Conference Programme
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Programme – Virtual
DAY 1
Saturday 22/10/2022
Session Block 1
Plenary
09.00 – 09.10
Opening and Welcome: Professor Wim de Villiers, Rector & Vice Chancellor, Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa.
09.10 – 09.20
Welcome Remarks: Professor Elmi Muller, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stellenbosch University (SU), South Africa
09.20 – 10.20
Session Chair: Professor Portia Jordan
Keynote & Leadership Address: Dr Elisabet Sahtouris, Evolutionary Biologist & Futurist, Chaminade University, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Evolutionary Cycles of Maturation: from Hostilities to Harmonies
An evolution biologist traces this maturation process from our most ancient bacterial ancestors to the ways of ecosystems and ourselves, even showing how it points us to solutions for contemporary crises in economics and politics. Nature thus guides us in our inevitable transition from an age of competitive empire building to caring & sharing communities of the future.
10.20 – 10.30
Musical Performance
10.30 – 10.35
Sponsor Showcase
10.35 – 10.50
Tea Break & Poster Session – EXPO
Session Block 2
Track 1 – Implementation Science and Capacity Building
10.50 – 12.40
Individual Paper Presentations and Panels
Session Chair: Dr Aaron Yarmoshuk
Session Chair: Professor Peter Nyasulu
Session Chair: Dr James Alaro
10.50 – 11.10
Health systems resilience during the covid19 pandemic public health emergency: The role of existing community health structures in rural Malawi
Dr Juliet Charity Yauka Nyasulu, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Collaborative online international learning (Cvelop Haitian rehabilitation teachers mastering problem-based learning approach.
Ms Carmen Ramon-Moliner, Ms Wood Guerlin Tellus, Université Episcopale d’Haiti
Building the next generation of biomedical engineering researchers in HIV/TB Diagnostics in Mali (B-NextGen program).
Dr Maiga Almoustapha Issiaka, University Clinical Research Center/SEREFO, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Medicine and Odonto-Stomatology, University of Sciences, Techniques, and Technologies of Bamako, Mali, West Africa.
11.15 – 11.35
The Intention to Use Automated Burn Diagnosis among Clinicians in the African Context- A Cross Sectional Study Using PLS-SEM Analysis
Ms Zara Taha, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Synthesising a Geodatabase of Surgical Care Facilities in India
Ms Sharvari Mande, Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Government Medical College, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
Knowledge and Practices Regarding COVID-19 Prevention and Vaccination among COVID-19 Response Programme Implementers in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional Study
Dr Aung Than Oo, Rotary Peace Fellowship at Makerere University, Uganda
11.40 – 12.40
Panel #1
Integrated Knowledge Translation for NCDs: Stories from 5 African countries
Panellists: Firaol Mesfin, Talitha Mpando, Bonny Balugaba, Peter Delobelle, Seleman Ntawuyirushintege
Dr Nasreen Jessani (Moderator) Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Panel #2
Understanding the road travelled by female academics and researchers
Panellists: Dr Desiree Govender, Dr Brenda De Gama, Professor Petra Brysiewicz, Dr Nisha Nadesan-Reddy, Professor Suvira Ramlall, Dr Heidi Matisonn
Professor Fatima Suleman (Moderator) University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
12.40 – 13.40
Lunch Break, Networking & Poster Session – All tracks: Please see Below for List of Posters per Track
13.40 – 13.50
Sponsor Showcase
Session Block 3
Track 2 – Non-Communicable Diseases & Infectious Diseases
Session Chair: Dr Nyambura Mwagiru
Session Chair: Professor Peter Nyasulu
Session Chair: Dr Dilshad Tung
Session Chair: Dr Aaron Yarmoshuk
13.50 – 14.10
Synthesizing a Geodatabase of Surgical Care Facilities in India
Ms Sharvari Mande, Association for Socially Applicable Research (ASAR), Pune, Maharashtra
Politics vs. Policy: Weaponized vaccines drive COVID-19 deaths in Taiwan and Hong Kong
Dr Alexander Lundberg, Buehler Center for Health Policy and EconomicsNorthwestern University, USA
Experience of care for hypertension and diabetes among adults living with HIV in Tanzania
Dr Theresia Ambrose Ottaru, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania
Perspectives on Sustainable health and multi-sectoral collaborations in Uganda in the COVID-19 period
Dr Rawlance Ndejjo, Makerere University, Uganda
14.15 – 14.35
