Central Topics:
♦ COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa
♦ Non-Communicable Diseases
♦ Universal Health Coverage
♦ Global Health Security & Infectious Diseases
♦ Advancing Technology for Health in Africa
♦ Intersectoral Action for Health
♦ The Health of the African Youth
27 June, 202128 June, 202129 June, 2021
DAY 1 – OVERVIEW (28 June, 2021)
♦ Hybrid
Δ COVID-19 Track
♦ Physical
♦ Virtual
♦ KEY (Keynote)
♦ PD (Panel Discussion)
♦ WS (Workshop)
ROOM 1 SPEKE
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The COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
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KEY 01
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Pandemic preparedness in the era of COVID-19
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KEY 02
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Coffee Break
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Africa’s Journey Towards achieving the SDGs and Universal Health Coverage
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KEY 03
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Lunch Break
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Advancing Technology for Health in Africa
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KEY 04
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Coffee Break
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Stakeholder’s Role in achievement of Universal Health Coverage
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KEY 05
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WHS
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World Health Summit Night
ROOM 2 ALBERT
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Mobility & Assistive Technology Access
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PD 01
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Coffee Break
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Research capacity strengthening in the era of UHC & SDGs
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PD 03
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Lunch Break
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Building Sustainable Partnerships for Addressing the burden of NCDs
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PD 05
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Coffee Break
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Intersection of COVID-19 & mental Health
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PD 07
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WHS
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World Health Summit Night
ROOM 3 ROYAL PALM
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Women in Global Health
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PD 02
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Coffee Break
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Perspectives on Sustainable Health
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PD 04
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Lunch Break
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Coffee Break
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Ebola and Vaccines
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PD 09
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WHS
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World Health Summit Night
ROOM 4 COMMONWEALTH
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Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS)
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SE 01
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Coffee Break
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The Lancet NCD commission
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SE 02
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Lunch Break
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Youth in Africa Digital Health and Connectivity
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SE 03
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Coffee Break
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NCDs / COVID-19 (Round Table Discussion)
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SE 04
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WHS
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World Health Summit Night
ROOM 5 MEERA
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Biomedical Innovations to eliminate priority infectious diseases
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WS 1
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Coffee Break
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COVID-19 variants
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WS 03
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Lunch Break
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Coffee Break
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Pediatrics & NCDs (Non-Communicable Diseases)
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WS 06
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WHS
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World Health Summit Night
ROOM 6 SHEEMA
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Rural Health Centers of Excellence
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WS 02
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Coffee Break
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Dealing with Falsified and substandard Medicines in Africa
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WS 04
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Lunch Break
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Coffee Break
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Young African Public Health Leadership
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WS 07
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WHS
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World Health Summit Night
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
The World Health Summit Regional Meeting 2021 will be hosted and organized by Makerere University in partnership with the Government of Uganda.
COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Makerere University College of Health Sciences is the oldest medical training college in East Africa with over 80 years in operation.