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PHA

about us

Our Mission

Public Health en Afrique is dedicated to leading and collaborating with Africans to create a sustainable health system that ensures healthier lives for all. PHA focuses on equitable access to healthcare through partnerships, awareness campaigns, and community projects.

Our Vision

Our vision is to address health inequalities in Africa by identifying and filling gaps in health service delivery. We strive to ensure that every African has access to quality healthcare.

Our Objectives

Improved Health Outcomes

Over the long term, Public Health en Afrique (PHA) envisions significant improvements in health outcomes across Africa. This includes reductions in maternal and child mortality rates, improvements in environmental health indicators, advancements in mental health care accessibility and outcomes, and overall enhancements in population

Empowered Communities

African communities are actively involved in decision-making processes, equipped with the knowledge and resources to advocate for their health priorities and participate in health promotion activities.

Equitable Access to Healthcare

PHA’s focus on removing barriers to healthcare access and promoting health among vulnerable populations aims to achieve the long-term outcome of equitable access to quality, safe, and affordable healthcare for all Africans. This includes addressing disparities in access based on geography, socio-economic status, gender, and other factors.

PH Afrique Aims

To contribute to the long-term strengthening of health systems across the continent.

This includes, but is not limited to:

Improvements providing experience opportunities for public health students and recent graduates.

Strengthening early-career public health partnerships across the continent.

PHA establishment across all African countries, building a network of public health advocates and practitioners.

Countries We Are Working In

PHA is actively working and expanding its reach in South Africa, Zimbabwe, eSwatini, and Nigeria. Our remote teams in these four countries are driving PHA’s mission forward by addressing health challenges through our four key pillars: raising awareness of health issues, enhancing communication, advocating for health, and implementing impactful projects.

South Africa

Zimbabwe

Eswatini

Nigeria

Meet the Co-founders

Putting Africa First in Public Health

We, as the co-founders, have a strong love for public health and Africa. We have a passion for Public Health and want to see the improvement of this sector in Africa. We originally had our own initiatives but decided to join forces for a more effective and sustainable outcome.

Africa faces a few health problems – inadequate health services, poor health infrastructure, limited access to water and electricity, and barriers to accessing quality, safe and affordable healthcare. To address these challenges in service delivery in the health sector, we aim to partner with African established organisations that share the same vision as us and collaborate with them to address these gaps.

We will raise awareness of these issues through our projects as well as on our social media platforms, in alignment with our four main portfolios:

Through these services, we envision an Africa with access to quality safe and affordable healthcare. The right to health is the right to the enjoyable of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. Thus, through our service deliveries, barriers to healthcare may be removed, and health may be promoted amongst the most vulnerable populations.

OUR STORY

Learn more about the vision and path of Public Health en Afrique directly from the co-founders.

NOTRE HISTOIRE

Découvrez la vision et le parcours de Public Health en Afrique racontés par les co-fondatrices.

Co-Founders

Tshowa Kabala

Co-founder

Ethics & Mental Health

tshowa@phafrique.com

Jemima Lotika

Co-founder

Maternal and Child Health

jemima@phafrique.com

Eunice Tshilengu

Co-founder

Environmental Health

eunice@phafrique.com

Meet Our Volunteers

Celebrating the dedicated volunteers who are driving positive change in communities across Africa.

Yannick Kiakuvue

Clinical Consultant Advisor

Rizqa Armien

Strategic Consultant Advisor

Caleb Tshinowa

Financial Consultant Advisor

odia Tshiala

Environment Health Programme Manager

Dominica Chisom Emelife

Mental Health Portfolio Manager

Lydia Bisetegn

Grants Manager

Munashe Faranisi

Social Media Manager

Queren Basemenane

Newsletter Manager

Oratile Tshukudu

Administrative Officer

Beverley Musaka

Volunteer

Erin Schieman

Volunteer

John Matende

Volunteer

Daniella Wood

Volunteer

Ntokozo Mgwexelwa

Volunteer

Mayibongwe Mnkandla

Volunteer

Simanye Wakashe

Volunteer

Esther Onyinye

Volunteer

Alexander Amanabo

Volunteer

Rethabile Joyce Seutloali

Volunteer