| DAY 1: MONDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2025 |
| 7.00 – 8.00 |
Registration |
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| 8.00 – 8.30 |
Welcome & Framing the Conference |
Chair: Nelson Sewankambo, AFREhealth President
Co-Chair: Serigne M. Gueye, Chair, Local Organizing Committee |
| 8.30 – 10.00 |
Plenary 1: Panel Discussion
Subtheme 1: Emergency Preparedness & Management of Diseases
Venue: Salle Senegal
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Chair: Soce Fall
Venue: Salle Senegal
- Dr. Ambrose Talisuna – World Health Organization
- Cheikh Fall – Institut Pasteur de Dakar
- Jean Nachega – University of Pittsburgh
- Thierno Balde – WHO Regional Emergency Hub, Senegal
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| 10.00 – 10.30 |
Poster Session |
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| 12.00 – 1.00 |
Lunch |
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| 1.00 – 2.30 |
Plenary 2
Strengthening R&D & Publishing Capacity
Venue: Salle Senegal |
Convener: Africa CDC – Centre for Science and Innovation |
| 4.00 – 4.30 |
Poster Session |
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| 5.00 – 6.00 |
Plenary 3: Opening Ceremony
Venue: Salle Senegal |
Chair: Serigne M. Gueye
Co-Chair: Georgina Yeboah
- Welcome: Serigne Magueye Gueye – Local Organising Committee
- Welcome: Nelson Sewankambo – AFREhealth
- Opening Remarks: Dr Ibrahim Sy – Minister for Health, Senegal
- Goodwill: Dr Moctar Toure – National Academy of Sciences, Senegal
- Goodwill: Roger Glass
- GoodWill: Keith Martin
Consortium of Universities For Global Health
- Keynote: Melchior Athanase Joël C. AISSI – DG, West Africa Health Organization
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| Group Photograph |
| DAY 2: TUESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2025 |
| 10.30 – 12.00 |
Plenary 4
Advancing Research, Innovation & Technology (AI & Digital Health) |
- Research & AI: Lydia Aziato – UHAS, Ghana
- Unlocking AI Potential: Akbar Waljee – University of Michigan
- Health & Data: Gaoussou Camara – University Alioune Diiop
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| 11.30 – 12.00 |
Discussion |
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| 12.00 – 1.00 |
Lunch |
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| 2.30 – 4.00 |
Plenary 5: Panel Discussion
Building a Sustainable Health Workforce |
Chair: Elsie Kiguli-Malwadde
Co-Chair: Nthabiseng Phaladze
- Tegbar Yigzaw Sedenkie – Jhpiego Rwanda
- Ahmed Taha – Health Accreditation Regulation
- Keith Martin – CUGH
- Zehirun Abebe Bekele – University of Global Health Equity
- Champion N. Nyoni – WHO AFRO
- Ibrahim Soce Fall – IPD Senegal
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| 4.00 – 4.30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 4.30 – 6.00 |
Plenary 6: Annual General Meeting |
Chair: Nelson Sewankambo, AFREhealth President
Co-Chair: Georgina Yeboah, AFREhealth Executive Director |
| DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2025 |
| 10.00 – 10.30 |
Poster Session |
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| 10.30 – 12.00 |
Plenary 7
Tackling Climate Change & Health |
- 10.30 – Prof. Oladele Ogunseitan – CUGH
- 10.45 – Umar Ibrahim – Federal University Dutse
- 11.00 – Awa Dieng – AMREF Senegal
- 11.15 – Sokhna Thiam – WARO
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| 11.30 – 12.00 |
Discussion |
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| 12.00 – 1.00 |
Lunch |
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| 2.30 – 4.00 |
Plenary 8: Panel Discussion
Building Forward Better |
- Keith Martin – CUGH
- Nelson Sewankambo – Makerere University
- Papa Salif Sow – National Academy of Sciences
- Joe Kolars – University of Michigan
- Fatoumata Agne – REPHIS Senegal
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| 4.00 – 4.30 |
Coffee Break |
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| 4.30 – 5.30 |
Plenary 9: Closing Ceremony |
Moderators: Georgina Yeboah & Coumba Toure-Kane
- Highlights – Coumba Toure-Kane, Scientific Subcommittee
- Message – Nelson Sewankambo, AFREhealth
- Awards – Nelson Sewankambo & Georgina Yeboah
- Conference Highlights – TBD
- Vote of Thanks – Georgina Yeboah, AFREhealth
- Closing – Dr Elhadj Abdourahmane Diouf, Minister of Higher Education, Senegal
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