REGISTRATION

• 07:00:00 - 08:00:00

Name: SERIGNE MAGUEYE GUEYE Chair, Local Organizing Committee

• 08:00:00 - 08:15:00

Name: NELSON SEWANKAMBO AFREhealth President

• 08:15:00 - 08:30:00

Chairs: Nelson Sewankambo & Soce Fall Rapporteur: Dr Djibril Wade
Name: AMBROSE TALISUNA World Health Organization
Name: CHEIKH FALL Institut Pasteur de DakarName: JEAN NACHEGA University of Pittsburgh
Name: THIERNO BALDE WHO Regional Emergency Hub in Sen

• 08:30:00 - 10:00:00
• Salle Senegal

• 10:00:00 - 10:30:00

BREAKOUT SESSION 1 ABSTRACT-DRIVEN SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS

BREAKOUT SESSION 1:1 CANCER RESEARCH
Chairs: Prisca Adejumo & Ndeye Fatou Ngom Gueye
Venue: Lac Rose

• 10:30:00 - 12:00:00

Title: Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening in Senegal: A Qualitative Study from Dakar and Kédougou Districts
Name: AHMADOU BABANA EL ALAOUI
Institution: University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago

• 10:30:00 - 10:40:00

Title: Autonomie des Femmes et Depistage du Cancer du Col de L’uterus au Senegal en 2024
Name: ADJA MAGUETTE DIAW
Institution: Institut de Santé et Développement

• 10:40:00 - 10:50:00

Title: Analyse de l’engagement des Bajenus gox lors de la navigation pour le dépistage du cancer du col de l’utérus, chez les femmes de 25 à 69 ans: état de 11 mois d’intervention
Name: FATOUMATA BINETOU DIONGUE
Institution: Cheikh Anta Diop University

• 10:50:00 - 11:00:00

Title: Adaptation et mise en œuvre d’un programme de navigation pour le dépistage du cancer du col de l’utérus en milieux urbains et ruraux au Sénégal
Name: IBRAHIMA NDIAYE
Institution: Cheikh Anta Diop University

• 11:00:00 - 11:10:00

Title: Mise en œuvre d'un système d'information sanitaire avec REDCap pour le dépistage du cancer du col de l'utérus au Sénégal
Name: HILAIRE SARA SARR
Institution: Institut de Santé et Développement

• 11:10:00 - 11:20:00

Title: Analyse in silico du gène mitochondrial MT-CYB en relation avec le cancer du sein
Name: FATIMATA MBAYE
Institution: University Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar

• 11:20:00 - 11:30:00

Title: Papillomavirus humain haut risque : prévalence cervicale et facteurs de risque associés chez les femmes reçues au laboratoire de biologie médicale de l’Hôpital Militaire de Ouakam
Name: PAPA ALY THIAM GUEYE
Institution: Ouakam Military Hospital

• 11:30:00 - 11:40:00

• 11:40:00 - 12:00:00

Building a Sustainable Health Workforce - Strengthening Postgraduate Medical Education through Global Health Partnerships
Convener: King’s Global Health Partnerships (KGHP) / King’s College London
Venue: Sine

• 10:30:00 - 12:00:00
• Sine

Advancing Medicine and Vaccine Safety Surveillance in Africa: Insights from the Saving Lives and Livelihoods Pharmacovigilance Program
Convener: Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI), Makerere University
Venue: Salle Senegal

• 10:30:00 - 12:00:00
• Salle Senegal

Lunch

• 12:00:00 - 13:00:00

Convener: GloCare-ASSM
Chairs: Serigne Gueye & Prof Tammary Rotich
Rapporteur: Aminata Adiara
Venue: Salle Senegal

Speakers: PRITHY RAMLACHAN (South Africa)
ARTHUR BURNETT (USA)
ELNA RUDOLPH (South Africa)

Panel: BÉATRICE CUZIN (France)
TAMMARY ROTICH (Kenya)
MADINA NDOYE (Senegal)

• 13:00:00 - 14:30:00
• Salle Senegal

BREAKOUT SESSION 2 ABSTRACT-DRIVEN SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS

• 14:30:00 - 16:00:00

Chair: Ousseynou Ka
Venue: Lac Rose

• 14:30:00 - 16:00:00
• Lac Rose

Title: Bionomics of Anopheles gambiae s.i., Human Behavior Observation and Malaria Transmission in Central and
Southeastern Senegal
Name: NDEYE SENY DIAGNE
Institution: Cheikh Anta Diop University

• 14:30:00 - 14:40:00

Title: Demographics, Clinical Outcomes, and Management of Sickle Cell Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multinational Hospital-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
Name: JEAN NACHEGA
Institution: University of Pittsburgh

