Reflections

Reflection: Charting Africa’s Path to Vaccine Self-Reliance As we launched the CHReaD Conversations series with “Rethinking Access: Perspectives on Local Vaccine Production in Africa,” our fire was ignited by both the urgency and optimism that permeated our discussions on April 30th. Dr. Njuguna’s stark reality check—Kenya importing 80% of its essential medicines—reminded us why this …

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Reflection: When Floods Expose Our Deepest Inequalities Our second CHReaD Conversations webinar on May 28th, “Flooded Futures: Climate, Health and Gender Intersections,” crystallized a harsh reality: climate disasters don’t just destroy infrastructure, they strip away the most fundamental aspects of human dignity, particularly for women and girls. Tasnia Ahmed’s testimony from Bangladesh was both inspiring …

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Reflections from the evi4dev conference At the Evi4Dev Conference, the message was clear: data must not just be collected—it must move us. In a powerful session on turning evidence into action, voices from across the continent shared practical strategies for bridging research and policy. As national priorities shift globally, the health research community in Africa …

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