Despite growing evidence that climate change threatens sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), most climate-health policies in Africa fail to explicitly integrate SRHR, limiting countries’ ability to build resilient and equitable health systems.

Since 2022, AFIDEP has partnered with governments and stakeholders in Kenya, Malawi, Zambia, and Uganda to strengthen domestic health financing systems and accelerate progress toward universal health coverage (UHC). Through evidence generation, technical assistance, capacity strengthening, and strategic advocacy, AFIDEP has helped increase health budgets, improve efficiency and accountability in spending, and strengthen country ownership of financing reforms. The impact includes faster access to funds for health facilities, stronger programme-based budgeting, increased primary healthcare allocations, and millions of dollars mobilized for critical health services. This publication highlights how evidence-informed policymaking is helping African countries build more resilient, equitable, and sustainably […]