Join us for the AFREhealth Satellite (CUGH Virtual Global Health Week)

Introduction
AFREhealth, an interprofessional organization, exists to improve health and living conditions (social determinants) that affect populations in Africa. Professionals celebrate the impact of their work-related achievements. However, different groups use the concept differently, necessitating clarity in what we mean by impact.

This AFREhealth virtual workshop will provide the opportunity to take a step back and carefully reflect on how we use the word, impact, and how the use and focus appeal to the wider communities we serve. What benefits do the people we serve wish to obtain from our work? Our audience will range from the people we serve, government and civil society leaders, funders like foundations, NGOs, and philanthropists who wish to support our work.

Participants will share their views on how to use the word, impact of various health services, education, training, research, publication, and policy-making. The workshop recommendations may help to guide AFREhealth's future work on the continent and beyond. This is a great opportunity for you and AFREhealth to contribute to shaping the development of the field of impact science. This will be the first in a series of workshops to come.

Date: November 3rd 2023
Time: 9 AM EDT/1 PM GMT/3 PM SAST/4 PM EAT
Duration: 3 Hours

Facilitators:
Prof Nelson Sewankambo
Prof Joe Kolars

PROGRAM

Time (EDT)	Agenda	Speaker
9:00 - 9: 03	Welcome, Statement of Task & Expectations
9:03 - 9: 06	Importance of this Workshop
9:06 - 9: 25	Reflections on challenges in the use of the word ‘Impact’ in health research, education and service delivery • Concerns in the academy & the public • Learning from Research Quality Plus, Scaling Science • Learning from Philanthropy • Lessons arising from public funding • Lessons from WHO /UN SDG) • The impact challenge to AFREhealth	Prof Mosa Moshabela Deputy Vice-Chancellor,UKZN Dr Marie-Gloriose Ingabire IDRC, West and Central Africa Dr Nosa Orobaton, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Peter Kilmarx NIH Fogarty Center Dr Peter Singer Former Advisor to WHO Director-General Prof Fatima Suleman UKZN
9:25 - 9:40	Panel discussion (Q/A)
9: 40 - 10:10	Breakout session
10:10 - 10:35	Plenary debrief session (reports from breakout groups)
10:35 - 11:05	Breakout session
11:05 - 11:30	Plenary debrief
11:30 - 11:50	Developing an impact science construct to inform AFREhealth's next steps
11:50 - 12:00	Next steps and Closure of session