The 5th International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2025) will take place from 1st to 5th November 2026 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
CPHIA is a vital part of ongoing efforts by African countries and Africa CDC to build stronger, self-reliant health systems. It provides an important platform for leaders, public health experts, and communities to come together to reimagine and transform health financing, ensuring Africa’s health security is driven by African leadership, innovation and partnerships.
CPHIA 2023 Conference Report
The 3rd International Conference on Public Health in Africa was held in Lusaka, Zambia, from 27 – 30 November 2023, with official virtual side events and a virtual abstracts programme taking place 22 – 24 November 2023. 5,100 scientists, policymakers, and advocates from around the world gathered in person in Lusaka to spotlight African science and innovation, and strengthen local, regional and global collaboration, with an additional 30,000 participants joining the main conference online.
CPHIA 2023 Abstracts Book
The 3rd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2023) launched an open call for abstracts across all nine of the conference’s tracks.
CPHIA 2023 received a record 2,314 submissions, a 65 percent increase compared to the 1,402 submissions received in 2022. All submitted abstracts underwent a competitive blind review by three members of the Abstract Review Committee composed of members of the CPHIA 2023 Scientific Programme Committee, Secretariat, and senior technical experts referred by the committees. Of the submissions, 93 percent were submitted by researchers from Africa.
This abstract book provides all accepted abstracts for CPHIA 2023, arranged by conference track. We thank all of our emerging and seasoned scientists and public health professionals for submitting their work, allowing us to collaboratively learn from each other, and contribute to the growing body of scientific knowledge being generated on the African continent.