The first African Summit on Suicide Prevention
From silence to action.
Policy, evidence, community knowledge and lived experience in one room, for three days, to advance prevention across Africa.
When
19–21 October 2026
Where
Sheraton Kampala Hotel, Kampala
Convened by
ASPA with the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Mental Health
Moving from silence to action starts with listening.
This inaugural summit brings together the people who shape laws, deliver care, build evidence, and carry lived knowledge. Together, we will turn listening into clearer pathways for suicide prevention action across Africa.
Explore the theme and purpose5.5
estimated suicide deaths per 100,000 people in Uganda in 2021.
The rate fell for fifteen years, then rose again. Evidence like this is where the summit starts.
Read the regional evidence6.8
2000
6.3
2005
5.3
2010
4.6
2015
5.1
2019
4.9
2020
5.5
2021
Built around the work that must move.
The detailed agenda is being finalised. Its architecture is ready to hold a programme spanning policy, research, community practice, and lived experience, without publishing names or sessions before they are confirmed.
Policy & legal reform
Legislation, national strategies, accountability and health-system leadership.
Evidence & practice
Research, clinical innovation, data quality and context-responsive prevention.
Communities & care
Youth, digital wellbeing, postvention, grassroots systems and lived experience.
Meet at the heart of Kampala.
The summit takes place at Sheraton Kampala Hotel from 19 to 21 October 2026. Venue guidance and travel information will be updated as delegate arrangements are confirmed.
Convened in partnership.
Meet the partners
Help move prevention from silence to action
Join us at Sheraton Kampala Hotel, 19–21 October 2026.