The 2nd International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA 2022) provides a platform for African researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders to come together and share perspectives and research findings in public health while ushering in a new era of strengthened scientific collaboration and innovation across the continent.
Side events
Harnessing the strength of collaboration: Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 Pandemic – A focus on low- and middle-income countries
Date: Monday, 12 December 2022
Time: 12:00-14:00 (CAT)
Venue: Kigali Conference Centre, Auditorium 12
Chair: Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, COVID-19 Response & Pandemic Preparedness Director, DNDi
| Driving collaborative research during global pandemics: the major challenges and proposed solutions for LMICs Amina Haouala, Secretariat coordinator, COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition |
| Establishing interregional and global partnerships, an ethical perspective on the good, the bad and the ugly Caesar Atuire, University of Oxford, UK/University of Ghana |
| Streamlining disease surveillance across Africa by building biobanking and sequencing capacity – the role of partnerships Wilber Sabiiti, University of St Andrews, UK |
| The importance of context-specific prevention and control – an assessment of strategies like lockdown on communities, and initial evidence from a global systematic review on impact of lockdown on early pregnancy Lauren Hookham, MUJHU Research Collaboration, Uganda/St. George’s University, UK |
| Interdisciplinary methods – bringing together epidemiology and social science approaches in pandemic research Luisa Enria, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK |
| Priorities for Africa: Focus areas as we pivot to pandemic preparedness Brenda Okware, Scientific Coordinator, COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition |
From COVID to the development of innovation in Africa: Basics to prepare and respond to upcoming outbreaks
Date: Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Time: 7:00-8:30
| Introductory presentations – Ahmed Ogwell Ouma, Acting Director, Africa CDC – Samba Sow, CVD-Mali, and President of PANTHER – Bernhards Ogutu, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), and Board Member, PANTHER |
Rountable discussion: “Research for preparedness“
Moderator: Maha El Rabat, Vice-president, PANTHER
Speakers:
- Bernhards Ogutu, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), and Board Member, PANTHER
- Francine Ntoumi, Congolese Foundation for Medical Research, Republic of Congo, and Secretary, PANTHER
- Margareth Ndomondo Sigonda, Head of the African Medicines Regulatory Harmonisation Initiative, AUDA-NEPAD
- Matshidiso Moeti, Regional Director for Africa, WHO
- Arshad Altaf, Research, promotion & Development, WHO/EMRO
- Mahlet Kifle Habtemariam, Senior Regional Engagement Advisor, Africa CDC
Followed by a roundtable discussion: “The role of funders”
Moderator: Leonardo Simao, Board Member, PANTHER
NTDs in Africa: Why we must innovate and act now
Date: Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Time: 19:00-21:00 (CAT)
Venue: Meeting Hall 3 and 4, Kigali Conference Center
Chair: John Amuasi, Executive Director, African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ARNTD), Ghana
| Sleeping sickness: A treatment success story through partnerships and innovation in Africa Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, COVID-19 Response & Pandemic Preparedness Director, DNDi |
| Mycetoma: The need for innovation for a highly neglected disease Sahar Bakheit, Mycetoma Research Centre, Sudan |
| Access to treatments for leishmaniasis: Solutions for Africa by Africa Simon Bolo, Head of Leishmaniasis Access, DNDi |
| Current advancements and remaining gaps in onchocerciasis elimination Tony Ukety, ophthalmologist & NTD expert, DRC |
| The role of youth as catalysts for innovation for NTD elimination in Africa Neneh Sallah, Advisory Board Member, Youth Combating NTDs |
| The impact of climate change on vector-borne diseases Damaris Matoke-Muhia, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenya |
| A call to action: Why we need to include NOMA in the WHO list of NTDs Philipp Frisch, Médecins Sans Frontières |
Plenary session
Whole-of-Society – The power of engaging civil society, community actors, and the private sector
Date: Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Time: 11:00 – 12:30
Moderator: Kedest Tesfagiorgis, Deputy Director, Global Partnerships & Grand Challenges, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Speakers:
- Moses Alobo, Program Manager, Grand Challenges Africa
- Abofele Khoele, Managing Director for South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa, Organon
- Njide Ndili, Country Director, PharmAccess Foundation
- Cheikh Oumar Seydi, Director, Africa, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Amit N. Thakker, Executive Chairman, Africa Health Business
- Monique Wasunna, Eastern Africa Director, DNDi
Parallel sesion
Expanding good practices and Universal Health Coverage targets against common infections and epidemics in Africa
Date: Wednesday, 14 December 2022
Time: 13:30 – 15:00
Venue: Main Auditorium
Moderators: Rose Leke, Professor of Immunology and Parasitology, University of Yaoundé, and Wilfred Mbacham, President, Fobang Institutes for Innovations in Science & Technology
Speakers:
- Christine Manyando, Head, Public Health, Tropical Disease Research Centre
- Tolbert Nyenswah, Senior Research Associate, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health
- Kamija Phiri, Professor, College of Medicine, University of Malawi
- Monique Wasunna, Eastern Africa Director, DNDi
