EVENT: 1st International Conference on Public Health in Africa
THEME: COVID-19 in Africa: One Year Later
ORGANIZER: Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)
DATE: May 12 – 14, 2021
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported in December 2019 in China. As of 17 August 2020, the virus has infected over 21.8 million people and caused more than 770,000 deaths globally. The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted endemic disease programs in Africa, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, routine immunization, and non-communicable diseases. It has contributed to severe food insecurity, gender-based violence and economic slowdown as well as disruption of Africa’s Continental Free Trade Area agreement.
The First International Conference on Public Health in Africa, organized by Africa CDC, will focus on COVID-19 in Africa: one year later and allow a review of lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and opportunities to re-evaluate the new normal in public health practice in Africa.
CONFERENCE FORMAT:
PARTICIPATORY SESSIONS, including roundtable discussions, debates, symposia, ‘fishbowl’/panel discussions, and other forms of interaction that encourage active audience participation using a virtual format.
PANEL PRESENTATIONS, using traditional panel presentation sessions, oral and poster abstract presentations and audience discussion and interaction.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- 1 October 2020: Launch of call for abstracts
- 31 January 2021: Abstract submission deadline
- 1 February 2021: Abstract review begins
- 27 February 2021: Abstract review ends
- Week of 7 March 2021: Results sent to authors
- 31 March 2021: Deadline for presenters to register
For more information contact: Sergut Dejene (sergutD@africa-union.org)
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About Africa CDC
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is a specialized technical institution of the African Union established to support public health initiatives of Member States and strengthen the capacity of their public health institutions to detect, prevent, control and respond quickly and effectively to disease threats. Africa CDC supports African Union Member States in providing coordinated and integrated solutions to the inadequacies in their public health infrastructure, human resource capacity, disease surveillance, laboratory diagnostics, and preparedness and response to health emergencies and disasters.
Established in January 2016 by the 26th Ordinary Assembly of Heads of State and Government and officially launched in January 2017, Africa CDC is guided by the principles of leadership, credibility, ownership, delegated authority, timely dissemination of information, and transparency in carrying out its day-to-day activities. The institution serves as a platform for Member States to share and exchange knowledge and lessons from public health interventions.
Source: Africa CDC