The ATPS is a trans-disciplinary network of researchers, policymakers, private sector actors and the civil society that promote the generation, dissemination, use and mastery of STI for African development, environmental sustainability and global inclusion.
The ATPS Phase VIII Strategic Plan for 2017-2022 has identified four strategic priority areas of focus during the period. These are: agriculture, food and nutrition; energy; climate change and environment; and health.
The ATPS network functions through National Chapters in 30 countries (27 African and 3 Diaspora chapters). The National Chapters operate under National Coordinators who provide intellectual and administrative leadership at country level.
Program Duration: 2005 – 2008
Program Contacts: Dr. Kevin Urama, Executive Director, ATPS
Email Contact: executivedirector@atpsnet.org
Program Coordinator: Prof. Banji O. Oyeyinka, UNU-MERIT
Email Contact: oyeyinka@merit.unu.edu
Program Coordinator: Dr. Padmashree Gehl Sampath, UNU-MERIT
Email Contact: sampath@merit.unu.edu
The overall objective of the program was to contribute to improved health care access and delivery in Africa by improving the quality of S&T policy through the generation and dissemination of contextually relevant knowledge. This overall objective addressed the UN Millennium Development Goals four, six and eight
The program purpose was to generate, disseminate and promote the use of relevant knowledge that will enhance the efficient management and use of various health technologies and frameworks. The program aimed at contributing to increasing knowledge on the acquisition and use of technologies for the efficient management of the health care systems, to improve national, regional and global policy environments, and to empower grassroots communities and other actors in the system by providing new knowledge and building capacities on how to tap and use this new knowledge to improve healthcare access and delivery.
More specifically, the program applied the National Innovation Systems (NIS) framework with an aim to meeting following goals:
The HTP were has so far produced 29 publications with more publications form the case studies forthcoming in 2009. A full copy of the final technical report is available at the ATPS Secretariat.
Health Technology Policy Concept Note(pdf)
Health Technology Policy Program activities(pdf)
Programme grants(pdf)