The Existence of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater and Sewage as a Determinant in COVID-19 Transmission: A Systematic Review
Ms Bernadette Mejia St. Louis University, Baguio City, Philippines
Effectiveness of Rifapentine Plus Isoniazid Compared with Isoniazid in Preventing Active Tuberculosis in HIV Infected Adults- Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Mr Precious Ilueme, Program Officer, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Nigeria
How to monitor differentiated HIV testing services at national scale? Digitizing client records from routine testing registers using ScanForm technology in Malawi
Ms. Leah Goeke, Quantitative Engineering Design, (QED.ai), Pittsburgh, USA
COVID-19 and Complicated Sinusitis, a Case-Series and Review of the Literature
Dr Lindokuhle Andile Sibiya Head Of Discipline: Otorhinolaryngology, University of KwaZulu Natal, Nelson Mandela School of Medicine, South Africa
14.35 – 15.00
Tea Break, Networking & Poster Session – All tracks – EXPO
Session Block 4
Track 1 – Implementation Science and Capacity Building
15h00 – 15h20
Session Chair: Dr Aaron Yarmoshuk
Strengthening Rabies Elimination Program In India: Analysis of Current Scenario and Future Prospects
Ms Padmavathy Krishna Kumar, Association for Socially Applicable Research(ASAR), India
15h20 – 15h40
My condition is my secret”: perspectives of HIV positive female sex workers on differentiated service delivery models in Kampala Uganda
Ms Lydia Atuhaire, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
15h40 – 16h00
Impact of COVID_19 pandemic on academic global health programs – results of a large international survey
Professor Quentin Eichbaum, Program Director Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA
16.00 – 17.00
Panel
Dr How can videos shared through social media be leveraged to shift vaccine perceptions among underserved populations?
Dr Jamie Johnston (Moderator), Stanford Center for Health Education, Stanford University
Panel
How can digital health education tools support capacity-building efforts for community health workers?
Panellists:
- Erika Tribett, MPH (Digital Medic, an initiative of the Stanford Center for Health Education)
- Nophiwe Job, MSc (Digital Medic, an initiative of the Stanford Center for Health Education)
- Carey Westgate, MPH (Community Health Impact Coalition)
Dr. Victoria Ward (Moderator) (Digital Medic, an initiative of the Stanford Center for Health Education) Stanford University, USA
17.00 – 17.10
Musical Performance
17.10 – 17.15
Sponsor Showcase
17.15
End of Day 1, Networking & Poster Session – All tracks: Please see Below for List of Posters per Track
*Programme subject to change.
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DAY 2
Sunday 23/10/2022
Tracks & Sub-Themes
T3 – Human Rights & Equity
T4 – Environment & Climate Change
Session Block 5
Track 3 – Human Rights & Equity
09.00 – 09.20
The Lived experiences of Zimbabwean Refugee Mothers of Disabled children in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
Mr Willson Tarusarira, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Children with severe acute malnutrition: Exploring their oral-sensorimotor skills, swallowing and communication characteristics
Ms Casey Jane Eslick, University of Pretoria and Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa
09.25 – 09.45
Sustainable development initiative in Haiti: how we trained and built a rehabilitation workforce in a low-income country
Mr James Antoine, Université Épiscopale d’Haïti
Towards high quality lower limb prosthetics service delivery in Namibia: Adherence to global policy standards
Mr Christopher Likando, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
09.50 – 10.10
Ukrainian Trauma System Provision Through War and Peace
Mr Arin Mahmoud, Royal London Hospital, UK
10.10 – 10.30
Tea Break & Networking & Poster Session
Session Block 6
Session Chair: Dr Juliet Nyasulu
10.30 – 10.50
Perceptions towards Patients’ Participation in Promoting Hand Hygiene among Health Care Workers in Uganda
Dr Esther Buregyeya, Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda
Panel
Visual impairment, inequality and inclusion in South Africa
Panellists: Dr Xanthe Hunt, Professor Heidi Lourens, Dr Michelle Botha, Prof Leslie Swartz
Dr Brian Watermeyer (Moderator), Stellenbosch University South Africa
10.50 – 11.10
From Anthropocene to Symbioscene: A new materialist perspective on health in relation to the climate change crisis
Ms Lynn Hendricks, Stellenbosch University, South Africa Co-authors: Julies, R. Hannes, K., Young T.
