Plenary #1
Public Health Institutes and Global Health Security: Laboratory as a Lynch Pin
No invitations necessary; open to all conference registrants
Tuesday, 6 December 2016
9:00-10:30
CTICC room location: Auditorium 1
PLENARY CO-CHAIRS:
- Samuel Adeniyi-Jones, Office of Global Affairs, US Department of Health and Human Services, United States
- Alash’le Abimiku, Institute of Human Virology Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria
PRESENTATIONS:
What Does Global Health Security Mean for Africa: Looking Back and Current Realities
Kevin De Cock, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kenya
Lessons Learned from the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in West Africa
Director Africa CDC (TBD), Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Ethiopia
Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa: Role of Laboratory
Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization Regional Director for Africa, Republic of the Congo