The aim of the 2022 Summit was to cultivate stakeholder discussions on the impact of COVID-19 on health, research for health and health systems, as well as evaluating progress made in aligning the country’s research and health status to critical international and national aspirations and strategic goals, including SDG 3 on health and wellness, the NDP 2030, the Presidential Health Compact 2018, the MTSF (2019 – 2024) and the National Department of Health Strategic Plan (2020/2021 – 2024/2025). Additionally, the 2022 Summit aimed to:

• review the status of country’s Health Research System
• appraise the lessons learned from the pandemic response – including the role played by science
• evaluate progress and inspire future direction within key strategic pillars of the NHRS (e.g. financing, resources (human and infrastructural), priority-setting, M and E, research translation and ethical frameworks) and focused portfolios within the National Health Research Committee.