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13th African Rotavirus Symposium - 3-4 November 2021

Mon, Aug 2, 2021

The 13th African Rotavirus Symposium (ARS), organised under the auspices of the African Rotavirus Network (AfrRN), will be a virtual event. The symposium is hosted by the University of Nairobi in partnership with WHO African Regional Office (WHO AFRO), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC).
The 13th ARS will be held on the 3rd and 4th November 2021 and the format will be one 3-hour session on each day.

The theme of the symposium is “Maintaining momentum for rotavirus immunization during the COVID-19 era”

The session topics are:
Update on Rotavirus Vaccines and Immunization in the context of COVID-19 pandemic
New Research Updates

  • Host interactions with rotavirus (immune/microbiome/etc.)
  • Rapid fire updates from the field
The symposium organisers are reaching out to rotavirus researchers, policymakers, clinicians, public health practitioners and health officials to share ideas, expertise and learning across organizations and countries in the areas of rotavirus vaccine introduction, vaccine impact and diarrheal disease prevention and control in Africa.

For more information visit http://afr-rn.samrc.ac.za/ars2021/abstracts.html

Stop TB Partnership WGNV Early Career Researcher Network virtual discussion session - 30 March 2023

Fri, Mar 24, 2023

On Thursday 30 March, the Working Group on New TB Vaccines Early Career Researcher Network is organizing a virtual discussion session. Dr. Alan Sher (NIAID/NIH) will talk about how to start up and maintain a successful research group, including managing the complex diversity of trainees while balancing the requirements and expectations of being a group leader. The session will take place at 6am PDT / 9am EDT / 3pm CEST and SAST / 6:30pm IST.

Register

KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA: Malaria Endgame - Virtual ePanel

Tue, Apr 21, 2020

The Malaria Endgame

Panelists: Gordon Awandare | Lemu Golassa |Lilian M Ang'ang'o | Fitsum G Tadesse

Covering the current state of the field, and future directions and challenges in the fight to eliminate malaria from endemic countries, this ePanel will highlight various aspects of disease prevention, treatment and control, including:

  • current state of vaccines
  • impact of co-infections in Africa
  • genetically modified mosquitos-benefits, risks and community engagement challenges
  • the disconnect between research and malaria control programs

To register please visit: https://virtual.keystonesymposia.org/ks/live/418/page/2223

TDR and WHO launch a research toolkit for digital technologies and TB

Mon, Nov 23, 2020

TDR, in partnership with the WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme (GTB), has developed an interactive web-based toolkit that supports national TB programmes and other partners to conduct implementation research designed to evaluate digital technologies for TB care. This is being launched today at a workshop taking place in Beijing, China.

“The WHO Global TB Programme and TDR are helping countries to collect evidence on innovative digital technologies to improve TB prevention and care,” said Tereza Kasaeva, Director of the WHO Global TB Programme. “The toolkit and the training course will help countries to mount more effective interventions and to contribute to global policy at this critical juncture when TB practitioners face the added challenge of COVID-19.”

For more information visit https://www.who.int/tdr/news/2020/WHO-TDR-Fact-Sheet-IR-Toolkit.pdf