11.10 – 11.30
Influence of Anthropogenic Activities on Nyangongo Wetland Ecosystem in Nyaribari Chache Sub-County, Kisii County, Kenya
Mr Ogechi Benneton, Moi University, Kenya
Plenary
Keynote and Leadership Address
11.45 – 12.45
Session Chair: Dr Dilshad Tung
The rise (and fall?) of South Africa’s HIV epidemic
Professor Frank Tanser, School of Data Science and Computational Thinking, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
12.45 – 13.45
Lunch Break: Networking & Poster Session – All tracks: Please see Below for List of Posters per Track
13.45 – 15.15
Session Chair: Dr Nyambura Mwagiru
Capacity Building Workshop: Researching and writing for impact Ms Zoe Mullan, The Lancet Global Health, UK
15.15 – 15.45
Tea Break: Networking & Poster Session – All tracks: Please see Below for List of Posters per Track
15.45 – 16.00
Musical Performance
16.00 – 17.00
Panel
Towards a more equitable global transition medicine: a rights-based approach to paediatric-to-adult health care transitions
Panellists: Dr Sheila Agyeiwaa Owusu, Dr Charles Martyn-Dickens, Dr Leah Rather, Dr Charles Hammond
Dr Michelle Munyikwa (Moderator), University of Pennsylvania, University of Development Studies, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kwame Nkruma University of Science and Technology, Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Plenary
Closing Plenary Session
17.00– 17.10
Professor Nico C Gey Van Pittius, Vice Dean, Research and Internationalisation, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stellenbosch University, South Africa
17.10– 17.20
Vote of Thanks: Professor Taryn Young, Executive Head, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stellenbosch University (SU)
17.20
End of Conference & Closing Credits
Welcome to In-Person Conference 28 – 30 October 2022, Protea Hotel, Stellenbosch, South Africa & Save the Date 2023 International Forum
*Programme subject to change.
**Please check your respective time zone to confirm the presentation time in your region.
Virtual Posters
Trek
T1 – Implementation Science & Capacity-building
T2 – Non-Communicable Diseases & NCDs & Infectious Diseases
T3 – Human Rights & Equity
1.
T1: Expanding faculty development using simulation-based medical education in Kisumu, Kenya
Ms Adrianna Pacheco, Institute for Global Health, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA
2.
T1: Virtual Global Health through Longitudinal Case-Based Rounds: A Bi-continental Medical Education Pilot Program
Mr Jay Bisen, Northwestern University, USA
3.
T1: Enabling access to safe surgery in rural Africa through technology enhanced supervision. Lessons from Malawi
Dr Jakub Gajewski, RCSI University of Health Sciences, Ireland
4.
T1: NIOMH-Aware Building a mental health awareness campaign in Nepal
Ms Avilasha Singh, Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Nepal
5.
T1: Implementing capacity building workshops on Evidence-Based Public Health across five sub-Saharan African countries: Implications for adapting training across contexts and circumstances
Dr Anke Rohwer, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
6.
T1: Developing a Primer for Quality Improvement in Global Health
Ms Anita Mulye & Dr Ashti A Doobay-Persaud Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health, Center for Global Health Education Northwestern University, USA
7.
T1: Evaluating the initial impact of Partners in Health’s Global Nurse Executive Fellowship
Ms Judy Khanyola, Chair, Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, University of Global Health Equity, Rwanda and Ms Luca Koritsanszky, Boston, USA
8.
T2: Experiences of HIV Positive Serostatus Disclosure to Sexual Partner Among Individuals in Discordant Couples in Mbarara City, Southwestern Uganda
Ms Atwijukiire Humphrey Bishop Stuart University
9.
T2: Facilitators and barriers to integrating hypertension and diabetes management within the HIV care platform for older adults living with HIV in western Kenya: Healthcare provider perspectives
Dr Jepchirchir Kiplagat, Research Fellow, Moi University, College of Health Sciences , Kenya
10.
T2: Predictors of Quality of Life Among Type 11 Diabetic Patients in Ghana: A Systematic Review
Ms Christine Ahiale, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
11.
T2: Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in a population living in Bomassa village, Republic of Congo
LOBALOBA INGOBA Line Pamphile, Congo, Brazaville, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon 4- Wildlife Conservation Society 5-Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
12.
