Essential Medicines and other health products such as Medical Devices including invitro diagnostics and assistive technologies help to save lives and improve health and livelihoods by closing the huge gap between the potential that health products have to offer and the reality that for millions of people- particularly the poor and disadvantaged- these products are often unavailable, unaffordable, unsafe or improperly used.

Public health emergencies in the African Region present a complex and multifaceted challenge that demands a comprehensive and collaborative response.