Programme
CPHIA 2025 has been CME/CPD accredited. A QR code will be available on site to manually capture your attendance. Certificates will be electronically emailed post event.
Download the detailed conference programme here.
9:00 – 17:00
ICGEB Technology Transfer Training (Young Scientists) – Day 1
Umbongontwini Bioprocessing Platform
11:00-15:00
Registration
Registration opens from 11:00, Wednesday, 22 October at the Coast of Dreams Hall in the Durban Exhibition Centre (DEC) across the street from the ICC. Please bring the ID document you used to register (passport for International guests; ID for national guests) to verify and collect your badge.
08:00-12:00
National Institute of Public Health Directors Meeting
09:00-15:00
Side Events
09:00-17:00
ICGEB Technology Transfer Training (Young Scientists) – Day 2
Umbongontwini Bioprocessing Platform
13:00-15:00
Global Leaders Network (Minister’s Luncheon)
16:00-18:00
Opening Ceremony
DEC Hall 2 West
Master of Ceremonies: Ms. Tsepiso Makwetla
Speakers:
- Mr. Cllr Cyril Xaba, Mayor, City of eThekwini
- Dr. Thembisile Xulu, Chief Executive Officer, National AIDS Council; Chairperson, Global Fund Country Coordinating Mechanism, South Africa
- Ms. Bience Gawanas, Vice Chair of the Board, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Prof. Mohamed Yakub Janabi, African Regional Director, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Dr. Sania Nishtar, Chief Executive Officer, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
- Dr. Maha Barakat, Assistant Minister for Health and Life Sciences, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Hon. Dr Elijah Muchima, Minister of Health, Zambia
- Dr. Nhlanhla Msomi, President, AfricaBio
- H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director-General, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention
- H.E. Amb. Amma Twum-Amoah, Commissioner for Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, African Union
- Dr. Joe Phaahla, Deputy Minister of Health, Republic of South Africa
09:00-10:30
Plenary Session 1: Africa’s Health Sovereignty: Building a Thriving Ecosystem for Local Manufacturing through Demand, Innovation, Regulation, and Investment
Main Plenary Hall
Focus: How demand, innovation, regulation, and investment can drive sustainable, high-quality health product manufacturing across Africa.
10:30-10:50
Coffee Break (Online Poster Hall & Exhibition Viewing)
11:00-12:30
Scientific and Abstract-Driven Sessions
Track 1 – Evaluating Quality and Efficacy of Locally-Sourced and Manufactured Medicines in Africa
Main Plenary Hall
Abstract Presenters:
- Dr. Ogochukwu Onwujekwe, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital: An Assessment of the Quality of Selected Antihypertensive Drugs in Southeast Nigeria: September, 2024.
- Mr. Souleyman Hassan, University of N’Djamena: Antiplasmodial Potential and in Silico Pharmacokinetic Properties of Polyphenols and Terpenoids Isolated from the Stem Bark of Mitragyna Inermis (Willd) O. Kuntze (Rubiaceae)
- Dr. Paul Mbarga, University of Yaoundé I: Bioactive Compounds from Macranga Hurifolio with Potent Activity Against Staphylococcus Aureus
- Dr. Nuhu Tukur, SAMRC Centre for TB Research, BMRI, Stellenbosch University: Investigating the Anti-Mycobacterial Efficacy and Mechanistic Insights of Cyclomarin-A Derived BacPROTACs
- Mr. Michael Mugo, Kenya Medical Research Institute: Isolation and characterization of bacteriophages with lytic activity against multidrug-resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella from Nairobi City County, Kenya.