T3: To Care for the Cut: Interdisciplinary Care and Support for Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
Ms Jessica Ibrahim Puri, MPH, Northwestern University, USA
13
T3: Predictors of Health Related Quality of Life Among the Aged in West African Countries: A Systematic Review
Mr Seth Kwasi Frimpong Adjei, Ghana Health Service, Ghana
14.
T3: Improving access to COVID-19 vaccines: an analysis of TRIPS waiver discourse among WTO Members, civil society organizations, and pharmaceutical industry stakeholders
Ms Anna Wong, WHO Collaborating Centre for Governance, Accountability and Transparency in the Pharmaceutical Sector, University of Toronto, Canada
15.
T3: Impact and Perceptions of Continued Medical Education Opportunities Among Clinicians in Rural Ghana, A Case Study of the Novel Virtual Grand Rounds
Ms Angela Katelieva, University of British Columbia, Canada
16.
T3: Medical delivery drones as a tool to improve health equity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ms Brianne O’Sullivan, Western University, Canada
17.
T3: Maternal Moments: Gaining Competence Around Disease
Ms Annika Agarwal, University of Pittsburgh, USA
18.
T3: A protocol for a systematic review assessing the costs and cost-effectiveness of accessing quality post-injury care for injured persons in low to middle-income countries
Mr Francis Kwame Salman, MPhil Health Systems, Stellenbosch University
19.
Evaluation of Feasibility and Accessibility of Facility-Based Adherence Clubs (FACs) in Khomas Region for Namibia’s ART Programme
Dr Tara Ahmadi, MD MPH Tufts Medical Center, Ministry of Health and Human Services in Namibia, Tufts University School of Medicine
20.
Seroprevalence of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in a population living in Bomassa village, Republic of Congo
Lobaloba Ingoba Line Pamphile, Congo, Brazaville, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon 4- Wildlife Conservation Society 5-Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
*Programme subject to change.
**Please check your respective time zone to confirm the presentation time in your region.
Programme -In-Person
DAY 1
Friday 28 October 2022
Session Block 1
Plenary Venue – Magnifica #4
08.00 – 09.00
Musical Performance – Mr Oluwagbenga Ajila- Cello; Mr Dawid Botes- Viola; Ms Gretna Heynike- Violin
08.00 – 09.00
Arrival & Registration
09.00 – 09.05
Opening: Professor Taryn Young, Executive Head, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stellenbosch University (SU)
09.05 – 09.15
Welcome Remarks: Professor Hester Klopper, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Strategy, Global and Corporate Affairs, Stellenbosch University (SU)
09.15 – 09.25
Remarks from Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH): Hon. Dr Keith Martin, MD, PC, Executive Director, CUGH, USA
09.25 – 10.20
Keynote and Leadership Speaker
Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, Founder, Gift of the Givers, South Africa
10.20 – 10.30
Performance – Ms Malika (Lueen Conning) Ndlovu , Performance Poet
10.30 – 10.40
Group Photo
10.40 – 11.00
Tea Break, Networking & Video Corner – Venue: Vista
Poster Session in Venue: Magnifica #5
Session Block 2
Track 1 Keynote – Implementation Science and Capacity Building
Plenary – Magnifica #4
11.00 – 11.40
Keynote and Leadership Speaker
Mr Josef Tayag, Senior Health Advisor, USAID
11.50 – 12.50
11.50 – 12.10
Training of humanitarian surgeons in South Africa
Professor Kathryn Chu, Centre for Global Surgery, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial evaluating interactive weekly mobile phone text messaging plus motivational interviewing versus standard of care in promotion of breastfeeding among women living with HIV in South Africa
Dr Moleen Dzikiti nee Zunza, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Applying predictive modeling to HIV retention across various contexts in South Africa and Nigeria through point-of-care tools.
