On March 15, 2018, The AFREhealth and CUGH leadership organized a Satellite session at the Hilton Hotel in New York City, USA prior to the 2018 CUGH Conference. The name of this Satellite session was, “AFREhealth and CUGH: Plotting an Actionable Path Forward for Collaborative Partnerships”. The outcome from this session was the formation of the AFREhealth-CUGH Working Group (ACWG), an initiative to consolidate a partnership between both organizations that would focus on particular areas of collaboration; define clear terms of reference,and develop plans to initiate the work. The ACWG identified three pillars as:
a) Health professions education for health systems strengthening;
b) Research and Leadership;
c) Student Exchanges.