We are a consortium of global health experts pursuing equitable financing and ownership in Global Health.
We prioritise community and local health leader-led health system strengthening. Our work spans research, implementation science, large scale implementation and policy work.
We are skilled at reducing death and morbidity across Africa for a range of diverse causes including advanced HIV disease and AIDS.
We believe the future of healthcare on the continent is African and aim to invest in current and future health and community leaders.
LIGHT Africa is a consortium of African global health experts whose purpose is to sustainably reduce death and mortality from a range of causes including advanced HIV disease and AIDS through the delivery of community-based health care built on the principals of equitable financing and ownership.
Our values are: Excellence, Vision (community and local health leader-led health systems) & Values (trust, integrity, justice, equity).
Our members include local research and implementation leads, supply chain experts and representatives from civil society and Ministries of health working united together. Our current members are from Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.
Building Networks
International Reach
Health Systems Strengthening
Light Africa strengthens health systems across Africa connecting; Civil society, Ministries of Health, Facility Leaders, Local Researchers and Implementation Leaders.
Our members include African leaders in the fields of clinical and implementation research, advocacy, policy, health economics, social science, education and health system strengthening. EU-, UK- and US-based members with specialised expertise provide support in the above fields as required.
The purpose of Light Africa is to strengthen relationships between African research and clinical leaders, Ministry of Health (MOH) and civil society to form united fronts in discussions with global health donors, implementing partners and policy makers on global health priorities and projects that will be pan-African led.
We are a community focussed on the delivery of fair and equitable health care across Africa. Hear what some of our community has to say about us.
“Championing Afrocentric health systems solutions is pivotal in eradicating morbidity and mortality in Africa. Having communities at the centre of reimagining health systems, and formulating research agendas and policy is the cornerstone for achieving true ownership and transformative impact in the global health response.”
