4th International Conferenceon Public Health in Africa(CPHIA 2024)

Calls for abstracts, side events and exhibitions are now open!

Details on registration will be available soon.

Key Details

Submission deadline: Monday,23 September 2024 by 23:59hrs EAT/20:59hrs UTC. *No abstracts will be accepted past the official deadline.*
Notification date: Applicants will be notified of acceptances by Friday, 18 October 2024.
Presentation: Accepted abstracts will be presented at the CPHIA 2024 conference in Rabat, Morocco, on 26 – 29 November.

GUIDELINES
Authors should upload their abstracts via the web-based Oxford Abstracts submission platform. Research should have been conducted within the 2021-2024 period to ensure relevance. Abstracts must not exceed 300 words.

Only abstracts with original work tied to the eight conference tracks will be accepted (subthemes can be found here):

Track 1: The journey to building health security in Africa through the continent’s ability to manufacture all health products
Track 2: Advancing self-reliance and health security through innovative and sustainable health financing for universal health coverage in Africa
Track 3: Revisiting primary health care to advance universal health coverage in Africa
Track 4: Empowering a healthier Africa through digital innovation and artificial intelligence
Track 5: Climate change and One Health: Strengthening African health security
Track 6: Women and youth in Africa: Driving health and innovation
Track 7: New horizons in disease responses
Track 8: Pandemic resilience and health systems preparedness for optimal prevention, surveillance and response in Africa

All accepted abstracts will be included in the poster hall at the conference center in Rabat for the duration of the conference. In addition, some selected abstracts will be invited to give an oral presentation during designated abstract sessions (schedule to be determined).

Please note that while you may submit more than one abstract, only one abstract per person (primary author) will be accepted.

Please read the full abstract submission guidelines before submitting your abstract.

Download the abstracts guidelines in English here. Guidelines will be available in other languages soon.

Key Details

Submission deadline: Monday, 23 September 2024 by 23:59 hrs EAT/20:59 hrs UTC.

Notification date: Organisers will be notified if their side event is accepted by Friday, 04 October 2024.

Requirements: Applications to host a side event must include the following:

Proposed side event title
Description of the proposed event and how it complements Africa CDC’s vision of a safer, healthier and prosperous Africa (250 words or less)
Desired outcomes from the session (100 words or less)

Guidelines:

Applications should align with Africa CDC’s vision of a safer, healthier and more prosperous Africa. Events should focus on topics relevant to CPHIA 2024, such as: universal health coverage, health security, innovative and sustainable financing, climate change and one health, women, youth and civil society engagement, pandemic resilience and health systems preparedness, digital innovation and artificial intelligence.

Please note there is limited capacity for side events, which will be held in the mornings and evenings during the week of the conference.

Packages

Please see below for details on the two side event packages.

Package 1: ($8,000)
Package 2: ($12,000)

Room with capacity and seating to accommodate anticipated audience size
Pens and notepads for anticipated audience size
Audio and visual system, including five microphones and access to WI-FI
Technical and room support, as needed
Registration waiver for two people
Virtual participation for guest speakers
Access to the onsite media centre (main focal person of the side event)
Inclusion of a flyer in the conference attendee welcome bag (host to provide)
Listing of the side event on the CPHIA 2024 website and app under the official side events program
Advance promotion of the side event on Africa CDC social media channels, (timeline and content to be arranged in collaboration with conference planning team)
Water, tea and coffee
Translation services in two languages

Download the side event application guidelines in English here.

Guidelines will be available in other languages soon.

Key Details

Submission deadline: Monday, 23 September 2024 by 23:59 hrs EAT/20:59hrs UTC.

Notification date: Organisers will be notified if their exhibition proposal is accepted by Friday, 11 October 2024.

Requirements: Your application to host an exhibition must include the following:

Proposed exhibition title.
Description of the proposed exhibition and how it compliments Africa CDC’s vision of a safer, healthier and prosperous Africa (250 words or less).
Main goal of exhibition, such as visibility/brand building, product presentation, advocacy or fundraising, etc. (100 words or less).