Hosted by the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology, the Pan-African Mycology Working Group (PAMWG) was set up to provide a better interaction and synergy among regional leaders in order to develop educational programs to aid in the diagnosis and care of patients with fungal infections in Africa. The theme of the 1st PAMWG Conference is Addressing neglected fungal killer diseases in Africa.
Session
Capacity building and infrastructure
Date: Wednesday, 31 May 2023
Time: 13:45-15:35
Chairs: Doudou Sow, Department of Parasitology-Mycology, University Gaston Berger and Angela Loyse, Senior Lecturer in Infectious Diseases, Infection and Immunity Research Institute, St George’s University of London
| Capacity building; The knowledge gaps, experience from Nigeria NIFUSCAB |
| Diagnosing invasive fungal infections in Africa; diagnostic lab hubs vs reference labs David Denning, Professor of Infectious Diseases in Global Health, University of Manchester |
| Running a mycology laboratory service Maha Soussi, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire IBN Rochd |
| Research & development in neglected tropical diseases – The unique case of mycetoma Borna Nyaoke, Head of Mycetoma Disease, DNDi |
| Fungal diseases registry Oliver Cornely, Director & Chair Translational Research, CECAD Institute, University of Cologne, and Scientific Director, Center for Clinical Trials / Danila Seidel, Researcher, University Hospital of Cologne |
| Challenges with diagnosis and treatment of mycetoma; setting up a registry. What is the lab solution for identifying the pathogens causing mycetoma? Training? Molecular ID? Setting up a molecular ID service would be interesting Ahmed Fahal, Professor of Surgery, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan |
