Call for Abstracts

The Africa Primary Health Care Forum (APHCF) 2025 invites researchers, health professionals, policymakers, and innovators to submit abstracts for presentation at this landmark conference, taking place on July 14th–15th, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria.

This is your opportunity to showcase cutting-edge research, share best practices, and contribute to shaping primary health care (PHC) systems for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Health Security in Africa.

We welcome abstracts related to, but not limited to, the following sub-themes:

  • Integrating Pandemic Lessons into PHC Systems including Resilience-building, Service Continuity, Supply Chain Strengthening
     
  • Combating Misinformation and Infodemics with the help of Risk Communication, Health Literacy and Partnership for Truth
     
  • Strengthening Community-Centered Care including Self-care looking at Empowering Communities, Voice and Accountability, Community-Based Workforce and Medical oxygen
     
  • Building Research and Evidence Platforms like Evaluating Impact and Generating Evidence
     
  • Advancing Technology Integration including Digital Helath Solutions and Connected Diagnostics
     
  • Addressing Compassion and Ethics in PHC


     

  • Analysing the Current PHC Workforce Landscape including Workforce Challenges and Strategic Benchmarking
     
  • Addressing the Migration of Skilled Health Workers considering The Brain Drain Dilemma, Policy Solutions and Reinvestment in Training
     
  • Advancing Digital Transformation of the Workforce using Digitisation Initiatives and Digital Literacy
     
  • Leveraging Africa's Demographic Dividend looking at Youth as Change Agents and Skill Alignment
     
  • Exploring the Role of Health Innovations using AI and Connected Diagnostics and Innovation in Tools
     
  • Strengthening Workforce Research and Planning based on Data-Driven Strategies, Motivation and Retention and Integrated Workforce Models

  • Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement and Partnerships focusing on Multisectoral Collaboration, Innovative Approaches to Engagement and The role of CSOs as PHC advocates
     
  • Building Resilient and Pandemic-Ready PHC Systems with Strategic PHC Financing and Preparedness and Response
     
  • Exploring the Role of Private Sector Innovations like Service Delivery Innovations and Harnessing Expertise
     
  • Strengthening Frontline PHC Services for Health Security such as Integrated Health Systems and Surveillance and Response
     
  • Enhancing Digital Health Innovations and Data Systems including Decision-Making and Planning, Emergency Response and Digital Equity
     

Submission Guidelines
Abstract Length: Maximum 300 words
Structure:
✔ Title
✔ Background 
✔ Methods
✔ Results 
✔ Conclusion 
Language: English
File Format: Word (.docx) or PDF (.pdf)

PRESENTING AUTHOR DETAILS

1. FULL NAME
2. CONTACT NUMBER
3. CATEGORY OF INTEREST (ORAL PRESENTATION/POSTER PRESENTATION)

Accepted abstracts will be made into presentations to be delivered at the conference in Abuja, Nigeria. Accepted abstracts will also be published in the conference proceedings. All abstracts for the conference must be submitted electronically.

Submission Deadline: May 30th, 2025 
Submission Email: abstracts@phc.africa 

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