Public Health ConferenceThursday, 28 October 2021

Online: 25-29 October 2021

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Africa’s leading healthcare industry professionals from various disciplines will come together once again at the 10th annual Africa Health Congress to facilitate discussion and thought leadership on the constant advancement of healthcare in the region.

The congress will cater for African healthcare professionals and share strategies that are shaping the future of medicine, whilst also evaluating the latest disruptors driving the transformation of healthcare in the continent.

The online sessions will take 25-29 October 2021 and you can watch and take part all in the comfort of your home or office.

2021 Conferences at a glance

In association with Official knowledge partner

Note: The programme may change as per the ongoing situation

Mon 25 Oct Tue 26 Oct Wed 27 Oct Thu 28 Oct Fri 29 Oct

Quality Management & Patient Safety

Laboratory Medicine CSSD Digital Health Imaging &

Diagnostics

Medical Obstetrics

Emergency Medical

Services (EMS)

Medical Device Procurement Public Health

Ethics, Medical Law and

Human Rights Conference

Clinical & Biomedical Engineering

Healthcare Management

Healthcare Business & Leadership

Sustainability in Healthcare

Free registration

Full access to all conference tracks

14Conference tracks

160Pan-African speakers Accreditation by South

Africa Medical Association

Up to 45 CPD &Up to 12 Ethical Points

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THEME: Africa at a crossroads – setting the scene for transformation KEY TOPICS:

• Healthcare innovation post-pandemic – how can Africa take the lead? • Tackling infectious diseases threats - post-COVID what's the game plan (or what should it

be?) for African countries? • Mental health and psychosocial support: an urgent priority • Vaccination challenges and opportunities during and post-pandemic

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Healthcare Professionals • Directors of Health (Government) • Health Policy and Strategy Officers/Managers • Community Health Officials • Public Health Researchers/Specialist • Health educator/Public health faculty/professor

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:

• Discuss innovation in Africa and how the continent can position itself for success • Evaluate the need for mental health prioritising at all levels • Assess the vaccination landscape and how African can leverage the current pandemic

AGENDA: DAY 1 – Thursday, 28 October 2021

SESSION 1

10:00 Panel Discussion: Healthcare innovation post-pandemic – how can Africa take the lead? • Creating channels for innovation in healthcare on the continent – barriers,

challenges & solutions • What does it take to bring wealth and investment to Africa? • What and who will it take to keep the momentum? • How do healthcare visionaries view the post-pandemic world? Moderator: Dr Moses Kitheka Panelists: • Dr Ntuthuko Bhengu • Dr Egbe Osifo-Dawodu • Spencer Horne • Jean Pierre Horne 11:00 Interview: Tackling infectious diseases threats - post-COVID what's the game plan (or what should it be?) for African countries?

• The true cost of infectious diseases on the continent • Key challenges post-COVID-19

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• What sort of public health system do African countries need to address the next pandemic?

Speaker: Dr Alex Coutinho Interviewer: Matthew Brady

11:30 Interview: Mental health and psychosocial support: an urgent priority

• What is the current state of mental health and psychosocial support in Africa? • Why Africa needs to invest in mental health – an urgent priority • Policy responses to mental health recovery during and post-pandemic and as

part of a national recovery plan • Mental health promotion: What can be done outside the health sector? Speaker: Prof Shekhar Saxena Interviewer: Fatima Abbas

12:00 Panel discussion: Vaccination challenges and opportunities during and post-pandemic • Safety, efficacy, and uptake of currently available COVID-19 vaccines • A new normal for vaccines & pandemic preparedness • How can big pharma, biotechs & research institutions work together in future? • Is Africa ready to manufacture its own vaccine for future pandemics? Moderator: Dr. Joel M. Mubilingi Panellists:

• Dr Bartholomew Akanmori • Dr Geofrey Makenga • Dr Ahmed Ogwell • Dr Pamela Jackson-Ajayi

13:00 End of conference

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

SPEAKERS: Dr Ahmed Ogwell, Deputy Director, African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), Nairobi, Kenya Dr Alex Coutinho, Former Executive Director, Infectious Diseases Institute, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University; Executive Director, Partners in Health, Kigali, Rwanda Dr Bartholomew Akanmori, Lead - Vaccine Research, Regulation, and Safety, African Vaccine Regulatory Forum (AVAREF); Regional Adviser for Vaccine Research and Regulation, WHO, Brazzaville, Congo Dr Egbe Osifo-Dawodu, Founding Partner, Anadach Group, Lagos, Nigeria

Fatima Abbas, Content Executive - Healthcare, Informa Markets, Dubai, UAE

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Dr Geofrey Makenga, Vaccinologist; Epidemiologist, National Institute for Medical Research, Tanga, Tanzania Jean Pierre Horne, Head of Healthcare South Africa, Amazon Web Services, Cape Town, South Africa Dr Joel M. Mubiligi, Executive Director, Partners in Health, Kigali, Rwanda Matthew Brady, Head of Content – Healthcare, Informa Markets, Dubai, UAE Dr Moses Kitheka, Chief of Party - USAID Tujenge Jamii Project, Deloitte, Nairobi, Kenya Dr Moses Kitheka, Chief of Party – USAID Tujenge Jamii Project, Deloitte, Nairobi, Kenya Dr Joel M. Mubiligi, Executive Director, Partners in Health, Kigali, Rwanda Dr Ntuthuko Bhengu, Founder, Alchemy Health Technologies, City of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa Dr Pamela Jackson-Ajayi, President, Healthcare Federation of Nigeria; Managing Director, SYNLAB, Lagos, Nigeria Spencer Horne, Founder, Cloudline, Cape Town, South Africa Prof Shekhar Saxena, Professor - Global Mental Health, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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