Scientific Talks:
- Dr. Hannes Malan, Managing Director, Chemical Process Technologies (CPT)
- Dr. Stavros Nicolaou, Group Senior Executive, Strategic Trade, Aspen Pharma Group
Track 2 – Community-Led and Data-Driven Approaches to Sustainable Health Financing and System Strengthening
Hall 3A
Abstract Presenters:
- Mr. Arnold Taremwa, Ministry of Health Uganda: Addressing Funding Gaps for Key Populations in Uganda’s HIV Response, 2022: Toward Sustainable and Equitable Solutions
- Mr. Eric Angula, Causal Foundry: Building Data-Driven Health Financing in Rwanda: AI-Ready Infrastructure for Capitation Reform
- Ms. Judith Okeke-Effiong, Africa Resource Center for Excellence in Supply Chain Management: Building Sustainable Health Supply Chains Amid Donor Transition: Lessons from Nigeria’s SSTS Project
- Mr. Reiche Diauvani Massengo Nsongla, Africa CDC Center of Primary Health Care: Financing and Sustainability of Community Health in Africa
Scientific Talks:
- Ms. Khadija Jamaloodien, Ministry of Health, South Africa
Track 3 – Retention, Inclusion, and Equity in Primary Health Care Delivery
DEC Hall 2 East
Abstract Presenters:
- Mr. Patrick Ssesaazi, Infectious Diseases Institute: Strengthening Retention in HIV Care: Lessons from Island Communities in Kalangala, Uganda
- Mr. Sizwe Mthabela, National Department of Health – Operation Phuthuma: Sustaining Retention of Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy through Daily Adoption of the Operation Phuthuma Nerve Centre Approach as the Problem-solving Methodology at Pinetown Clinic, October 2024
- Ms. Etuhole Iipumbu, University of Namibia: Understanding Social Network Structures Among Drug-resistant TB Patients: In-depth Mixed Method Data from Namibia
- Dr. Ikekhwa Albert Ikhile, University of South Africa: Advancing Equitable Health Access for Sexual and Gender Minorities in Southern Africa through Primary Health Care: Evidence from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Scientific Talks:
- Dr. Elzette Rousseau, Behavioural and Implementation Scientist, Desmond Tutu Health Foundation
- Ms. Nikola Brink, Chief Executive Officer, Self-care Association of South Africa: Leverage of self-care interventions to address primary health
Track 4 – Digital Innovations for Clinical Decision Support, Supply Chain Management, and Health Communication
DEC Hall 2 West
Abstract Presenters:
- Dr. Minyahil Tadesse Boltena, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Ministry of Health, Ethiopia: Artificial Intelligence-powered Electrocardiography Analysis for Point-of-care Clinical Decision Support: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Mr. Victor Femi-Lawal, OLGNova: Assessing the Impact of SMS-based Interventions on Contraceptive Uptake and Family Planning Utilisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Dr. Sammy Masibo, Strathmore University Business School: Pharmaceutical Care Standards in Kenyan Online Pharmacies: An Analysis of Mystery Shopper Survey Data
- Mr. Rowartz Kevin Ogola, Population Services Kenya (PS Kenya): A Digital Leap for Health in Busia County, Kenya: Strengthening Malaria Commodity Security and Coverage for Community Case Management and Pregnancy through Electronic Community Health Information Systems (e-CHIS)
- Dr. Iyinoluwa Animasaun, HelpMum Africa: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Fine-tuned and Base Language Models in Maternal Health and Vaccination Guidance in Nigeria, 2025
Side Events
12:30-14:00
14:00-15:30
Special Sessions
Special Session 1 (Track 1): Momentum to Manufacturing: Accelerating Health Sovereignty in Africa
Main Plenary Hall
Focus: Progress and financing models required to translate Africa’s health manufacturing vision into sustainable local production.
Special Session 2 (Tracks 2 & 6): Beyond Aid: Leveraging Ecosystem Enablers to Achieve Sustainable and Domestically Financed Health Systems in Africa
Hall 3A
Focus: Top-down and bottom-up strategies for mobilising domestic resources and strengthening Africa’s health financing architecture.
Special Session 3 (Track 8): Crisis-Proof Leadership: Building Rapid Response and One Health Integration for Stronger Communities for Africa’s Health Security
DEC Hall 2 East
Focus: How leadership, preparedness, and collaboration can enhance Africa’s ability to manage crises and protect communities.
Special Session 4 (Track 5): Research and Case Studies on One Health and Climate Change Studies
DEC Hall 2 West
Focus: The intersection of zoonoses, climate impacts, and digitalisation to promote integrated One Health responses in Africa.
