[ 5–11 November 2026 ]

Program

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Tuesday, 10 November

08:00 – 08:30

Registration

Arrival and registration (Picking of IDs)

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08:30 – 09:00

Presentation

Global Surgery within the changing Global Health Architecture

Speaker: Irene Devine Dzirasa

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09:00 – 10:00

Panel Discussion

The role of Nursing in NSOAPs – Presentation or Panel

Moderator: Ric Henker

Other African representatives to be confirmed

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10:00 – 11:00

Presentation

State of SOTA care at Regional and District Level

Speaker: Dr. Samuel Kaba – DG Ghana Health Service

Additional speakers (SADC, Salome Mswime NW) to be confirmed

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11:00 – 11:30

Break

Morning Tea and Networking

Policy to Practice Posters

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11:30 – 13:00

Panel Discussion

NSOAP / ECO Care Implementation – Presentation and Panel with discussion on lessons learned and to be learnt

  • Joe Bonney (NW)
  • Ghana – Dr. Ernest Asiedu (Head, Medical and Dental Programme, MoH Ghana, member NSOAP implementation steering committee)

Presentations by various countries. Further participants to be confirmed.

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13:00 – 14:00

Meal

Lunch and Networking

Policy to Practice Posters

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14:00 – 15:00

Panel Discussion

Panel Discussion on NSOAP implementation, financing (building on Monday discussions) and monitoring – what needs to be done at district, national, regional and global levels and how will it be monitored

  • Desmond Jumban (Cameroon – Boston)
  • Ernest Owusu Sekyere (Head, Budget Planning, PPBME, MoH, Ghana)
  • Michael Baidoo (MoFEP, Ghana)
  • Dr. Kwesi Djokoto, Deputy CEO (Operations), National Health Insurance Authority, Ghana

Moderator to be confirmed. Further participants to be confirmed.

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15:00 – 16:00

Panel Discussion

The way ahead – How to ensure implementation with financing – summaries and commitments

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16:00 – 16:30

Break

Afternoon Tea and Networking

Policy to Practice Posters

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16:30 – 17:30

Plenary

Consensus Statement

Commitments

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17:30 – 18:00

Plenary

Wrap Up

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