Sept 12, 2025
Adolescent Summit
The 2025 Adolescent Mental Health Summit brought together youth advocates, mental health
professionals, educators, policymakers, and civil society leaders from Africa and beyond to
amplify young voices and co-create strategies for mental health equity. Centered on themes of
youth-led innovation, accessibility, policy integration, and digital mental health, the summit
featured breakout sessions led by adolescents, keynotes from leading experts, and creative
spaces such as storytelling and art therapy. It produced a Youth Mental Health Charter
calling for increased funding, integration of mental health education in schools, and
protection of adolescent rights online, alongside the formation of a regional task force
to drive accountability and scale successful interventions. The event underscored adolescent
mental health as a cornerstone of sustainable development, with follow-up forums and community
dialogues planned to sustain momentum throughout 2025.
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Sept 03-05, 2025
Annual Mombasa Health & Research Conference
The 3rd Annual Mombasa Health Research Conference 2025, held from September 3–5 in Mombasa,
brought together over 200 stakeholders—including health officials, researchers, youth groups,
and NGOs—under the theme Innovate, Empower, Sustain. The event highlighted locally driven
innovations in HIV, TB, maternal, and pediatric health, with sessions on integrating services,
youth-led advocacy, and strengthening Advanced HIV Disease (AHD) care. Key outcomes included
new collaborations, recognition of the THRIVE Project, and stronger policy focus on AHD, while
lessons emphasized integration, youth engagement, data use, and cross-sector partnerships as
critical for sustaining health gains in Coastal Kenya.
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