Organon Sub-Saharan Africa deepened its leadership on women’s health and family planning at the WHX Leaders’ Summit in Accra, one of Africa’s biggest platforms for healthcare investment, innovation, and multisector collaboration.

The Summit brought together Heads of State, Ministers of Health, global institutions, and private-sector leaders to shape sustainable solutions for Africa’s health future.

At this year’s gathering, Organon SSA joined a high-level panel on Advancing Women’s Health in Africa and hosted a dedicated multisector session on sustainable financing for reproductive health.

Both engagements highlighted the organisation’s push to keep women’s health at the centre of national development, financing, and health system reforms.

Organon said its presence was intentional and aligned with the Summit’s goal of promoting evidence-based policy, innovation, and investment.

The organisation held discussions on why women’s health and family planning must sit at the heart of Universal Health Coverage strategies.

It emphasised the strong link between access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, improved health outcomes, and national progress.

During the side session, stakeholders explored how family planning can be integrated into development agendas; how innovative financing can unlock long-term investment; and how government–private sector partnerships can improve affordability and access.

The session also underscored that prioritising family planning is essential to reducing maternal deaths and unintended pregnancies.

The conversation built on Organon’s ongoing regional work, including its recent partnership with FP2030 and Uganda’s Ministry of Health on sustainable financing for family planning.

The Uganda workshop showed how domestic solutions, multisector collaboration, and evidence-driven models can reduce unintended pregnancies, improve cost efficiency, and strengthen health systems.

Organon says its role across Africa is shifting from advocacy to implementation, with new platforms for innovative financing, expanded community health solutions, and stronger policy alignment for women’s health.

The side event featured global leaders in women’s health who stressed that collaboration is key to expanding access, improving affordability, and directing investments to underserved communities. Prof. Tlou highlighted women’s health as central to national development.

Dr Macharia called for scaling family-planning access for young people and vulnerable groups. Organon said their views reinforced the organisation’s approach of building systems through innovation, partnerships, and financing.

Beyond the side event, Organon took part in the Summit’s official programme, where Mokgadi Mashishi joined the panel on Advancing Women’s Health in Africa.

The discussion stressed that sustainable financing and public-private collaboration are essential for universal access to reproductive health.

She later said Organon’s partnerships across the continent continue to grow, including its work with Amref Health Africa in Uganda to co-design and strengthen SRHR implementation.

A key theme throughout WHX was the need for sustainable financing for reproductive health. Speakers echoed lessons from Organon’s Uganda convening, stressing that investment in SRHR saves lives and strengthens economies.

Organon’s contribution helped shape the policy conversations and partnerships expected to guide the continent’s next phase of health transformation.

The Summit closed with a reminder of what lies at the heart of the agenda. As the African proverb goes, “If you educate a woman, you educate a nation.”

Organon added that the same holds for health—when women have access to care, communities thrive, economies grow, and nations prosper.