panel with Willy Soriney from @pfizer and Solange Hakiba from Rwanda's Mutuelle de Sante, on regional models for improving access to care. As Prof. Khama Rogo stated 'everybody goes to Europe and Asia; when they should go to Rwanda and Ghana'. #EAHF8

Chairs of regional African Healthcare Federations including @DrIanClarke and Markos Feleke currently discussing how to best accelerate opportunities within the bloc at #EAHF8 @walttzz @docthakker @FaithmuigaiRN @AnaNyalita @UgHealthcreFed @aphfta1 @EthioHealthFed @DrPeterKamunyo

Nicole Spieker from @PharmAccessOrg @PharmAccessKE presenting '#MomCare', which using mobile technology ensures women are supported throughout their entire pregnancy journey and provided with quality health services via conditional payment. #EAHF8 @docthakker @DrPeterKamunyo

#DayTwo of #EAHF8 begins! Yesterday attendees heard from the likes of @Rakeri of @WorldBank regarding the importance of enabling investments to support #ppps. Looking forward to another inspiring day @FaithmuigaiRN @AnaNyalita @joycewanderi @UgHealthcreFed @DrPeterKamunyo

'The state of human resources in Africa is so bad it has become normalized' - Prof. Dr. Khama Rogo at #EAHF8 asking where the approx 60 000 unaccounted skilled medical professionals are in Kenya #HRH @daniellamunene @mdjkitulu @walttzz @docthakker @FaithmuigaiRN @AnaNyalita

'Kenya is in an exponential trajectory in innovation - health professionals are critical to capitalising on this and achieving UHC' @mdjkitulu together with @Sanofi, @IntraHealth, #ugandamedicalassociation and more discussing the state of human resources for health in Kenya

Kenyan CS #SicilyKariuki personally delivered an address from President Uhuru Kenyatta this morning to open #eahf8 @daniellamunene @mdjkitulu @walttzz @docthakker @FaithmuigaiRN @AnaNyalita @joycewanderi @lizwala @UgHealthcreFed @aphfta1 @EthioHealthFed @DrPeterKamunyo

Capitalising on innovative technology is key to constantly push new frontiers of healthcare delivery, as Isaiah Okoth from @PharmAccessOrg @PharmAccessKE discussed with representatives from @GEHealthcare, @SafaricomPLC, #savannahinformatics and #MedicalConciergeGroup at #EAHF8

'As we advocate for #uhc, we must not forget surgical needs patients. Smile Train is working to build both local and government capacities, to reach last mile patients' - @Esther_Njoroge of Smile Train, on the role of the private sector in achieving #UHC @ #EAHF8

'The Kenyan Government recognises the important role of #PPPs to enable enhanced health security across the region' Kenyan MoH CS #SicilyKariuki opening #EAHF8 on behalf of President Kenyatta. @daniellamunene @mdjkitulu @walttzz @docthakker @FaithmuigaiRN @AnaNyalita

#EAHF8 Day 1 @daniellamunene @mdjkitulu @walttzz @docthakker @FaithmuigaiRN @AnaNyalita @joycewanderi @lizwala @UgHealthcreFed @aphfta1 @EthioHealthFed

The four key principles for #ppps:1. Ownership2. Alignment3. Ensuring Results 4. Upholding mutual accountability #EAHF8 @daniellamunene @mdjkitulu @walttzz @docthakker @FaithmuigaiRN @AnaNyalita @joycewanderi @lizwala @UgHealthcreFed @aphfta1 @EthioHealthFed

Private Sector Wake Up! Not only dialogue, but partnership is key to achieve #UHC - #ManuChandaria at #EAHF8

#EAHF8 has officially begun! @daniellamunene @mdjkitulu @walttzz @docthakker @FaithmuigaiRN @AnaNyalita @joycewanderi @lizwala @UgHealthcreFed @aphfta1 @EthioHealthFed