Great course to attend and I am speaking from personal experience of attending about a decade ago. It is particularly important to have more experts as we contend with emerging and re-emerging vaccine preventable diseases against a backdrop of pandemic preparedness and response.

#Nigeria is the first country in the world to roll out a new #meningitis vaccine, Men5CV recommended by World Health Organization (WHO): who.int/news/item/12-0…

Meningitis is an old and deadly foe, but this new vaccine holds the potential to change the trajectory of the disease, preventing future…

In #DRC alone, more than 4500 cases of #mpox and almost 300 deaths have been reported this year. That is triple the number reported at this time last year.

The recent surge in cases and deaths among children is of particular concern, along with the re-emergence of Clade One in…

DAAD Leadership for Africa Master’s #Scholarship Programme 2024/2025 for East Africans (Fully Funded study in Germany) DAAD News bit.ly/3vPF5bY

BMJ GH Editor-in-Chief Vacancy bit.ly/3xwydAI

Eid Mubarak to all my muslim family, friends, and colleagues.

Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa Ifedayo Adetifa was the former Director-General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control. He will join the @INTERESTConf speaking on breaking the cycle of #emerging #diseases #ebola #lassa #YellowFever #Dengue #Marburg #mpox

Join us: interestworkshop.org/registration/

WHD 2024: 'My health, my right'. In Nigeria, from the Suicide prevention front, we would like to spotlight 3 aspects. 1st: decriminalisation of suicide attempts. 2nd: coverage of mental disorders under NHIS. 3rd, the mental health law. Share your views
#MYHEALTHMYRIGHTSURPIN

Know your health rights. You have the right to:
-safe and quality care, without any discrimination.
-privacy and confidentiality of your health information.
-information about your treatment and to informed consent.
-bodily autonomy and integrity.

#MyHealthMyRight …

On #WorldHealthDay2024 , we are reminded that without health we have nothing! We must all play our separate roles in ensuring us, our families, neighbors, community, etc enjoy the rights to health. We need visionary leaders, active citizens, committed partners. #MyHealthMyRight

I wish to thank, H.E., Mohammad Ali Pate, the Minister of Health of Nigeria for sharing his vision for the country’s health sector, and want to congratulate him for the progress thus far. His emphasis on coordination is spot on given the complexity of a federating system, and…

The world can neither function nor thrive without #HealthForAll . Not only does it keep us safe, it also makes us whole. This is everyone's right, essential to tackle inequity at home and abroad. On #WorldHeathDay , let us acknowledge our common condition and shared responsibility.

“Any new disease that evolves faster than our understanding is never under control” - said Margaret Chan, former WHO DG, over 10 years ago. Right now, this is true for at least two recent viral events: #mpox in DRC and #H5N1 in cattle in the US.

The new GLG data and recommendations call for UN Member States to seize the opportunity at the #UNGA HLM on #AMR and commit to implement bold and specific multisectoral actions to save lives & economies from the growing AMR crisis bit.ly/3JpSpHn

Apply Now: Fogarty African Bioethics Post-Doctoral Fellowship Program in Global Health Ethics – an 18-mo. advanced joint bioethics training program for scholars from sub-Saharan Africa w a bioethics-related PhD. Link for info & to apply: bioethics.jhu.edu/news-events/ne…

.CDC tells medical professionals to think #birdflu if they see patients who have a relevant exposure history. USDA reports another herd infected with #H5N1 , again in Texas. Total number of herds now 16, in 6 states. statnews.com/2024/04/05/bir…

The past 4 yrs with #COVID19 #mpox & now #H5N1 have taught us that we need to
- Invest in proactive surveillance systems
- Update and invest in countermeasures against the virus as it evolves
- Develop plans for various scenarios
- Communicate the risk and unknowns to the public

If you're following the #H5N1 in cows story, there's a lot of really important information in this story from Jon Cohen. science.org/content/articl…

📣A CEPI-funded first-ever Phase II Lassa vaccine trial has been launched by IAVI in Nigeria.

The trial at @HJFMRI in Abuja is designed in consultation with partners including NCDC and the Nigeria Lassa Vaccine Taskforce.

cepi.net/participants-n…