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Wellness Working Group

INTRODUCTION - Formally the Covid Working Group

We hope you're doing well and are ready to join us in an exciting new journey. The Advocacy Network for Africa's COVID-19 Working Group has now transformed into the Africa Wellness Working Group, representing a significant shift in our efforts to address a broader range of health and wellness issues on our continent.

The Africa Wellness Working Group will expand its advocacy efforts to encompass critical concerns such as hunger, climate change, drought, flooding, and violence against women and girls. By broadening our scope, we can better serve the diverse needs of African countries and contribute to the holistic well-being of our people.

We invite all AdNA members who are passionate about advocating for these important issues on behalf of African people to join us in this journey. Currently, we hold weekly meetings on Mondays at 10:00 AM EST.

Our first meeting focused on establishing the group's mission and strategy and identifying urgent priorities for action. We need your input and participation to shape the direction of our advocacy efforts and make a meaningful impact in our communities.

Join us and be a part of this promising and accompanying movement that advocates for the well-being of our people.

If you have any questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact Pauline or any members of the working group - Dave, Mwiza, Bonnie, Albert...

Chairperson: Pauline Muchina (PMuchina@afsc.org)

Ending Vaccine Apartheid:

AdNA (Advocacy Network for Africa Roundtable)

at the African Studies Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta, November 22, 2025, 1:30 – 3:15 PM EST

Ending Vaccine Apartheid: A call for justice in vaccine access in Africa and the Global South

Sponsored by the Wellness Working Group of the Advocacy Network for Africa (AdNA), the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars (ACAS-USA), and the African Studies Center, Michigan State University MSU)

University ICPS, “Background to the Current Vaccine Crisis in Africa”

Chair, Prof Emeritus David Wiley, Michigan State University and President Emeritus of ASA

Moderator and Introduction, Bonnie K Holcomb, The George Washington

University ICPS, “Background to the Current Vaccine Crisis in Africa”

Presenters and titles:

• David Wiley, Sociology Professor, MSU, "Before the Next Pandemic: A

call for examining the outsized profits of Big Pharma and a demand for

broad sharing of vaccine patents and formulae"

• Sadia Aden, Medical Doctor and Public Health Specialist, Adar Foundation

for Reparation and Development of Somalia,

“A Clinical Review: The

Human Cost of Vaccine Apartheid”

• Maziko Matemba, Executive Director of Health Rights Education

Programme in Malawi, and National Community Health Ambassador,

“Navigating the tide of Change: USAID Funding Disruptions on Community

Access to Health Care Services”

• Peter Maybarduk, Director, Access to Medicines, Public Citizen, “Looking

Forward to Africa’s Vaccine Sovereignty: Challenges and Opportunities”

“Lessons from the Covid-19 Epidemic for the Next Pandemics in Africa and Needed Responses from the U.S. and Globally”

A Roundtable co-hosted by the Advocacy Network for Africa (AdNA), the Association of Concerned Africa Scholars (USA), and the African Studies Center at Michigan State University - At Chicago African Studies Association Mtg - December 14, 2024

Roundtable Members:

Bonnie K Holcomb, Senior Research Associate, The George Washington University, ICPS / Advocacy Network for Africa Forum (ADNA Forum)
Matthew Kavanagh, Director, Global Health Policy and Politics Initiative, O’Neill Institute; Georgetown University School of Health
Pauline Muchina, Public Education and Advocacy Coordinator, Africa Region, American Friends Service Committee
Chair: David Wiley, African Studies Center, Michigan State University
Respondent, Imani Countess - Director - U.S./Africa Bridge Building Project

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