COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine (IFAPP), Fundisa African Academy of Medicines Development

Fundisa African Academy of Medicines Development, together with the International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine (IFAPP), will offer a free webinar on regional COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Scientific experts from the African region will address the management of the pandemic from their perspectives as follows:

  • Prof. Rhoda Wanyenze, Dean of Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), Kampala, Uganda: “COVID-19 – Experiences from Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, and Nigeria
  • Prof. Charles Wiysonge, Director of Cochrane South Africa, Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa: “Vaccine Policy, Usage and Vaccine Hesitancy in South Africa
  • Prof. Elmien du Plessis, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Northwest University, Potchefstroom, SouthAfrica: “Legal Responses to the Pandemic in South Africa, including Human Rights Considerations

The webinar will be moderated by:

  • Dr med Bernd Rosenkranz, FFPM, Prof. em. (Stellenbosch University), President, Fundisa African Academy of Medicines Development, Visiting Scientist Institute for Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
  • Prof. Wolfgang Preiser, Head: Division of Medical Virology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Tygerberg, South Africa
 

Date

18 November 2021 - 13:00 GMT
 
Organized by: International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine (IFAPP), Fundisa African Academy of Medicines Development
 

Location

Online Event
 

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