African Centre for Health Workforce Initiative and Transformation
ACHWIT
Positioning Africa’s health workforce for sustainable development
50+
Delegates
Inaugural Stakeholder Convention
7
Resolutions
Operative · continental consensus
4,040
Health workers surveyed
Kenya · Nigeria · Ghana
12/12
Deliverables
100% on-time across 4 workstreams
Phase I · November 2025 – April 2026 · ACHWIT/REP/2026/001
Mission
Strengthen Africa’s health workforce
To convene and develop the health workforce through policy and practice, migration and mobility, workforce education, and workforce wellbeing, while fostering innovation, research, strategic partnerships and advocacy to strengthen health systems and promote equitable, sustainable and quality health outcomes in Africa.
Vision
The continental convenor
To be the largest regional health workforce convenor and coordination hub for stakeholder engagement, policy alignment and implementation support.
What we do
Four programme pillars
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Policy & Practice
Strategic frameworks, guidelines, and coordination platforms for workforce planning and performance.
02
Workforce Education
Competency-driven curricula, CPD models, and training pathways aligned to health system needs.
03
Migration & Mobility
Ethical, regulated workforce movement; diaspora engagement; structured career pathways.
04
Workforce Wellbeing
Mental health, occupational safety, and institutional wellbeing policies across the health system.
Flagship programmes
Continental platforms for Phase II
Health Workforce Annual Conference
Annual continental conference — open to sponsorship, programme partnership, and delegate engagement.
Health Workforce Wellbeing Day
Annual continental observance for health worker wellbeing — open to communications, programmatic, and advocacy partnership.
Bi-annual Stakeholders Convention
Recurring multi-stakeholder convening to align priorities and advance shared resolutions.
Stakeholder Capacity Strengthening
Ongoing workshops and technical sessions that build delivery capacity across the health workforce ecosystem.
Recent milestones
From Nairobi to the continent
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Apr 2026
Inaugural Stakeholder Convention
50+ delegates from six stakeholder groups convened at Ngong Hills Hotel (1–2 April 2026) under the theme “Positioning Africa’s Health Workforce for Sustainable Development.” Seven consensus resolutions adopted; four milestones launched including the Wellbeing Study, website, and Health Workforce Wellbeing Day. Keynote: PS Medical Services Dr. Fredrick Ouma Oluga, OGW. Founding support: Johnson & Johnson Nurse Midwife Alliance.
ACHWIT Phase I Final Report
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Apr 2026
Multi-country Health Workforce Wellbeing Study
Phase I completed a multi-country baseline reaching 4,040 health workers across Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana — generating evidence for policy dialogue and continental wellbeing programming.
ACHWIT Phase I Final Report
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Apr 2026
Phase I complete — 12/12 deliverables
All twelve planned Phase I deliverables completed on time across four workstreams (Nov 2025–Apr 2026), with eleven formal reference documents issued and archived. Mandate: conceptualization, institutional establishment, and programmatic development.
ACHWIT/REP/2026/001
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Jun 2026
Progress review with PS Medical Services
At Afya House, ACHWIT leadership presented progress to Principal Secretary Dr. Ouma Oluga on health workforce development, institutional capacity and UHC-aligned priorities.
Ministry of Health → -
Jul 2026
MOUs on innovation and blood systems
ACHWIT signed Memoranda of Understanding with Thatcher X (drone logistics), Afritel Solutions (digital health technology) and Kenyan By Blood Foundation to strengthen coordinated healthcare delivery and an integrated blood ecosystem in Kenya.
ACHWIT LinkedIn →
Open for registration
ACHWIT Health Workforce Dialogue 2027
Positioning Africa’s health workforce for sustainable development
14 Apr 2027 — 15 Apr 2027 · To be confirmed — Nairobi, Nairobi
Partners
Working with ministries and agencies
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private
Kenya
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private
Kenya
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foundation
Johnson & Johnson — Nurse Midwife Alliance
International
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other
Kenya Health Human Resource Advisory Council (KHHRAC)
Kenya
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foundation
Kenya
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ministry
Kenya
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private
Kenya
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global agency
International
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other
International
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