• 14:40:00 - 14:50:00

Title: Applied Bayesian frailty modelling to ascertain factors promulgating Tuberculosis mortality in Botha Bothe district, Lesotho
Name: PETER NYASULU
Institution: Stellenbosch University

• 14:50:00 - 15:00:00

Title: Gaps in Vaccine Research in Africa: A Mixed Scoping Review and Bibliometric Analysis Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Name: JEAN NACHEGA
Institution: University of Pittsburgh

• 15:00:00 - 15:10:00

Title: Implementation of mobile game interventions to improve ART adherence among adolescents living with HIV on the use of in Eswatini
Name: PETER NYASULU
Institution: Stellenbosch University

• 15:10:00 - 15:20:00

Title: Bionomics Characteristics of Anopheles Species and Malaria Transmission in Senegambian Border Areas in Senegal
Name: EDOUARD GUEDJ TINE
Institution: Cheikh Anta Diop University

• 15:20:00 - 15:30:00

Title: Partnering with a government health center to empower community drug shops to deliver oral PrEP to female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda
Name: CATHERINE NAKAYE
Institution: Makerere University

• 15:30:00 - 15:40:00

Discussion

• 15:40:00 - 16:00:00

Chairs: Rose Nabirye & Ndeye R. Diagne Gueye
Venue: Saloum

• 14:00:00 - 16:00:00
• Saloum

Title: Status of EMTCT in 10 University Teaching and Referral Hospitals in Kenya
Name: RUTH NDUATI
Institution: University of Nairobi

• 14:30:00 - 14:40:00

Title: Promoting husbands’ participation in birth preparedness and complication readiness in The Gambia: implications for gender transformation
Name: RICHARD MALIRAKWENDA
Institution: Seed Global Health

• 14:40:00 - 14:50:00

Title: Improving the quality of maternal and newborn care through standard-based audits at Limbe Health Centre in Blantyre, Malawi
Name: RICHARD MALIRAKWENDA
Institution: Seed Global Health

• 14:50:00 - 15:00:00

Title: Enhancing postpartum hemorrhage management among Tanzanian student nurse-midwives through simulation-based education method
Name: ROSE FAUSTINE
Institution: Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College

• 15:00:00 - 15:10:00

Title: Preconception Knowledge about Couple Contribution to Sickle Cell Disease Transmission among Women Attending Antenatal Care in Kawempe National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Name: CHARLES KINATAAMA
Institution: Makerere University

• 15:10:00 - 15:20:00

Discussion

• 15:20:00 - 16:00:00

Chair: Mohamed Lemine Gohi
Venue: Sine

Panel:
Name: AIDA SYLLA
National Center Fann University Hospital, Senegal

Name: ZEINABOU BRAHIM SALECK
Sahel Foundation, Mauritania

Name: MAIMOUNA DIEYE
Ministry of Health and Social Action, Senegal

• 14:30:00 - 16:00:00

The Role of Academic Institutions in Building Resilient Health Systems in Africa through Research, Innovation, and Technical Support
Convener: Infectious Diseases Institute, Global Health Security Department
Venue: Salle Senegal

• 14:30:00 - 16:00:00
• Salle Senegal

Pragmatic Steps for Strengthening and Implementing Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (IPECP) in Africa
Convener: AFREhealth IPECP Technical Working Group
Venue: Falémé

• 14:30:00 - 16:00:00
• Falémé

Poster Session

• 16:00:00 - 16:30:00

Chairs: Serigne M. Gueye & Georgina Yeboah
Venue: Salle Senegal

• 16:30:00 - 18:00:00

Name: SERIGNE MAGUEYE GUEYE
Chair, Local Organizing Committee- GloCaRe

• 16:30:00 - 16:40:00

Name: NELSON SEWANKAMBO
African Forum for Research and Education in Health

• 16:40:00 - 16:50:00

Name: MOCTAR TOURE
National Academy of Sciences, Senegal

• 17:00:00 - 17:10:00

Name: MAMADOU SARR
Université Rose Dieng France Sénégal

• 17:00:00 - 17:10:00

Name: ROGER GLASS
CMB Foundation

• 17:10:00 - 17:20:00

Name: KEITH MARTIN
Consortium of Universities for Global Health

• 17:20:00 - 17:30:00

Name: IBRAHIM SY
Minister for Health, Senegal

• 17:30:00 - 17:40:00

Topic:Santé publique dans un contexte de mondialisation: Défis et perspectives
Name: ADAMA FAYE
Cheikh Anta Diop University

