DATE: JULY 15-17, 2026

LOCATION: SARIT EXPO CENTRE, NAIROBI, KENYA

Africa faces a double burden of malnutrition: persistent under-nutrition (stunting, micronutrient deficiencies) alongside rising overweight, obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases.

Rapid urbanisation, changing food systems, climate shocks, inequitable access to health services, and evolving consumer behaviour require integrated, multi-sector responses.

Set to be hosted in Nairobi — East Africa’s hub for policy, research and innovation — the Forum will bring together policy makers, private sector investors, non-profit and development organisations and academicians / researchers to accelerate evidence-based action in the food and healthcare industry.

The theme emphasizes the interconnectedness of human health, animal health, and environmental health — the core of the One Health approach — while placing nutrition at the center of Africa’s health and development agenda.

It positions the Forum as a space to explore how safe food systems, sustainable agriculture, disease prevention, and resilient environments can jointly improve nutrition and health outcomes.

Africa Nutrition & Health Forum 2026 edition will be hosted on the sidelines of the following co-located events:

• Africa Food Manufacturing Expo Kenya edition – The No.1 International Food & Beverage Manufacturing and Milling Industry Trade Show in Eastern Africa
• Africa Pharma Manufacturing Expo Kenya edition – The No.1 International Pharmaceuticals Industry Trade Show in Eastern Africa
• Africa FarmTech Expo Kenya edition – The No.1 International Agriculture Industry Trade Show in Eastern Africa

The Summit aims to catalyse multi-sectoral, evidence-driven solutions that improve nutritional status and health outcomes across Africa by aligning policy, finance, research, private-sector innovation and community practice, and specifically, to:

• Share latest evidence and implementation experience across nutrition, food systems and health.

• Promote policy coherence across agriculture, health, trade and social protection.

• Showcase scalable private-sector and social-enterprise innovations (food fortification, biofortified crops, healthy processed foods and digital health innovations).

• Mobilise finance — public, philanthropic and blended — for priority nutrition and health interventions.

The sessions at the Forum will cover the following key thematic subject matter areas:

The organisers are seeking investors in the food and healthcare ecosystem; policy makers, researchers and development agencies from Africa and the World, to contribute to the key issues at the Forum.

Reach out to us for presentation, panel discussion and poster presentation opportunities available at the Forum