Chairs: Nelson Sewankambo & Soce Fall
Rapporteur: Djibril Wade

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical gaps in preparedness and underscored the need for stronger public health systems, universal health coverage, and equitable access to vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics.  At the same time, the global crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution are compounding health threats, with women and girls disproportionately affected.  This panel will examine strategies to strengthen primary health care, enhance epidemic preparedness, and build resilient systems capable of protecting populations in an era of intersecting crises

• Ambrose Talisuna – World Health Organization
• Cheikh Fall – Institut Pasteur de Dakar
• Jean Nachega – University of Pittsburgh
• Thierno Balde – WHO Regional Emergency Hub in Senegal

• 10.30 – 10.40: 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
• 10.40 – 10.50: Autonomie des Femmes et Dépistage du Cancer du Col de l’Utérus au Sénégal en 2024
  Name: Adja Maguette Diaw — Institution: Institut de Santé et Développement
• 10.50 – 11.00: 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 Diong — Institution: Cheikh Anta Diop University
• 11.00 – 11.10: 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
• 11.10 – 11.20: 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
• 11.20 – 11.30: Analyse in silico du gène mitochondrial MT-CYB en relation avec le cancer du sein
  Name: Fatimata Mbaye — Institution: University Cheikh Anta Diop Dakar
• 11.30 – 11.40: 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
• 11.40 – 12.00: Discussion

• Prithy Ramlachan (South Africa)
• Arthur Burnett (USA)
• Elna Rudolph (South Africa)

• Béatrice Cuzin (France)
• Tammary Rotich (Kenya)
• Madina Ndoye (Senegal)

• 2.30 – 2.40: Bionomics of Anopheles gambiae s.l., Human Behavior Observation and Malaria Transmission in Central and Southeastern Senegal
  Name: Ndeye Seny Diagne — Institution: Cheikh Anta Diop University
• 2.40 – 2.50: 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
• 2.50 – 3.00: Applied Bayesian frailty modelling to ascertain factors promulgating Tuberculosis mortality in Botha Bothe district, Lesotho
  Name: Peter Nyasulu — Institution: Stellenbosch University
• 3.00 – 3.10: 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
• 3.10 – 3.20: Implementation of mobile game interventions to improve ART adherence among adolescents living with HIV in Eswatini
  Name: Peter Nyasulu — Institution: Stellenbosch University
• 3.20 – 3.30: Bionomics Characteristics of Anopheles Species and Malaria Transmission in Senegambian Border Areas in Senegal
  Name: Edouard Guedj Tine — Institution: Cheikh Anta Diop University
• 3.30 – 3.40: 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
• 3.40 – 4.00: Discussion

• 2.30 – 2.40: Status of EMTCT in 10 University Teaching and Referral Hospitals in Kenya
  Name: Ruth Nduati — Institution: University of Nairobi
• 2.40 – 2.50: Promoting husbands’ participation in birth preparedness and complication readiness in The Gambia: implications for gender transformation
  Name: Richard Malirakwenda — Institution: Seed Global Health
• 2.50 – 3.00: 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
• 3.00 – 3.10: Enhancing postpartum hemorrhage management among Tanzanian student nurse-midwives through simulation-based education method
  Name: Rose Faustine — Institution: Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College
• 3.10 – 3.20: 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
• 3.20 – 4.00: Discussion

• Aida Sylla — National Center Fann University Hospital, Senegal
• Zeinabou Brahim Saleck — Sahel Foundation, Mauritania
• Maimouna Dieye — Ministry of Health and Social Action, Senegal

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Coumba Toure Kane — Cheikh Anta Diop University
• Emilia Noormahomed — Eduardo Mondlane University
• Bécaye Fall — Directorate of Health, Senegal
• Modupe Kuti — University of Ibadan

Chairs: Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde & Cheikh Sadibou Boye
Rapporteur: Nafissatou Leye ​​IRESSEF

• Tegbar Yigzaw Sedenkie — Jhpiego Rwanda
• Keith Martin — Consortium of Universities for Global Health
• Zehirun Abebe Bekele — University of Global Health Equity
• Champion N. Nyoni — WHO AFRO
• Abdou Fall — Université Rose Dieng France Sénégal 

• 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

• 08.40 – 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

• 08.40 – 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 – 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

• 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

• Prisca Olabisi Adejumo — University of Ibadan, Nigeria
• Darlinda F. Jiba — Ministry of Health & Sanitation, Sierra Leone
• Maty Diagne Camara — Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal

Chairs: Keith Martin & Issakha Diallo
Rapporteur: Dr François Loret

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  - Global Health Advocate,  representing AHF Global Public Health Institute, University of  Miami,USA

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

• 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-Kibwika
• 5.15 – 5.20: Vote of Thanks — Georgina Yeboah
• 5.20 – 5.30: Closing — Daouda Ngom, Minister of Higher Education, Senegal