• 17:40:00 - 18:00:00

BREAKOUT SESSION 3: ABSTRACT-DRIVEN SESSIONS

• 08:30:00 - 10:00:00

Chairs: Patricia Katowa-Mukwato & Mamadou Mbacké Leye
Venue: Sine

8.30 – 8.45: Key Factors for Successful Implementation of a Trauma Nursing Course Across Clinical and Cultural Contexts in East Africa — Josephine N. Najjuma, Makerere University of Science and Technology
8.45 – 9.00: Barriers and Facilitators of Simulation-Based Training in Stroke Nursing Management at a Hospital in Southwestern Uganda (Qualitative) — Josephine N. Najjuma, Makerere University of Science and Technology
9.00 – 9.15: The Interplay of Sense of Coherence and Professional Identity Formation: Insights from Ugandan Nursing and Midwifery Educators — Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda, Makerere University
9.15 – 9.30: Virtual Training of LMIC Medical Residents and Fellows — Maarten Bosland, University of Illinois at Chicago
9.30 – 9.45: Experiences of Stellenbosch University medical students undertaking longitudinal integrated training in their final year (Exploratory study) — Ian Couper, Stellenbosch University
9.45 – 10.00: Discussion

• 08:30:00 - 10:00:00
• Sine

Chair: Ruth Emboyoga & Cheikh Sadibou Boye
Venue: Saloum

8.30 – 8.40: Interprofessional Educational Program on Perinatal Mental Health: Perspectives of Health Students in Two African Countries — Victoria Bam, KNUST
8.40 – 8.50: IPE & Collaborative Practice for Sustainable HIV Service Delivery: Experiences from Uganda — Shardrack Wanyina, Makerere University
8.50 – 9.00: Perceptions of Health Care Professionals on IPE after Simulation Training in Lesotho — Pule Solomon Moabi, Scott College of Nursing
9.00 – 9.10: Collaborative & Multidisciplinary Research Mentorship in Low-Resource Settings in Zimbabwe — Danai Tavonga Zhou, University of Zimbabwe
9.10 – 9.20: Interprofessional collegiality and work-related abuse among health care workers in Eastern Uganda (Mixed methods cross-sectional) — Solomon Wani, Busitema University
9.20 – 9.30: Advancing IPE & Quality Improvement to Strengthen Africa’s HIV Healthcare Workforce: Lessons from EIPHIV-U Regional Partners — Shardrack Wanyina, Makerere University
9.30 – 10.00: Discussion

• 08:30:00 - 10:00:00
• Saloum

STRIPE HIV: Lessons Learned from Academic-Government Collaborations
Convener: University of California, San Francisco
Venue: Salle Senegal

• 08:30:00 - 10:00:00
• Salle Senegal

Coffee Break

• 10:00:00 - 10:30:00

Chair: Pr Fatou Bintou Sarr & & Nthabiseng Phaladze
Rapporteur: Cheikhou A Kane
Venue: Salle Senegal

10.30 – 10.45: Research, Technology, and AI: The New Dawn in Healthcare Delivery — Lydia Aziato, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ghana
10.45 – 11.00: Unlocking the Potential of AI in Africa — Akbar Waljee, University of Michigan
11.00 – 11.15: Health and Data — Gaoussou Camara, University Alioune Diop
11.15 – 11.30: Artificial Intelligence in Health: A New Approach to Diagnosing Skin Diseases on Dark Skin — Cheik Sarr, University Iba Der Thiam of Thiès
11.30 – 12.00: Discussion

• 10:30:00 - 12:00:00
• Salle Senegal

Lunch

• 12:00:00 - 13:00:00

BREAKOUT SESSION 4 (ABSTRACT-DRIVEN SESSIONS & WORKSHOPS)

• 13:00:00 - 14:30:00

BREAKOUT SESSION 4:1 HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING AND SERVICE DELIVERY
Chair: Fatou Samba Ndiaye
Venue: Lac Rose

1.00 – 1.15: Evaluation of the HSS impact over two years of Partners In Health support to primary care facilities in Kono District, Sierra Leone — Yusupha Dibba, Partners In Health, Sierra Leone
1.15 – 1.30: Reflections on Healthcare Leadership in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa during COVID-19 — Serela Ramklass, University of KwaZulu-Natal
1.30 – 1.45: Developing a Clinical Mentorship & Leadership Programme to Strengthen Healthcare Delivery in Sierra Leone — Aneesah Peersaib, Kings Global Health Partnerships – Sierra Leone
1.45 – 2.00: Analyse des Couts des Traitements Endodontiques des Dents Permanentes à la Clinique d’Odontologie et de Stomatologie de Dakar — Mbathio Diop, Cheikh Anta Diop University
2.00 – 2.15: Implementing a Patient Monitoring System in a Low-Resource Setting — Daniel Mwale, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
2.15 – 2.30: Discussion