Ms Shantelle Smith, Palindrome Data, South Africa
12.15 – 12.35
The knowledge, attitudes, and practices of nurse educators regarding evidence-based practice at nursing education institutions in Lesotho: exploratory and descriptive quantitative research
Ms. Tholoana Joyce Kamohelo, Maluti Adventist College, Lesotho
The Sharing Stories Project: Testing the feasibility and effectiveness of a WhatsApp-based parenting programme to promote playful caregiving and caregiver mental health in Zambia, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Ms Stefani Du Toit, Institute for Life Course Health Research
A pilot study on use of a rapid recency assay to distinguish recent from long-term HIV infection: findings from four districts in South Africa, April 2021—March 2022
Ms Sarah Aheron, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, South Africa
12.40 – 13.00
A leadership journey – combining the beats of different Enneagram types
Ms Wendy Wilson, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
The contribution of smokeless tobacco to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma risk in Africa: results from the ESSCAPE multicenter case control studies
Dr Hannah Simba, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO), Lyons, France
Pattern of Ward Admissions and Needs Assessment For Palliative Care Services Among In-Patients at Lagos University Teaching Hospital Idi-Araba Lagos Nigeria
Dr Babatunde Akodu, College of Medicine, University of Lagos and Lagos University Teaching Hospital Idi-Araba Lagos, Nigeria
13.00 – 14.00
Lunch Break, Networking & Poster Session, Video Corner
Session Block 4
14.00 – 15.00
Panel #1
Venue: Magnifica #1
African women leadership in academic global health: Mountains of work, silent voices.
Panellists: Professor Kathryn Chu, Global Surgery, SU, Professor Heike Geduld, Emergency Medicine,SU, Dr Lerato Pitso, WGH SA, Dr Grace Gwini, WGH SA
Dr Inge Kleinhans (Moderator) Women in Global Health South African, Chapter (WGHSA)
Panel #2
Venue: Magnifica #2
Engaging with adolescents in global health research.
Panellists: Ms Marguerite Marlow, Ms Tatenda Mawoyo, Ms Yeukai Chideys, Dr Christina Laurenzi
Dr Christina Laurenzi (Moderator) Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Panel #3
Venue: Magnifica #3
Re-envisioning Global Health competencies for the Global South aligned with local health needs and resources
Panellists: Emeritus Professor Usuf Chikte, Dr Ritika Tiwari, Professor Yogan Pillay
Professor Rene English (Moderator), Stellenbosch University, South Africa
15.00 – 15.30
Tea Break & Video Corner,
Networking & Poster Session
15.40 – 16.40
Panel
Venue: Magnifica #1
Collaboration for Evidence-based Healthcare and Public Health: building capacity and fostering collaboration across partners in Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Germany
Panellists: Dr Kufre Okop, Dr Jakob Burns, Professor Stephen Rulisa
Professor Taryn Young, (Moderator) Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Panel
Venue: Magnifica #2
Patient reported experience measures on HIV viral load testing at public health facilities in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A convergent mixed method study
Panellists: Ms Stefani Du Toit, Marguerite Marlow, Professor Sarah Skeen
Professor Mark Tomlinson (Moderator), Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Panel
Venue: Magnifica #3
Solutions to reduce Road Traffic crashes in South Africa
Panellists: Professor Kathryn Chu, Professor Heike Geduld, Professor Elmin Steyn, Prof Marion Sinclair
Associate Professor, Heike Geduld (Moderator), Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Welcome and Networking Reception – Friday 28 October 2022
17.10 – 19.00
Welcome Reception – Omega
16.30 – 17.00
Arrival and Networking
17.00 – 17.10
Opening and Welcome
Professor Nico C Gey van Pittius, Vice Dean, Research and Internationalization, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stellenbosch University
17.10 – 17.25
Performance – Ms Donne De Kock – Violin
17.25 – 17.45
Welcome Remarks and Launch
Women in Global Health South Africa Chapter
17.45 – 18.00
Performance – Gumboots
18.00 – 18.10
Vote of Thanks: Professor Karin Baatjes, Vice Dean, Learning and Teaching, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stellenbosch University
18.10
Performance – Woodwork Marimba Trio
18.10 – 19.00
Networking and Refreshments
DAY 2
Saturday 29 October 2022
Session Block 1
Plenary Venue – Magnifica 4
08.00 – 09.00
Musical Performance – Mr Oluwagbenga Ajila- Cello; Mr Dawid Botes- Viola; Ms Gretna Heynike- Violin
09.00 – 09.40
Track 3 – Human Rights & Equity
Keynote and Leadership Speaker
Professor Thuli Madonsela, The Law Trust Chair in Social Justice, Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University South Africa.
Session Block 2
09.50 – 10.30
09.50 – 10.10
Unlocking the Global Health Particularities of Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome.
