Shaping Africa’s health future through African-led innovation
The Alliance’s mission is to accelerate the development of and equitable access to African-led, health innovations by driving resource mobilization, enhancing local research, development and innovation capacity, and multisectoral collaboration.
OUR PARTNERS
Launched in March 2025: A collaboration among Amref Health Africa (the Secretariat), Speak Up Africa– based in Senegal, South African Health Technologies Advocacy Coalition (SAHTAC)- based in South Africa, and Coalition for Health Research and Development (CHReaD) – based in Kenya.
The alliance aims to strengthen Africa’s Research, Development & Innovation policy, and resource capacity to accelerate the development of, access to, and uptake of innovations with the highest potential for health impact.
AHRIDA brings together leading African, regional coalitions — Amref Health Africa (the Secretariat), CHReaD (East Africa), SAHTAC (Southern Africa), and Speak Up Africa (West Africa) — to harness the continent’s growing R&D expertise and unify efforts in health research, development, and innovation. Building on the foundational work of Amref Health Africa, CHReaD, Speak Up Africa, and SAHTAC, AHRIDA strengthens policy alignment, advocacy, and capacity building to enable African governments and institutions to lead in driving impactful, life–saving, health solutions across the continent.
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