Side Events
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break (Online Poster Hall & Exhibition Viewing)
16:00-17:30
Scientific and Abstract-Driven Sessions
Track 5 – Climate Change, Antimicrobial Resistance, and One Health Responses to Emerging Health Threats
Main Plenary Hall
Abstract Presenters:
- Ms. Esther Udoayang, University of Calabar: Antimicrobial Resistance of Escherichia coli in Humans and Poultry within the Food Chain in Cross River State, Nigeria: A One Health Perspective
- Mr. Getahun Fetensa: Knowledge and Beliefs of Health Care Professionals Towards Antimicrobial Resistance in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Mr. Nigatu Admasu Desta, West Omo Zone Health Department, Ethiopia: Multisectoral One Health Response to the Anthrax Outbreak in Pastoralist Communities, Southwest Ethiopia, 2025
- Mr. Ismaël Mitima Grimau, Université Officielle de Bukavu: The Role of Climatic Changes in the Emergence and Re-emergence of Infectious Diseases: Bibliometric Analysis and Literature-supported Studies on Zoonoses
- Dr. Siri Baperman Abdel Aziz, Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso: Climate Variability and Cardiovascular Health in Burkina Faso (2021-2022): Association Between Temperature and Hospitalisations
- Ambassador George Nkosinati Twala, Author and Advocate for Regional Integration and Sustainable Development
- Dr. Ramokone Maphoto, Senior Pathologist
- Dr George Mukhari, Academic Business Unit and Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
Track 6 – Delivery of Care for Women: Cervical Cancer, HIV Prevention, and Sexual and Reproductive Health
Hall 3A
Abstract Presenters:
- Dr. Olufunmike Oyekunle, College of Health Sciences, University of Ilotin: Empowering Young Women as Cervical Cancer Prevention Advocates: Knowledge, Practices and Innovation Potential Among Nigerian Undergraduate Students, 2024
- Ms. Esther Ruiter, Africa Health Business: Prevention, Screening and Treatment of Cervical Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa – Case Samples from: Ghana, Kenya And South Africa 2024
- Mrs. Theodora Peterkin, National Open University of Nigeria: Proportion and Predictors of Health Facility Delivery Among Women: Insights into Place of Childbirth
Track 7 – Community-Based Investigations, Surveillance Innovations, and Local Solutions for Disease Response
DEC Hall 2 East
Abstract Presenters:
- Mr. Benaiah Silishebo Simatele, Zambia National Public Health Institute: A Community-based Investigation of Cholera in Nakonde, Zambia: Behavioral and Environmental Risk Factors from the December 2024 Outbreak
- Mrs. Esther Wangari, Kenya Red Cross Society: Clay Pot Innovation for Electricity-free Insulin Storage in Kalobeyei Settlement: A Community-driven Solution for Diabetes Care in Humanitarian Settings
- Mr. Philippe Ndzomo, Centre Pasteur du Cameroun: Developing a Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Haemophilus ducreyi: Advancing Surveillance and Response to Cutaneous Ulcers in Cameroon
- Dr. Benjamin H. Awouoyiegnigni Megna, Ministry of Public Health, Cameroon: Low Adherence to PMTCT is Mainly Due to Ecologic Factors Related to HIV Positive Mothers: A Cross-sectional Study in the North Region, Cameroon, 2024
- Dr. Vincent Ntui-Njock, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: Malaria Transmission and Molecular Surveillance of Plasmodium falciparum Chloroquine (Pfcrt), Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethmine (Pfdhfr and Pfdhps) and Artemether-Lumefantrine (Pfmdr1 and Pfk13) Across Geo-ecological Zones in Cameroon
- Mr. Vasudevan Muralidaran, Technical Leader: Fluid Handling Solutions, IMEA, Avantor Biosciences: Speed, Safety and Sustainability. The Triple Promise of single-use technology
Track 8 – Genomic Surveillance, Regulatory Systems, and Laboratory Quality for Pandemic Preparedness
DEC Hall 2 West
Abstract Presenters:
- Ms. Winfred Nakaweesi, Uganda National Institute of Public Health: Building Resilient Public Health Emergency Systems in Africa: Lessons from Zambia’s Integrated Model for Preparedness, Surveillance and Response, August 2025
- Mr. Aboubakr Khazaz, Institut Pasteur du Maroc: Emergence of High-risk Carbapenem-resistant Clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli in Moroccan Community Settings: A Call for Strengthened Genomic Surveillance in Africa
- Dr. Stephen Longa Chanda, Zambia National Public Health Institute: Predictors of Cholera Community Deaths in Zambia: A Case-control Study of the 2023-2024 Cholera Outbreak
- Mrs. Ajani Love, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Nigeria: Quality Management System Implementation in Nigerian Laboratories: Baseline Assessment and Lessons from a National Intervention, March 2025
- Ms. Damaris Kyalo, Cosmos Limited: Strengthening Pandemic Resilience in Africa through Regulatory Affairs, Partnerships, and Medicine Quality Assurance
Scientific Talks:
- Prof. Mosa Moshabela, Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Town: R&D to enable Africa’s preparedness for the next pandemic
Side Events
07:00-8:30
Side Events
09:00-10:30
Plenary session 2: Financing the Future: Building Resilient and Predictable Health Systems
ICC Main Plenary Hall
Focus: Bold financing choices, innovation, and governance reforms to ensure sustainable, self-reliant health systems in Africa.
