{"id":10404,"date":"2026-09-09T18:13:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/?p=10404"},"modified":"2026-09-09T18:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T15:52:50","slug":"4th-mkapa-legacy-summit-preceded-by-the-human-resources-for-health-conference-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkapafoundation.or.tz\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/4th-mkapa-legacy-summit-preceded-by-the-human-resources-for-health-conference-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"4th Mkapa Legacy Summit, preceded by the Human Resources for Health Conference 2026."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10404\" class=\"elementor elementor-10404\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e4ba5d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e4ba5d4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d0a55aa\" data-id=\"d0a55aa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9671fb7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ova_heading\" data-id=\"9671fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ova_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ova-heading\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-title \">The conversation on Africa\u2019s health systems began with a question that is becoming harder to ignore: How do we build a health workforce that can meet the needs of a changing continent?<br>\nThat question took centre stage at the Human Resources for Health (HRH) Conference ahead of the 4th Mkapa Legacy Summit in Dar es Salaam.<br>\nHeld under the theme, \u201cReimagining Africa\u2019s Health Workforce: Innovation, Leadership & Resilience,\u201d the two-day conference brought together health leaders, policymakers, researchers, development partners, practitioners and young people to share experiences and explore practical ways of strengthening Africa\u2019s health workforce.<br>   Rather than treating the health workforce challenge as simply a question of numbers, discussions at the conference looked at the wider issues that determine whether health systems can attract, retain, support and make the best use of their people. <br> From health workforce planning and financing to leadership, digital innovation and workforce resilience, participants shared lessons from different settings and discussed what it will take to move from policy commitments to solutions that work on the ground. <br> <strong>Bringing different voices to the same table<\/strong> <br>\n\nOne of the strengths of the conference was the diversity of voices in the room. 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