African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA)

The African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA) is a bilingual (English and French) non-political and non profit-making association inaugurated in March 2009  with  headquarters  in  Accra,  Ghana.  The  overall  mission  of  AfHEA  is  to contribute to the promotion and strenghening of the use of health economics and health policy analysis in achieving equitable and efficient health systems and improved health outcomes in Africa, especially for the most vulnerable populations. Its membership includes over 200 health economics, financing and policy experts from African countries residing within and outside the continent.

The objectives of AfHEA are to:

• Provide a forum for information sharing and exchange as well as healthy debate, among those working in health economics and related fields in Africa ;
• Promote the development of health economics and policy capacity within the
• African region, with particular emphasis on supporting, wherever possible, the needs of lower income countries to train and retain such experts ;
• Promote the production and dissemination of high quality research findings by African health economists and health policy analysts ;
• Promote the appropriate use of health economics and policy analysis tools within evidence-informed health sector decision-making in Africa ;
• Support health policy development and advice to policy makers and health partners in African countries on viable options for equitable health care financing ;
• Represent  the  interests  of  African  health  economists  and  health  policy analysts in relevant international forums.