Conference at the European Parliament
Wednesday, 6 May 2026 • 13h30 – 18h00
European Parliament Library • Brussels
The new Face of Africa’s Health
How can the Europeans contribute?
Europe confronted with new African realities
Recent developments have highlighted a worrying decline in medical aid to Africa. What is less visible, however, is that the face of health in Africa has profoundly changed. A new medical geography has emerged, shaped by increased life expectancy, rapid urbanisation, and the impacts of climate change. Non-communicable diseases have become the leading cause of mortality.
The Dakar Report provides a detailed, discipline-by-discipline account of the new challenges faced by African health systems—often with limited external support. For Europeans, standing alongside African partners requires acknowledging this fundamental transformation and mobilising all efforts accordingly.
Invited audience:
Members of the European Parliament • European institutions • Universities • Research organisations • Diplomatic representations • Global health stakeholders
Registration required by April 10. Limited number of seats
Programme
The European Parliament Library (DG EPRS),
under the authority of the Vice-President of the European Parliament, Mr Victor Negrescu,
has the honour of hosting the President of Université Paris Cité, Professor Edouard Kaminski, together with the Paris Cité Global Health Institute,
are pleased to host the Paris Cité Global Health Institute
on the occasion of the presentation of the updated Dakar Report, prepared by the African Research Network for Non-Communicable Diseases (ARN-ncd).
by Marc Angel (MEP), Quaestor of the European Parliament, and by Matthieu Resche-Rigon, Dean of the Faculty of Health at Université Paris Cité.
Session 1
Understanding the new African realities: health, climate and policy frameworks
Xavier Jouven
Paris Cité Global Health Institute, Université Paris Cité
New African realities: epidemiological and demographic transitions
Why inherited paradigms no longer work.
Franck Debié
European Parliament
The geography of health: territories, inequalities and access
Understanding health dynamics at territorial scales.
Ibrahima Bara Diop
ARN-ncd
The Dakar Call: political significance and lessons for Europe
An African framework for rethinking global health, research and health sovereignty
Rainer Sauerborn
Heidelberg University
Climate and health: from health burden to political choices
Health as a key indicator of loss and damage
Claire Rieux
Médecins Sans Frontières
Crisis medicine and non-communicable diseases
When emergency becomes structural.
How can Europe align with these emerging frameworks
Pause-café
Session 2
Acting: trust, innovation, financing and African leadership
Translating the diagnosis into concrete policy levers for Europe
Marie Antignac
Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, In-Hospital Pharmacy
Medicine quality: trust, regulation and sovereignty
Roland N’Guetta
ARN-ncd
Artificial intelligence and health in Africa
Opportunities, risks and disruptive innovations
Laure Blanchard
European Investment Bank
Financing health differently: what European instruments for the future?
Mosoka Papa Fallah,
Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Building Pan-African Research Institutes for Africa’s Future
Pan-African Research Institute, philanthropie africaine et recherche africaine pour l’Afrique
Registration
For security and access accreditation to the European Parliament, participants are required to provide their date of birth and ID/passport number. This information will be handled confidentially and used solely for this purpose.