LUSAKA, Nov. 21 -- THE Director General of the East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC), Dr Ntuli Kapologwe, has called for greater ambition, unity and assertiveness in Africas engagement with global health governance.

Speaking during the Global Health Diplomacy Workshop in Lusaka recently, Dr Kapologwe stressed that the continent can no longer afford to be a passive actor in shaping international health frameworks and that it is high time it focuses on being proactive architect of global health governance.

“Africa must not remain on the periphery of global decision-making, we must step forward as a region that speaks with one voice, negotiates with clarity, and asserts our right to shape global frameworks in w...