Delegates on the second day of the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Africa summit in Durban are to turn their focus to challenges facing the continent' s social infrastructure in the face of deadly diseases, such as Aids, tuberculosis and malaria.
They will also discuss partnerships between business and government and whether the continent's financial markets are ready for the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad).
More than 700 international business, civil society and government delegates from 48 countries have assembled in the South African east coast city to discuss and exchange ideas on the continent's economic recovery plan.
Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi and his Malawian counterpart Bakili Muluzi will address the morning's plenary session, alongside the President and CEO of the International Aids Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), Seth Berkley.
Also on the agenda are discussions on the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD), due to take place in Johannesburg later in the year, and market access for developing countries into industrialised economies.
On Wednesday, South African President Thabo Mbeki and Nigeria's Olusegun Obasanjo moved to assure the international business community that Nepad would succeed.
Mbeki told delegates at the opening plenary the recovery plan would have its problems, but it was absolutely essential for Africa's future.
However, the first day of the three-day meeting was marred by protests in the streets outside the International Convention Centre by a group of about 70 anti-globalisation demonstrators.
The protesters - watched closely by police in riot gear and on horse-back - chanted anti-globalisation slogans and brandished placards and t-shirts that read: "Nepad puts profit before people" and "Down with Nepad and WEF".
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