Professor Peter Nyasulu, Stellenbosch University
Uptake of HIV care among pregnant women living with HIV before and after Option B+ policy implementation in South Africa
Ms Candice Hwang NIH Fogarty Global Health Fellow, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, USA
Baseline Survey of Knowledge, Attitude and Perception (KAP) study on Monkeypox among men and women in selected states in Nigeria
Mr Abara Erim, Nigeria Center for Disease Control, Nigeria
10.15 – 10.35
Biomedical Engineering Departments in Nigeria
Dr Matthew Glucksberg, Northwestern University, USA
Innovations to reduce morbidity and mortality related to the COVID-19 pandemic amongst people with diabetes in vulnerable communities, Cape Town, South Africa
Associate Professor Klaus von Pressentin, Division of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town
A qualitative analysis of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in Lagos, Nigeria: Client and provider perspectives on the plan, the process and the progress
Dr Oluchi Kanma-Okafor, University of Lagos, Nigeria
10.35 – 11.00
Tea Break; Networking & Poster Session; Video Corner
11.00 – 12.00
Panel
Venue: Omega
How Africa can develop a patient centered care workforce: Lessons from PaCeM-Afro.
Panellists: Professor Joseph Ngonzi, Ms Hilary Nassolo, Dr Prima Niwampira
Dr David Jolly Muganzi, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
Panel
Venue: Magnifica #3
Patient reported experience measures on HIV viral load testing at public health facilities in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A convergent mixed method study
Panellists: Dr Grace Shayo, Professor Lisa Hirschhorn
Professor Peter Karoli (Moderator), Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania
12.10 – 13.10
Capacity Building Workshop
Venue: Omega
12.15 – 13.15
The Quality of PMTCT in Mbeya, south western Tanzania: Are We Ready to Achieve the 95-95-95 Fast Track?
Mr Zablon Z. Joctan, (MD), University of Dar es Salaam-Mbeya College of Health and Allied Science (UDSM-MCHAS), Tanzania
Automated Prediction of HIV-Associated Cervical Cancer Patients Using Data Mining Techniques For Survival Analysis
Dr Oluwatosin Akinsola, Researcher, Northwestern University, Chicago
Consciousness and Personal Transformation – The One Solution for Governance, Health and Wellbeing.
Professor Shadrick Mazaza, African Conscious Institute, South Africa
12.15 – 13.15
Making the most of what we have”: A researcher’s account of using a traditional medicinal herb in Nigeria that treats various ailments.
Mr Felix Emeka Anyiam, Research & Data Scientist, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Challenges and enablers for implementation of WHO ‘Best buys’ interventions targeting risk factors of diabetes and hypertension in South Africa
Dr Jeannine Uwimana-Nicol, Stellenbosch University and University of Rwanda
13.15 – 14.00
Lunch Break
Session block 3
Plenary – Magnifica 4
14.00 – 14.40
Track 2 – Non-Communicable Diseases & Infectious Diseases
Keynote and Leadership Speaker
Professor Yogapragasen “Yogan” Pillay, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI)
14.50 – 15.50
14.50 – 15.10
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities’ health and access to healthcare in 6 LMICs
Dr Xanthe Hunt, Senior Researcher, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Socio-economic inequalities in the coverage of cervical cancer screening among women living with HIV in five Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Mr Derrick Bary Abila, Makerere University, Uganda
15.15 – 15.35
Building the next generation of biomedical engineering researchers in HIV/TB Diagnostics in Mali (B-NextGen program).
Professor Robert Leo Murphy, Northwestern University, USA
A Global Health Approach to Community-Engaged Medical Education: Developing a Fit-for-Purpose Physician Workforce
Associate Professor of Medicine Tracy Rabin, Yale School of Medicine/Yale University
15.40 – 16.00
Powering an Academic Medical Centre to Deliver Health Care in the Community in Uganda
Dr Brian Turigye, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda
Climate change and primary health care in Africa
Professor Bob Mash, Executive Head, Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, (FMHS), Stellenbosch University
16.00
Tea Break and End of Day 2, Networking & Poster Session
*Programme subject to change.
**Please check your respective time zone to confirm the presentation time in your region.
DAY 3
Sunday 30 October 2022
Session Block 1
Plenary Venue – Magnifica 4
08.00 – 09.00
Musical Performance – Mr Oluwagbenga Ajila- Cello; Mr Dawid Botes- Viola; Ms Gretna Heynike- Violin
09.00 – 09.40
Track 4 – Environment and Climate Change
Keynote and Leadership Speaker
Climate change, population migration and human nature: are we ready for the inevitable?
