Governance

AHOP Advisory Group

The advisory group is the Platform’s primary strategic guidance body, providing insights on regional and national policy priorities to help shape the direction and focus of AHOP activities and reviewing the annual workplan to ensure Platform outputs respond to changing policy needs.

The advisory group comprises Platform partners, senior representatives from national and international organizations, national ministries, policy-makers and academia. Membership is intended to reflect the breadth of the AHOP regional partnership and to provide the expertise and insight needed to guide activities. Current AHOP Advisory Group members include:

• Nima Asgari-Jirhandeh, Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems & Policies
• Agnes Binahwaho, University of Global Health & Equity
• Margaret Agama-Anyetei, African Union
• Pierre Ongolo-Zogo, University of Yaounde I
• Mohsin Sidat, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
• Eliya Zulu, African Institute for Development Policy

Regional Secretariat

AHOP is hosted by the WHO’s Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) who serve as the regional secretariat, helping to coordinate the Platform’s activities.

National Centres

National Centres are research institutions that serve as the focal points for analysis and knowledge brokering within each country. They lead the technical work of the Platform, supported by and working with technical partners to access primary research, academic networks and expertise.