• 13:00:00 - 14:30:00
• Lac Rose

Chair: Maarten Bosland
Venue: Saloum

Name: COUMBA TOURE KANE
Cheikh Anta Diop University

Name: EMILIA NOORMAHOMED
Eduardo Mondlane University

Name: BECAYE FALL
Directorate of Health, Senegal

Name: MODUPE KUTI
University of Ibadan

• 13:00:00 - 14:30:00
• Saloum

Strengthening the Health Workforce: How ECHO is Building a Sustainable Health Workforce to Meet Africa’s Health Priorities
Convener: ECHO AFRICA
Venue: Salle Senegal

• 13:00:00 - 14:30:00
• Salle Senegal

Enhancing Communication and Presentation Skills for Health Professions Educators: A Needs-Based, Interactive Workshop
Convener: Meducate Global
Venue: Sine

• 13:00:00 - 14:30:00
• Sine

Chairs: Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde & Nthabiseng Phaladze
Rapporteur: Ousseynou Ndiaye
Venue: Salle Senegal

Name: TEGBAR YIGZAW SEDENKIE
Jhpiego Rwanda

Name: KEITH MARTIN
Consortium of Universities for Global Health

Name: ZEHIRUN ABEBE BEKELE
University of Global Health Equity

Name: CHAMPION N. NYONI
WHO AFRO

Name: MAMADOU SARR
IPD Senegal

• 14:30:00 - 16:00:00
• Salle Senegal

Poster Session

• 16:00:00 - 16:30:00

Chair: Nelson Sewankambo & Georgina Yeboah
Venue: Salle Senegal

• 16:30:00 - 18:00:00

BREAKOUT SESSION 5: ABSTRACT-DRIVEN SESSIONS

• 08:30:00 - 10:00:00

Chairs: Aloysius Gonzaga & Modeste Ogougbemy
Venue: Saloum
08.30 – 08.45: Scoping Current Opportunities for Health Professions Education in Eastern, Southern, and Western Africa — Sarah Welch, Northwestern University
08.45 – 09.00: Perceptions, Attitudes, and Barriers Towards the Implementation of Virtual Reality in Health Profession Training Institutions in Uganda — Kenneth Nkangi, Makerere University
09.00 – 09.15: ECHO-GENDER LEADERSHIP SEN: Reinforcing Women’s Leadership in Higher Education in Senegal — Halimatou Diop-Ndiaye, Cheikh Anta Diop University
09.15 – 09.30: Building Neurology Research Capacity in LMICs: Trainee Experiences and Systemic Barriers in Uganda — Scovia Nalugo Mbalinda, Makerere University
09.30 – 09.45: Innovation is Formed in Community — Ian Couper, Stellenbosch University
09.45 – 10.00: Discussion

• 08:30:00 - 10:00:00
• Saloum

Chair: Cheikhna Sylla & Victoria Bam
Venue: Sine
08.40 – 08.50: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Health Service Delivery in Botswana: Health Managers’ Perspectives — Nthabiseng Phaladze, University of Botswana
08.50 – 09.00: Rural-Urban Disparities in Double Burden of Malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa — Anesu Marume, University of Zimbabwe
09.00 – 09.10: ECHO LABO BONNES PRATIQUES au Sénégal — Halimatou Diop-Ndiaye, Cheikh Anta Diop University
09.10 – 09.20: Diet and Sociodemographic Predictors of Malnutrition in Urban Zimbabwe — Simbarashe Kasanzu, Chinhoyi University of Technology
09.20 – 09.30: CUGH Capacity Strengthening Platform Ambassadors Program — Josephine Nabaweesi, CUGH Platform
09.30 – 09.40: TEACH AMS ECHO: Digital Tool to Strengthen AMS in Malawi — Hope Michael Chadwala, Ministry of Health, Malawi
09.40 – 10.00: Discussion

• 08:30:00 - 10:00:00
• Sine

Chair: Maguette Sylla Niang & Onesmus Gachuno
Venue: Lac Rose
08.40 – 08.50: Leveraging WHO Health Alert Platform to Enhance Worker Well-being — Courtney Moxley, Reach Digital Health
08.50 – 09.00: Burnout Among Healthcare Workers in Nigeria — Olabisi Elisha Oluwatobi, WAIARSED
09.00 – 09.10: Sustainable Health Workforce Development in Zimbabwe — Miriro Muvoti, University of Zimbabwe
09.10 – 09.20: Barriers & Facilitators of Preceptorship in Eastern Uganda — Solomon Wani, Busitema University
09.20 – 09.30: COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among Workers in Botswana — Nthabiseng Phaladze, University of Botswana
09.30 – 09.40: Low-Cost Open-Source Medical Devices for SDG 2030 — Jorge Otero, University of Barcelona
09.40 – 10.00: Discussion

