Join us May 8 in Washington DC for “Thought Leadership for the African Health Agenda”
Join us in Washington DC on Tues., May 8, at 8 am for a one-of-a-kind seminar exploring an integrated approach to communicable, non-communicable and neglected tropical diseases, with a closing panel hosted by IPM on “Advances towards creating an AIDS-free generation in Africa.”
The event — organized by the Embassy of South Africa in partnership with the International Partnership for Microbicides, the Global Network for Tropical Diseases, and the MD Anderson Cancer Center — will feature Dr. Yogan Pillay, Deputy Director General of the South Africa Department of Health as keynote speaker, with an introduction by Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool.
Please RSVP to corneliusa@dirco.gov.za or call 202-745-6649
General information and the full panel of speakers follow. Lunch will be provided and the event is free of charge.
Thought Leadership for the African Health Agenda
When: Tuesday, May 8
Time: 8:30 am – 2 pm
Where: Hogan Lovells, 555 13th Street, NW, William Fulbright Center, 13th Floor, Washington DC
Seminar Agenda
8:00-8:30: Registration and Breakfast
8:30-8:45: Welcome and Introduction by Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool
8:50-9:30: Keynote Speaker is Dr. Yogan Pillay, Deputy Director General, Department of Health, South Africa
9:30-10:45: Panel on NCDs – Hosted by the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston
Co-Moderators: Dr. Bernard Levin, Professor Emeritus, Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences and Lopa Mishra, Professor and Chair, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Opening Remarks: Dr. Shubhra Ghosh, Project Director, Global Academic Programs
Challenges in Hepatitis and Liver and GI Cancers: Dr. Lopa Mishra, Professor and Chair, GHN
Oesophageal Cancer Risk in SA: A Reappraisal of the Evidence: Dr. Vikash Sewram,Professor & Director Cancer Research Initiative of South Africa (CARISA), Overport, South Africa
Changing the paradigm of Prostate Cancer therapy: Dr. Chris Logothetis, Professor & Chair, Genitourinary Medical Oncology
Palliative Care in South Africa: Dr. Sarah Fakroodeen, Medical Director, Highway Hospice, Westville, South Africa
Role of Palliative Care Service in Ensuring Quality Cancer Care: Dr. S Yennu, Assistant Professor, Palliative Care and Rehabilitation Medicine
Disparities in Breast Cancer - The AfricanDiaspora: Dr. Abenaa Brewster, Associate Professor, Clinical Cancer Prevention
South African Participants: Prof Vikash Sewram and Dr. Sarah Fakroodeen
10:45-11:00: Break
11:00-12:00: Panel on Neglected Tropical Diseases: Integrated Approaches to Health and Development Through NTD Control – Hosted by the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases
Panel Moderator: Dr. Neeraj Mistry, Managing Director, Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases;
Neglected Tropical Diseases and Treatment Integration Opportunities - Linking Research to Practice: Dr. Peter J. Hotez, President, Sabin Vaccine Institute and Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
U.S. government Approach: Integration opportunities and challenges: Dr. Jennifer Kates, Vice President and Director of HIV Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation
The World Bank and Health Systems Strengthening: Dr. Ok Pannenborg, Former Chief Health Advisor, The World Bank Group
12:00-13:00: Panel on HIV/AIDS: Advances towards creating an AIDS free generation in Africa – Hosted by the International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM)
Panel Moderator: Mr. Mitchell Warren, Executive Director, AVAC
Current state of HIV/AIDS in Africa: Dr. Thomas Quinn, Director, The John Hopkins Centre for Global Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore
US support for prevention and treatment efforts in Africa: Deborah von Zinkernagel, Principal Deputy Global AIDS Coordinator, Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator
Advances in HIV prevention and treatment in South Africa: Dr. James McIntyre, Executive Director, Anova Health Institute
Advances in biomedical HIV prevention research: Dr. Carl Dieffenbach, Director, Division of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, US National Institute of Health
Advances in microbicide research: Dr Zeda Rosenberg, Chief Executive Officer, International Partnership for Microbicides
13:00-14:00: Lunch at the venue
Luncheon Speaker is Dr. Ernest Hawk, Professor & Vice President Cancer Prevention & Population Science, MD Anderson Cancer Center, “Healthy Lifestyles: Nutrition and Physical Activity”