10:30-10:50
Coffee Break (Online Poster Hall & Exhibition Viewing)
11:00- 12:30
Scientific and Abstract-Driven Sessions
Track 5 – Digital and One Health Innovations for Climate-Resilient Health Systems
ICC Main Plenary Hall
Abstract Presenters:
- Mr. Justin Nwofe, APIN Public Health Initiatives: Dengue is Hyperendemic in Nigeria 2014-2024: Implications for Climate Change, One Health, and Health Security
- Siri Baperman Abdel Aziz Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso: Climate variability and cardiovascular health in Burkina Faso (2012-2022): Association between temperature and hospitalizations
- Dr. Kossi-Messan Jacques Agboka, West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL): Epidemiological Modeling of Climate-dependent Pathologies in Northern Togo: Case of Foot-and-mouth Disease in the Savannah Reg
- Mr. Idris Olasubomi Otun, SustiDev for Health and Social Change, Nigeria: Strengthening West Africa’s Health Security through One Health in the Era of Climate Change
- Dr. Fabrice Zobel Lekeuomo Cheuyem, The University of Yaoundé 1: Healthcare Associated Infection Risk Analysis at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of a Referral Hospital in Cameroon, May 2024
Track 6 – Youth Engagement and Innovation in Addressing SRHR, AMR, and Emerging Health Challenges
ICC Hall 3A
Abstract Presenters:
- Mr. Hafeez Hamza, Ducit Blue Foundation: Uniting African Youth for One Health Leadership: Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Across Borders Through Mentorship, Innovation and Capacity Building
- Mr. Samuel Habtegiorgis, Debre Markos University, Ethiopia: Youth Depression in Ethiopia: A Comprehensive Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Ms. Jacinta K. Omariba, Ministry of Health, Kenya: Adherence and Facilitators of Optimal Antenatal Care Services Uptake Among Adolescent Mothers in Bomachoge Borabu Subcounty, Kisii County
- Ms. Oluwatosin Arogundade, Direct Consulting and Logistics: Activating Youths Using Human-centred Design to Improve the Uptake of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
- Ms. Diana Imoli, Kenya Medical Research Institute: Highly Drug-Resistant Cholera Outbreak Strain in Kenya
Track 7 – Genomic, Computational, and Programmatic Insights into Infectious Disease Response
ICC Hall 2C
Abstract Presenters:
- Dr. Emmanuel Ancel Songo, Ministry of Public Health Cameroon: Strengthening Cholera Control in Cameroon Through the Institutionalization of Community Mechanisms
- Dr. Samira Gwarzo, Nigerian Defence Academy: Exploring Genetic Markers for Antimalarial Drug Resistance in Sickle Cell Patients in Northwestern Nigeria
- Mr. Moses Onose Ehijie, Helix Biogen Institute: Identification and Validation of Immunogenic Epitopes for mRNA Vaccine Development Against Babanki Virus Using a Bioinformatics Approach
- Mr. Bill Ekolama, University of Africa, Toru-Orua: Unlocking the Antiviral Potential of Chalcones: A Computational Approach Against Dengue Virus NS5 Protein
- Mr. Gutema Bilti Tura, Ethiopian Public Health Institute: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Programs in Ethiopia
Track 8 – Genomic Epidemiology, Outbreak Monitoring, and System Preparedness for Pandemic Threats
ICC Hall 2DE
Abstract Presenters:
- Dr. Alex Asamoah Ankomah, Impact Global Health: The 100 Days Mission (100DM) Scorecard: Assessing Global Preparedness for Effective Prevention and Rapid Response Against Emerging and Re-emerging Pandemic Threats
- Dr. Souhir Ayadi, Mateur Hospital: Comparison of Rabies Cases and Outbreaks in Bizerte, Tunisia January–June 2024 vs. 2025
- Dr. Christian Noël Malaka, Institut Pasteur de Bangui, Central African Republic: Genomic Epidemiology of Clade Ia Monkeypox Viruses Circulating in the Central African Republic in 2022–24: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study
- Dr. Noluxabiso Mangwana, National Institute for Communicable Diseases: The Rising Burden and Hotspots of Clostridioides Difficile Infection in South African Public Sector Hospitals, 2018–2024
