
World Health Summit Africa 2021
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Science - Innovation - Policies | World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Kampala, 1st of its kind in Africa. Organized by @MakerereU @GovUganda & M8 Alliance
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"Health is not a luxury item but a human right." #Covid Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of World Health Organization (WHO) at the opening of World Health Summit Africa 2021 Makerere University Makerere University School of Public Health #WHSKampala Join in: worldhealthsummit.zoom.us/j/92795632255


Starting the week with a brilliant conversation on #GenderEquality in World Health Summit Africa 2021. Women are the majority of the health workforce but hold only 25% of leadership roles. The maths shows that there is work to be done! To women, I say: You’re worth it, you’re enough, go for it.

Workshop on "Young African Public Health Leaderships" at World Health Summit Africa 2021 - join the young leaders here: worldhealthsummit.zoom.us/j/99570304005 #WHSKampala Makerere University School of Public Health Makerere University College of Health Sciences Makerere University Get all infos here: regionalmeetinguganda.com


Tune in now NTV UGANDA for the regional meeting 2021 discussing the impact of Covid-19 on access to essential health services by Dr Teshome #WHSKampala



Prof. Serwadda demonstrates the missed opportunity in stemming the #COVID19 because of lack of vaccines. World Health Summit Africa 2021 Makerere University Makerere University College of Health Sciences Mathias Ssemanda Ssemujju Lewis BYARUHANGA FRANK Davidson Ndyabahika


Dr. Yonas Tegegn, C.R WHO Uganda commends Tanzania as they start a vaccination drive but reminds them that they have an uphill task to get at par with their colleagues who started earlier. #WHSKampala


Now on at #WHSKampala: Panel Discussion on #COVID19 Critical Care in Africa = Lessons Learned" with Bruce Kirenga, Dr. Henry. G. Mwebesa, and many others. Join in: worldhealthsummit.zoom.us/j/94989051030 World Health Summit Africa 2021 Makerere University Makerere University School of Public Health Makerere University College of Health Sciences


If you aren't listening in, its not 2late 2join! Currently listening to debate on #vaccineequity & #vaccinenationalism moderated by Nelson Sewankambo. Caution: don't let outliers decide what's right for the population (one vaccinated person who died does not render vaccines useless!)

Obiettivi Sviluppo Sostenibile (SDGs) ricordano di garantire un’assistenza sanitaria globale. Gli operatori sanitari sono fondamentai per difendere la #salute di tutti ma la mancanza di personale rischia di aumentare entro il 2030, soprattutto in #Africa." Rossella Miccio World Health Summit Africa 2021


"Cooperazione regionale in ambito sanitario può favorire transizione transnazionale verso un sistema sanitario funzionale e resiliente. Formazione continua e di qualità e coinvolgimento politico sono le chiavi per fare dell'assistenza sanitaria bene comune globale." Rossella Miccio




Joining the World Health Summit: Migrant and Refugee Health: An Agenda for Africa is Mr. Geoffrey Wafula Kundu World Health Summit Africa 2021 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…


With us now at the World Health Summit Africa 2021 is IFRC Deputy Director for the Africa Region, Florine Clomegah. Their mission focuses on leveraging from community-based interventions ie. mobile clinics to support infrastructure for refugees and all migrants to support the response to COVID-19.


Shekhar Potkar, Regional Chief Medical Officer at Viatris shared three insightful lessons and solution perspectives on how to battle NCDs in the regions of Africa - its investment, implementation, and involvement. Hear his statement in detail 🗣️ World Health Summit World Health Summit Africa 2021

Many thanks for a rich conversation today on advancing a #migrationhealth research agenda in Africa. Lot's to be done to improve research and policy coordination for health equity! Lancet Migration: global collaboration Makerere University #M8alliance World Health Summit Africa 2021


Reflections from the World Health Summit Regional Meeting, Kampala Uganda 2021 bit.ly/3AnIego Featured article by Charles Ssemugabo & Rawlance Ndejjo. The duo from Makerere University School of Public Health contend that the World Health Summit showed that Africa is ready to lead the decolonization of global health.

“Vaccine injustice is an existential challenge for global health today” - read the Kampala Declaration on #COVID19 #VaccineEquity, signed at World Health Summit Africa 2021. Among the 15 signatories from six countries: #WorldHealthSummit, #M8Alliance, World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus d1wjxwc5zmlmv4.cloudfront.net/fileadmin/user…


This is to invite you to a seminar to share findings from work done to develop a digitized COVID-19 surveillance system for Makerere University and another that explored perspectives on sustainable health that will take place on Wed. 21st July 2021, 1-2pm. REGISTER: bit.ly/3zagISr
