Africa Health Research, Innovation and Development Alliance (AHRIDA)

The Africa Health Research, Innovation and Development Alliance (AHRIDA), a collaboration among Amref Health Africa (the Secretariat), Speak Up Africa, Strengthening Africa's Health Technologies Advocacy Coalition (SAHTAC), and Coalition for Health Research and Development (CHReaD) was launched in March 2025. It aims to strengthen Africa's health research, development and innovation (HRD&I) policy, and resource capacity to accelerate the development of, access to, and uptake of innovations with the highest potential for health impact. This alliance works across three pillars: financing, capacity building, and product introduction, alongside research, policy advocacy, and communication to support all the three. AHRIDA is open to working with like-minded partners, and presents a huge opportunity for a more coordinated effort, aimed at ensuring an Africa-led and owned health research, development and innovation agenda.