L’UPA égyptienne renforce son leadership continental dans le mécanisme africain d’achats groupés (APPM)
The Unified Procurement Authority (UPA) of Egypt reaffirmed its commitment to regional health collaboration through active participation in the African Union Member States Engagement on the African Pooled Procurement Mechanism (APPM), held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 14–15 October 2025.
The UPA’s significant contribution was spearheaded by Dr. Hesham Badr, Vice Chairman of the UPA and Executive Lead for the APPM Initiative, who played a leading and pivotal role in articulating Egypt’s comprehensive strategic vision for a continent-wide, efficient, and transparent pooled procurement system.
The engagement, convened by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), focused on defining and solidifying the operational framework of the APPM, gathering essential member-state feedback, and achieving initial consensus on the roadmap toward full implementation.
Egypt’s proposal—first presented to the Africa CDC following the Africa Health ExCon held in Cairo in June 2025—was showcased as a comprehensive model built on four strategic pillars:
- Provision of the UPA’s digital procurement platform to serve as the core system for the APPM.
- Utilization of Egypt’s national strategic warehouse capacities, including the upcoming central facility scheduled for launch in February 2026, with a total storage capacity of 360,000 pallets.
- A joint capacity-building initiative, focusing on modern supply-chain management, warehouse operations, logistics governance, and data analytics.
- Hosting the APPM headquarters in Egypt, reinforcing Egypt’s role as a continental hub for health-system strengthening.
- Egypt’s proposal received notable support from several member states—particularly Namibia and Botswana, proposed as pilot models for the initial implementation phase. Dr. Badr emphasized that the Egyptian offer is designed to promote equitable collaboration, ensuring that the benefits of pooled procurement—including lower costs, improved quality control, and stable supply—are shared across the continent.
- This decisive contribution by the UPA, under Dr. Badr’s leadership, underscores Egypt’s unwavering commitment and leading position in advancing regional health security and supply-chain resilience, marking a milestone in Africa’s collective efforts toward sustainable access to quality medical products.