Side Events
12:30-14:00
14:00-15:30
Scientific and Abstract-Driven Sessions
Track 1 – Innovations in Diagnostics, Manufacturing, and Financing for African Health Product Sovereignty
ICC Main Plenary Hall
Abstract Presenters:
- Mr. Simon Nyarko (M.Phil), Research and Grant Institute of Ghana: Pharmaceutical Assessment of Disintegrant Properties of Starch Extracted from Industrial Waste Cassava
- Dr. Thoko Kapalamula, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources: A Multiplex Dipstick LAMP Assay for Rapid Differentiation of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis: An Affordable One Health Diagnostic Solution for Africa
- Mr. Chukuemeka Ogudu (MS, MBA), Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC): Building Bankable Health Manufacturing Projects Through Upfront Financing: The Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value Chain (PVAC) in Nigeria, 2023 – Present
- Dr. Maindo Alongo, Gardiens de Vies: MAGICS MAM Study, from the Translational Evaluation of the MAGIA H3S Multiplex Point-of-care Device to a Policy Decision in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Public-private Partnership Model to Strengthen Diagnostic Sovereignty and Health Security
- Dr. Hinjal Bhatia, Impact Global Health: Accelerating Mpox Research and Innovation to Deliver Medical Countermeasures for Africa
- Dr. Thandanani Cwele, Patent Attorney, Spoor & Fisher: Leveraging IP Data to Drive Innovation, Attract Funding, and Forge Collaborations (BIO)
Scientific Talks:
- Mr. Esteban Burrone, Head of Policy, Strategy and Market Access, Medicines Patent Pool: How Voluntary Licenses can Enable African Manufacturers
- Dr. Rachel Chikwamba, Group Executive for Advanced Chemistry and Life Sciences, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR): Contract Manufacturing to Support the Growing African Manufacturing Sector
Track 2 – Examining Domestic Financing, Integration Models, and Funding Trends for Health System Sustainability
ICC Hall 3A
Abstract Presenters:
- Mr. Richard Muko Ochanda, AVAC: Guardrails for Integration: KVP Community Leadership in Shaping HIV–PHC Integration Across Nine African Countries
- Ms. Olamide Akeboi, Corona Management Systems: Health Workers’ Experiences with Multiple Funding Mechanisms: Lessons from Implementing Direct Facility Financing in Basic Health Care Provision Fund-supported Facilities in Kwara and Oyo States, Nigeria
- Dr. Nateiya M. Yongolo, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine: Healthcare Costs and Health-related Quality of Life Among Patients with Multimorbidity in Malawi and Tanzania (September 2022 to May 2024)
- Dr. Abiodun Egwuenu, Charite Universitatmedizin: K-means Clustering of African Countries’ IHR Capacities and Domestic Financing: An Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach
- Ms. Shivani Shukla, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine: Vertical or Horizontal? Trends in Government and Donor Funding for Community Health Worker (CHW) Programmes in Sub-saharan Africa (SSA)
- Mr. Ekwugha Uche Onyx, Association for Reproductive and Family Health: Community-Led Demand Creation for TB Screening: Mobilizing Local Leaders to Close the Detection Gap in Hard-to-Reach Communities, FCT Nigeria
Track 3 – Geospatial Modelling, Direct Facility Financing, and Workforce Scale-Up for Resilient Primary Health Care
ICC Hall 2C
Abstract Presenters:
- Dr. Dhruv Darji, University of Oxford: Foetal Growth in Pregnant Women Living with HIV: Longitudinal Analysis of Serial Ultrasound Measurements in South Africa
- Mr. Olumide S. Ogungbemi, AGAPE Global Health and Education Foundation (AGHE): Geospatial and Predictive Modeling of Health Facility Access Among Internally Displaced Populations in Northeastern Nigeria
- Dr. Peter Binyaruka, Ifakara Health Institute (IHI): The Experience and Effect of Direct Facility Financing Mechanism in Tanzania: A Scoping Review of Evidence
