East Africa Region Global Health Security Summit, EARGHSS 2025

Securing health and prosperity, one community at a time.

Pwani University, Kiliﬁ Kenya

28th - 30th, January 2025

About The Conveners

The Global Center for Health Security (GCHS) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center

A component of a large academic medical center in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, the center is an international leader for the management of high-consequence infections. GCHS oversees the United States’ only National Quarantine Unit and one of the nation’s largest patient biocontainment units. As coleading institution for the National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) and a major training hub for US Federal Government disaster medical response teams, GCHS sets standards for prepared health systems against emerging infectious disease (EID) threats. GCHS has a strong history of international response and collaboration, working with partners across Africa responding to viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks and establishing surveillance networks for EID.

The Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Board and Secretariat

The Vision 2030 Delivery Board was established to oversee the implementation of the Kenya Vision 2030 (the country’s long term blue print) whose goal is to transform Kenya into a newly industrialising , globally competitive and prosperous upper middle income country with a high quality of life for all citizens by 2030. The Kenya Vision 2030 is structured under three pillars namely the Economic, Social and political pillars anchored under the national values and enabling infrastructure as the foundations. The Vision is implemented through ﬁve year cycles referred to as Medium-Term Plans (MPT). The Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat is mandated to provide strategic leadership and co-ordinate all ministries, departments and agencies in the realization of the overall goals and objectives of the vision. The goal of the Health Sector under the social pillar is to provide equitable and affordable healthcare at the highest possible standard. The emergence of COVID -19 pandemic placed unprecedented strain on health care systems and had wide economic repercussions on Kenya’s Development Agenda igniting the need to package a Health Security Intervention Program to safeguard against the devastating effects of pandemics in the future in line with the Medium-Term Plan IV goals geared towards preventive and promotive care to guarantee a healthy population for continued growth of the nation.

Jumuiya Economic Development Secretariat

The Jumuiya Economic Development Secretariat (JEDS) is the regional economic development agency representing the six (6) Kenya Coastal Counties (Mombasa Kwale, Kiliﬁ, Tana River, Lamu and Taita Taveta).

Led by the six-member County Governors, the Secretariat is mandated with coordinating socio-economic and socio-political regional cooperation initiatives, policy harmonization, promotion and investment facilitation of the regional assets. Jumuiya Economic Bloc is the leading high growth trade and logistics cluster node for East and Central Africa with a population of 4.5 million. Key growth sectors include Agriculture, Trade & Industries, Tourism, and Health.

Global Health.

Global Health Security

Global health security (GHS) deﬁnes a state of strong, resilient, and interconnected health systems and communities able to prevent, detect, and mitigate the impact of acute health threats. Increasing urbanization; environmental encroachment, interconnected supply chains, climate change, and global transportation networks have created a world that is more vulnerable to EIDs and other health emergencies.

Because an outbreak anywhere threatens all of us everywhere, we must build global networks capable of preventing, detecting, and rapidly responding to emerging disease threats.

East Africa Region Global Health Security Summit, 2025

The recent lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic set the stage for a regional conversation on global health security. Convened by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Jumuiya Ya Kaunti Za Pwani and planned for 28th to 30th January 2025 at the Pwani University in Kiliﬁ, Kenya,the EARGHSS 2025 will convene a diverse group of stakeholders and serve as a road map for countries across East Africa to work together to facilitate preparedness and response for pandemics and bioterrorism, bolster biosecurity, strengthen health systems, advance health equity, and accelerate innovative health technologies.

EARGHSS 2025 will gather academicians, professionals, policymakers, innovators, and the private sector to share their knowledge and experience, increasing collaboration and cooperation towards greater health security in the region. Placing non-health and non-government sector partners at the table facilitates a whole-of-community approach, drawing into the conversation novel insights as well as extensive resources that reside outside of traditional health security institutions. The conference will also address how technology and innovation can improve global health security and scale resources available to support. Attendees will engage in conversations on developing and advocating for policies that enhance preparedness and response to health emergencies; however, a key focus will be on formulating tangible action plans that will enhance local health system and community ability to address health security threats.

Summit Objectives.

Strategic Sponsorships:

Formation of new collaborations between public and private sectors.
Action plans:

Development of actionable plans for sustainable health system strengthening and emergency preparedness that cut across sectors at the local level.
Knowledge sharing:

Dissemination of best practices and successful case studies.

Key Themes and Topics

Pandemic preparedness and response : Lessons from COVID-19 to inform future preparedness strategies.
Bioterrorism and biosecurity : Strategies to mitigate risks from biological threats.
Health system strengthening : Building resilient health systems capable of withstanding crises.
Global health equity : Ensuring equitable access to health services and resources.
Innovative health technologies : Role of AI, big data, and telemedicine in health security.
Critical infrastructure for health : Building regional capacity for manufacturing, delivery, and sustainment of healthcare goods and services.

Summit Approach and Content

Plenary sessions : Featuring keynote speeches from global health security leaders.
Panel discussions : Expert panelists addressing key themes in interactive discussions.
Breakout sessions : Small sessions on deﬁned topics with participation opportunities for attendees.
Participatory workshops and table-top exercises
Networking events : Opportunities for participants to connect and collaborate.
Exhibition : Showcase of cutting-edge technologies and solutions in health security.

Who Should Participate?

This premier event will bring together delegates from across the region who are in the global health security ecosystem. These will include:

Industry leaders and innovators
Government officials and policymakers
Health professionals and researchers
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society organizations
Representatives from international organization

Sponsorship.

There are various opportunities for organizations to participate in the summit. We have different sponsorship tiers available, allowing you to increase your company or organization’s visibility among the Global Health Security Sector stakeholders. Being a sponsor provides your organization the opportunity to be part of the conversation, showcase your thoughts and solutions geared toward informing global health security to a vast audience, meet potential partners and make key contributions on matters policy in this exciting summit.

EARGHSS 2025 will bring together decision makers across the region on matters of global health security. Also expected to attend will be a wide variety of beneﬁciaries, both in the public and private sector and other actors. We also anticipate several attendants to the exhibition area which is part of the summit.

Sponsorship Packages


Sponsorship Benifits	Platinum ( USD 150,000 )	Gold ( USD 75,000 )	Silver ( USD 25,000 )	Bronze ( USD 10,000 )	Community/Goodwill ( < USD 2,000 )
Speaker/Panelist Sponsorship & Summit Cocktail Sponsorship	x
Timed MC Mentions During Summit (at least twice daily)	x	x
Premium Exhibition Booth (6m x 3m)	x
Premium Exhibition Booth (3m x 3m)		x
Standard Exhibition Booth (3m x 3m)			x	x
Rotating Top Banner on Summit Screens	x	x
Splash Screen Welcome Advertisement on Summit Screen	x	x
Sponsor Acknowledgment in Promotional Materials	x	x	x	x	x
Logo on Website, Program, and Holding Slides for Each Session	x	x	x
Exclusive Listing and Recognition on Livestream of All Sessions	x
Opportunity to host side event during conference	x	x
Radio, TV, and Social Media Mentions	x	x	x
Virtual E-insert on Summit Portal	x	x	x
Dedicated Posts and Features About Sponsorship	x
Opportunity for Customized On-Site Branding: Directional Signage, Summit Bags	x
Featured Blog Post on Summit Website	x	x	x
Networking Breakfast or Lunch with Key attendants (Exclusive Access)	x
Dedicated pre-arranged B2B meetings	4	2
Access to Attendee List for Post-Event Outreach (with Consent)	x	x	x
Complimentary Passes for Employees or Clients to Attend the Summit	8	6	3	2	1