Moderator: Edith Madela-Mntla, Senior Lecturer and Head of Community Engagement, Department of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria Panellists: • Michael Nxumalo, Director of African Cooperation, National Research Foundation, South Africa • Kwadow Oteng Owusu, National Coordinator, Ghana Civil Society Organizations Platform on Sustainable Development Goals • Edith Madela-Mntla, Senior Lecturer and Head of Community Engagement, Department of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria • Paul Okumu, Head of Secretariat, Africa Platform General discussion