• 08:30:00 - 10:00:00

Chair: Mouhamed Ly & Thandie Mwalukomo
Venue: Falémé
08.30 – 08.50: Climate Resilience, Food Security & Health Integration — Nick Bass, East London NHS Foundation Trust
08.50 – 09.10: Résilience sanitaire des femmes et des filles face aux risques climatiques — Mamadou Ndong Toure, Université Gaston Berger
09.10 – 09.30: Diabetes Mellitus & Climate Change — Hauwa Bako, Ahmadu Bello University
09.30 – 10.00: Discussion

• 08:30:00 - 10:00:00
• Falémé

Strategies for Developing Open Education Resources (OER) with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health Professions Education
Convener: AFREhealth and ScholarRx
Venue: Salle Senegal

• 08:30:00 - 10:00:00
• Salle Senegal

Coffee Break

• 10:00:00 - 10:30:00

Chair: Aminata Ndiaye & Sarah Kiguli
Rapporteur: Aminata Aïdara
Venue : Salle Senegal
10.30 – 10.50: Research, Reveal, Reflect, Reform: Empowering Resilience in African Health Systems — Oladele Ogunseitan, CUGH
10.50 – 11.10: Understanding the Gap: Role of One Health Researchers & Policymakers in Climate Crisis — Umar Ibrahim, Federal University Dutse
11.10 – 11.30: Challenges & Opportunities of Climate Change & Health for Future Societies — Sokhna Thiam, Environment Climate Health Group, WARO
11.30 – 12.00: Discussion

• 10:30:00 - 12:00:00
• Salle Senegal

Lunch

• 12:00:00 - 13:00:00

BREAKOUT SESSION 6 (ABSTRACT-DRIVEN SESSIONS & WORKSHOPS

• 13:00:00 - 14:30:00

Chair: Ndeye Mbombe Dieng
Venue: Salle Senegal
Panelists:
Prisca Olabisi Adejumo — University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Darlinda F. Jiba — Ministry of Health & Sanitation, Sierra Leone
Maty Diagne Camara — Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal
Discussion: 2.10 – 2.30

• 13:00:00 - 14:30:00
• Salle Senegal

Discussion

• 14:10:00 - 14:30:00

Reflections and Next Steps: Reimagining Health Professions Education for Regional Impact and Beyond
Convenors: Northwestern University, Stellenbosch University, FAIMER, African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation
Venue: Sine

• 13:00:00 - 14:30:00
• Sine

From Learning to Action - Assessing the Impact of Healthcare Continuing Education Courses
Conveners: Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec, University of Botswana, Medical College of Wisconsin, Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education
Venue: bafing

• 13:00:00 - 14:30:00

Chairs: Keith Martin & Issakha Diallo
Rapporteur: Dr François Loret
Venue: Salle Senegal

The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated health and well-being as political and development priorities, yet progress toward health-related SDGs remains off track. With 2025–2028 offering a critical window of opportunity, this panel will explore strategies to accelerate universal health coverage, strengthen primary health care, and bolster health security. Discussions will focus on empowering national leadership, promoting gender equality, fostering partnerships, and ensuring a measurable impact at the country level. The session will highlight how collective global action can revitalize commitments, sustain resilient health systems, and advance health equity for all.

AKUA SENA DANSUA - Council on Foreign Relations, Ghana

Nelson Sewankambo — Makerere University
Papa Salif Sow — National Academy of Sciences
Joe Kolars — University of Michigan
Libasse Mboup — IRESSEF
Cédric Colmar — VetAgro

• 14:30:00 - 16:00:00
• Salle Senegal

Chairs: Georgina Yeboah & Coumba Toure-Kane
Venue: Salle Senegal
4.30 – 4.40: Highlights of the Conference — Coumba Toure-Kane
4.40 – 4.50: Message from AFREhealth President — Nelson Sewankambo
4.50 – 5.10: Awards Presentation — Nelson Sewankambo & Georgina Yeboah
5.10 – 5.15: Highlights of 9th Annual Conference — Pauline Byakika
5.15 – 5.20: Vote of Thanks — Georgina Yeboah
5.20 – 5.30: Closing — Daouda Ngom, Minister of Higher Education, Senegal

• 16:00:00 - 17:30:00
• Salle Senegal