Advancing the right to health in East and Southern Africa regional workshop report

The main conversation of the workshop in Entebbe (Uganda) explored regional health systems through the OPERA framework, an assessment process which triangulates Outcomes, Policy Efforts and Resources to make an overall Assessment. This report covers discussions and panel discussions between expert participants. To enhance monitoring, compliance and fulfilment of economic and social rights the Centre for Economic and Social Rights (U.S.) developed a holistic approach and step by step framework known as the OPERA framework. It applies a multi-disciplinary approach that offers practical guidance, tools and techniques, as a critical tool in monitoring state compliance on the right to health

Enhancing local medicine production in east and southern Africa

The policy brief identifies the barriers to local medicine production in East and Southern Africa (ESA) as: lack of supportive policies, capital and skills constraints, gaps in regulatory framework, small market size and weak research and development capacities. It provides highlights from case study work in selected countries, and references potential opportunities for strengthening local production. The paper proposes that African countries strengthen domestic capacities, co-operation between domestic private and public sectors within ESA countries, and regional co-operation across ESA countries to address bottlenecks