Bridgetown, Barbados, Geneva – The Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC), a new initiative to strengthen South-South health cooperation between Africa and the Caribbean, was launched today. The initiative stems from the recognition that the burden of the COVID-19 pande...

Freetown, Sierra Leone – 28th-31st October 2024 The Health Development and Partnerships for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC), led by CEO Haileyesus Getahun, has successfully completed a scoping mission in Sierra Leone. The mission was conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Sanit...

Monrovia, Liberia – 11-13 November 2024 HeDPAC’s Community Health Advisor Temesgen Ayehu joined Liberia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and key partners in a pivotal three-day national consultation workshop aimed at reviewing and reorienting the National Community Health Program (NCHP). The workshop mark...

September 23, 2023, Washington DC: The Ministers of Health of the Caribbean community discussed and welcomed the vision and mission of the Health Development Partnership for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC) during the CARICOM Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) meeting. The discussion...

1 September 2023, Gaborone, Botswana During the 73rd WHO Regional Committee for the AFRO Region meeting that was held at Gaborone, Botswana, African Ministers of Health discuss HeDPAC. The meeting took place on 1 September 2023 and aimed to seek their perspective and view on the vision, mission, an...

Burkina Faso, 25-28 November 2024 – A delegation from HeDPAC, led by CEO Haileyesus Getahun, has concluded a scoping mission in Burkina Faso aimed to support the country’s community health program. The visit highlighted HeDPAC’s commitment to sustainability, enhanced government ownership, and resili...

Bangui, Central African Republic – 11-14 November 2024 The Health Development and Partnerships for Africa and the Caribbean (HeDPAC), led by CEO Haileyesus Getahun, has completed a critical mission in the Central African Republic (CAR). The mission focused on supporting the government in strengtheni...

Geneva, Switzerland, 29 May 2024 A ministerial networking meeting was held on 29 May 2024 in Geneva, on the margins of the 77th World Health Assembly. African and Caribbean health ministers discussed HeDPAC’s pivotal role and the importance of South-South partnerships in addressing the pressing cha...