Dear Colleagues,

You are warmly invited to register and participate in this exciting webinar themed, “Guaranteeing equitable access to vaccines in Africa: is Africa ready for vaccine production?”.

This webinar is under the “Equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccines in Africa (ECOVA)” project – a collaborative project between the African Health Economics and Policy Association (AfHEA), the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and funded by the International Development and Research Center (IDRC).

·         Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

·         Time: 12pm GMT (3pm EAT)

·         Aim of the webinar:

o   To discuss and document potential strategies that can guarantee equitable access to vaccines in Africa including perspectives of Africa’s readiness for vaccine production.

·         Target audience:

o   All AfHEA members: students, researchers, practitioners, and the general community of public health experts and industry players interested in contributing to the vision of equitable access to vaccines in Africa.

·         Panellists:

o   Prof. Aziza Mwisongo, Senior Medical Officer – PATH, and Associate Professor – University of Washington

o   Ezinne V.C Onwuekwe, (Bpharm, PMP), Vaccine Programme Coordinator, Africa CDC

o   Prof. Benjamin S.C. Uzochukwu, Consultant Community Physician, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) Enugu, Nigeria

·         Moderator:

o   Prof. John Ataguba, Executive Director, AfHEA

REGISTER HERE: https://forms.gle/4TGQUhi4M4ugkPp8A

Thank you and kind regards,

AfHEA Secretariat