Africa's Health Security and Sovereignty agenda: a new way forward
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aAfrica Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Published November 17, 2025
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)02315-3 External LinkAlso available on ScienceDirect External Link
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In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa articulated the ambitious the New Public Health Order (NPHO) to strengthen institutions, the workforce, manufacturing, domestic financing, and partnerships for health security.1 This vision, endorsed by African Heads of State in 2022, guided the continent's public health rebuilding process from the vulnerabilities exposed by the pandemic.
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Figure 1 The five pillars of Africa's Health Security and Sovereignty agenda
PPPR=pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response.
