Managing Zoonotic Infectious Diseases in Africa: The Key Role of the One Health Approach
Chair - Dr. Misheck Mulumba
Vice-Chair - Dr. William Amanfu
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Workshop Description
The Inaugural Africa One Health Network (AfOHNet) Workshop 2022 will provide AfOHNet members a pan-African networking opportunity for multi-disciplinary engagement with a mission of strengthening disease detection, diagnoses, and reporting in African nations collaborating across the continent. The Workshop will include a mixture of keynote panel presentations, dedicated thematic sessions, and lively discussions and debates on the challenges that impact building an integrated, non-duplicative One Health scientific network by sharing best practices and lessons learned from established One Health initiatives. The 5-day conference will also include a hackathon, breakout workshops, and working group panels to enrich regional collaborations, networking, and encourage and promote a new generation of young One Health leadership across Africa.
Attendees will be selected via a competitive abstract submission process, with priority given to AfOHNet members. Participation will entail either oral or poster presentations on topics related to the implementation of One Health concepts across Africa. Travel and registration costs will be covered for a limited number of participants based on evaluation of selected participants and with consideration given to the date of abstract submission.
The primary Workshop Topics to be addressed include:
Track 1: Science Confidence– Making the Connection between One Health Science and Global Health Security
Track 2: COVID-19 Resiliency and Recovery Success Stories
Track 3: Innovative One Health Approaches to Biosurveillance
Track 4: Best Practices of One Health Risk Communication
Track 5: Activation of a One Health Network: Moving from Theory to Practice
Track 6: New Technologies for Low-Resource Settings