On behalf of the Amaka Chiwuike-Uba Foundation (ACUF) and the collaborating Institutions – Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Nigerian Thoracic Society (NTS), Global Allergy and Airways Patient Platform (GAAPP) amongst other institutions, it is my honour and pleasure to invite you to the 2023 Amaka Chiwuike-Uba International Asthma Conference (ACUBIAC 2023), which will be held on Thursday, July 2023 at the Oakland Hotel and Amusement Park, Enugu, Nigeria.

The theme for this year’s conference is “COVID-19 and Future in the Past: Health Financing and Universal Health Coverage”.

COVID-19 pandemic has not only exposed the weaknesses of health systems and resilience in Africa, but also exposed areas of need, provided opportunities to strengthen Africa’s health infrastructure and confirmed the need to mobilize resources and secure public funding for health spending. It has also provided the framework to recognise the critical importance of universal systems to galvanize progress towards universal health systems, by capitalizing on the current political commitment to address health emergencies.