Outbreak Control and Prevention Conference
ITC is proud to be hosting the 4th Biannual Outbreak Control and Prevention Africa Conference, to be held at Gallagher Estate, Midrand.
With the growing concern of mass outbreaks occurring in all parts of Africa, arises the need to enhance outbreak control and prevention methods.
The two day conference will focus on analysing key aspects such as looking at the importance of having a disaster management and preparedness plan in case of an outbreak, the understanding, surveillance and clinical treatment of infectious diseases and the economic effects of outbreaks and funding to require to stop it from spreading.
Confirmed speakers includes:
Dr Chika Asomugha
Acting Director and Senior Medical Advisor for Public Health and the Communicable Diseases Programmes
Gauteng Department of Health
Dr Kaslutho Maria Mabena
Deputy Commissioner Health Care Services
Department of Correctional Services
Dr Sophia Kisting
Executive Director
National Institute for Occupational Health - National Health Laboratory Services
Dr Frederick Marais
Deputy Director: Increasing WellnessChief Directorate: Health Programmes
Western Cape Government: Health
Dr Andrew Medina-Marino
Head, Epidemiology and Evaluation Unit and Senior Technical Advisor, Disease Surveillance and Lab Systems, Foundation for Professional Development (FPD). Epidemiologist, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Extraordinary Lecturer, School of Health Systems and Public Health, university of Pretoria
Dr Salim Parker
President
South African Society of Travel Medicine
Dr Connie Osborne
Director Southern Africa
AMREF- Health Africa
Dr Lazarus Kuonza
Senior Medical Epidemiologist
South African Field Epidemiology Training
National Institute of Communicable Diseases - a division of the National Health Laboratory Services, South Africa
Dr Nicoletta Mabhena
Senior Researcher- Epidemiologist
Formally Health and Development Africa
Joyce Nangula-Namuhuja
Chief Control Nurse
Namibia Infection Control Society
Professor Bethabile Lovely Dolamo
Professor: Health Services Management and Leadership
Department of Health Studies - UNISA
Godwill Mlambo
Assistant Malaria Control Manager TFM Project Democratic Republic of Congo
International SOS
Skill driven workshop on:
Collaborative arrangement for the prevention and management of public health events in civil aviation and screening at airports
Facilitated by:
Dr Nozipho Thuthukile Mashaba-Mogoru
Aviation Medical Assessor
Aviation Medicine: South African Civil Aviation
and
Dr Fatima Alli
Aviation Medical Assessor
Aviation Medicine: South African Civil Aviation
Time: 08:00 - 17:00
Venue: Johannesburg, South Africa, Johannesburg
More info:
Indaba Hotel, Fourways