Professor Elmin Steyn, Associate Professor and Head, Division of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), Stellenbosch University, South Africa (SU)
09.50 – 10.50
Panel
Venue: Omega
Solutions to Address Climate Change-a race against time
Co-Panellist: Dr Greg Simpson DVM. PhD, Director and Co-founder of the Wildlife Forensic Academy, South Africa
Dr Keith Martin (Moderator), CUGH, USA
Panel
Venue: Magnifica #3
How to leverage collaboration to build an impactful research career in Africa.
Panellists: Dr David Muganzi, Professor Salome Maswime, Professor Heike Geduld, Professor Kathryn Chu
Ms Vanessa Dede Annan (Moderator), Stellenbosch University, AFREhealth Student community Southern African regional representative, South Africa
10.50 – 11.20
Venue: Tea Break, Networking & Video Corner
Session Block 2
Closing Plenary – Magnifica 4
11.20 – 11.30
A Word from Our Sponsors – Robert J Havey, MD, Institute of Global Health, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, USA
11.30 – 11.40
Musical Performance
11.40 – 12.00
Closing and Vote of Thanks: Professor Kathryn Chu, Director, Division of Global Surgery, CUGH Board Member, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) Stellenbosch University
12.00
End Conference and Buffet Lunch
*Programme subject to change.
**Please check your respective time zone to confirm the presentation time in your region.
In-Person Posters – Vista
Presentation Day
T1 – Implementation Science & Capacity-building
T2 – Non-Communicable Diseases & NCDs & Infectious Diseases
T3 – Human Rights & Equity
T4 – Environment & Climate Change
Day 1 – 28.10
T1: Attitudes and perceptions of postgraduate students towards use of artificial intelligence in public health
Ms Nandi Mwase, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Day 2 – 29.10
T1: Mentoring emerging health research leaders: perspectives from a South African Higher Education Institution
Dr Nisha Nadesan-Reddy, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
Day 1 – 28.10
T1: Implementing capacity building workshops on Evidence-Based Public Health across five sub-Saharan African countries: Implications for adapting training across contexts and circumstances
Dr Anke Rohwer, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Day 2 – 29.10
T1: Delay to start first elective surgical cases at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital from 01 September 2021 up to 28 February 2022
Dr Yidersal Demsie Denberu, Addis Ababa University School of Health Science, Ethiopia
Day 1 – 28.10
T3: The Sharing Stories Project: Testing the feasibility and effectiveness of a WhatsApp-based parenting programme to promote playful caregiving and caregiver mental health in Zambia, Tanzania, and Uganda
Ms Stefani Du Toit, Researcher at Institute for Life Course Health Research, South Africa
Day 2 – 29.10
T3: Building Infrastructure for Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response at the University of Lagos
Ms Kate Klein, Havey Institute for Global Health, Northwestern University, Northwestern University, USA
Day 1 – 28.10
T3: “What if I get sick, where shall I go?”: a qualitative investigation of healthcare engagement among young gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Nairobi, Kenya
Mr Samuel Waweru Mwaniki, University of Nairobi, Kenya/ University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Day 2 – 29.10
T3: Access to medicines for children in selected under-resourced communities in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa – Parents/Guardians perceptionsrancois
Dr Fatima Suleman, University of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
Day 1 – 28.10
T3: Case-crossover study between PM2.5 and hospital admissions for respiratory diseases in Pretoria
Dr Chantelle Howlett-Downing, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Day 2 – 29.10
T3: A protocol for a systematic review assessing the costs and cost-effectiveness of accessing quality post-injury care for injured persons in low to middle-income countries
Mr Francis Kwame Salman, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Day 1 – 28.10
T4: Association between air pollution and cardiovascular disease mortality in Cape Town, South Africa: Evidence of effect modification by apparent temperature
Professor Janine Wichmann, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Catalysing Global Health Innovation for Sustainable Development
Trek 1 – Implementation Science and Capacity Building
Trek 2 – Non-Communicable Diseases & Infectious Diseases
Trek 3 – Human Rights & Equity
Trek 4 – Environment and Climate Change
*Programme subject to change.
**Please check your respective time zone to confirm the presentation time in your region.
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Keynote and Leadership Speakers 2022
The virtual and in-person programme will include keynote and leadership addresses. Please see some of our speakers below. The In-person sessions will be live-streamed. Please visit the Registration page for more details on how to join these live sessions.
