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Mr. Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede
The African Business Coalition for Health has been appointed as the new Secretariat for the Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa.
Global business leader, Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, is Chairman, ABCHealth, which is a coalition of businesses, philanthropists and development institutions that collectively seek greater private sector contribution towards Africa’s health needs at national, regional and continental levels.
A statement on Sunday said the development marked a pivotal moment in ABCHealth journey towards enhancing health systems across the continent, as it takes on stewardship of CAMA from the Global Business Coalition for Health in New York.
CAMA focuses on mobilising the private sector to drive impactful partnerships for malaria control and elimination in workplaces and communities. It creates opportunities for the private sector to engage with peers and with leaders from governments, NGOs, academia, and other sectors to scale impact in the fight against malaria.
It added that as the new Secretariat for CAMA, ABCHealth would build on the successes achieved over the past 17 years, providing value to its members in relevance and scaled impact in the fight against malaria.
Founder & Chairman of the Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation & Chairman of ABCHealth amongst other philanthropic roles, Global business leader, Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, stated, “The current challenges facing Africa’s healthcare and its disproportionate disease burden reinforces the strong business case for private sector engagement in health.”
The CEO of Aliko Dangote Foundation and ABCHealth Board Director, Zouera Youssoufou, expressed her delight about the move, “Our Principal and ABCHealth Co-Founder, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, who is also the Chair of the End Malaria Council in Nigeria, looks forward to seeing a scaling up of the impact of CAMA in Africa now that the organization will be fully led by Africans.”
CEO of ABCHealth, Dr Mories Atoki, said, “Our Coalition is fully committed to moving CAMA further. We recognize the impact of members’ activities and look forward to working with all of them as well as with new members in the coming year and beyond.
“We recognise the unwavering support of CAMA’s Leadership Council (Access Bank, Chevron, Aliko Dangote Foundation, and ExxonMobil) during this transition and their continued commitment to the Alliance’s goal of a Malaria-free Africa.”
Erstwhile President & Chief Executive Officer of GBCHealth, Lesley-Anne Long, added, that CAMA had been one of GBCHealth’s flagship programs for more than 15 years, saying they were delighted that its impactful work would continue through ABCHealth.