- Dr. More Mungati, Zimbabwe College of Public Health Physicians: Building a Resilient NCD Workforce: Evidence-informed Scale-up and the Role of Refocused Public Health Training in Zimbabwe
- Ms. Mulemwa-Sharon Simushi, Copperbelt University: Building a Shock-resistant Shield: Assessing and Enhancing the Resilience of Zambia’s Primary Health Care System to Climate-induced Health Threats
Track 4 – Machine Learning, Mobile Health, and Digital Tools for Transforming Primary Health Care
ICC Hall 2DE
Abstract Presenters:
- Mr. Destiny Mutah Afu, African Center for Strategic Policy & Integration: Leveraging Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence to Transform Primary Health Care in Yaoundé, Cameroon, July 2025
- Dr. Antidius Paul Rwehumbiza, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) University: Machine Learning in Predicting Resistance to Third-generation Cephalosporins Among Hospitalized Patients at a Tertiary Facility in the Southern Highlands, Tanzania, 2021-2025
- Mr. Isaiah Edem Essien, African Leadership University: Real-time Epilepsy Monitoring System Leveraging Computer Vision and Internet of Things within a Local Area Network
- Mr. Angyiba Serge Andigema, Bisons’ Scholars: Revitalizing Immunization: A Mobile Health Intervention to Combat MMR Vaccine Hesitancy in the West Region of Cameroon
Scientific Talks:
- Prof. Sudesh Sivarasu, Director, Biomedical Engineering Research Centre, University of Cape Town (UCT): AI in medical devices
Side Events
15:30-16:00
Coffee Break (Online Poster Hall & Exhibition Viewing)
16:00-17:30
Special Sessions
Special Session 5 (Track 3) – Primary Care, Primary Power: Financing UHC for Resilience and Equity
ICC Main Plenary Hall
Focus: Equitable financing models for ensuring accessible, resilient, primary health care across Africa.
Special Session 6 (Track 4) – Digital Bridges to Health Equity: Innovation, Inclusion and Impact
ICC Hall 3A
Focus: Digital transformation and telemedicine as pathways to equitable, high-quality health services on the continent.
Special Session 7 (Track 6) – Youth: Shaping Tomorrow’s Healthcare in Africa
ICC Hall 2C
Focus: Africa CDC’s youth engagement strategy and the role of young leaders in transforming health systems.
Special Session 8 (Track 7) – Africa CDC’s Flagship Mental Health Leadership Programme: Mental Health Systems Reforms to Achieve UHC and Health Equity
ICC Hall 2DE
Focus: Regional strategies and partnerships driving mental health system reforms and integration withing UHC and PHC.
Side Events
17:30-18:00
Coffee Break (Online Poster Hall & Exhibition Viewing)
18:00–19:30
Side Events
09:00-10:30
Plenary Session 3: Primary Health Care Delivery and Transformation
Main Plenary Hall
Focus: Integrated, people-centred health systems grounded in innovation, equity, and resilience.
10:30-10:50
Coffee Break (Online Poster Hall & Exhibition Viewing)
11:00- 12:30
Scientific and Abstract-Driven Sessions
Tracks 1 & 2 – Medicinal Plants, Health Financing, Role of Mass Media, and System Responses in Strengthening Public Health in Africa
Main Plenary Hall
Abstract Presenters:
- Dr. William Pote, Great Zimbabwe University: Medicinal Plants Integrated into African Foods: A Systematic Review of Ethnomedicinal Practices, Nutritional Synergies and Public Health Implications
- Mr. Amine Akouya, Sub-saharan Medicinal Plants and their Medical Use
- Dr. Martin Atela, IDinsight: From Spending to Outcomes: Linking Financial Data to Health Outcomes in Kenya
- Ms. Dollycate Wanja Njagi, Amref Health Africa: Leveraging Mass Media Edutainment for Large-scale Prevention of Schistosomiasis (SCH) and Soil-transmitted Helminths (STH) Prevention in Kenya: Outcomes from the ‘Sikicho’s Long Journey’ Campaign
Scientific Talks:
- Dr. Nicaise Ndembi, International Vaccine Institute: Supporting Local Manufacturers
Tracks 3 & 4 – Resilience, Closing Workforce Gaps, and Artificial Intelligence in Strengthening Primary Health Care
Hall 3A
Abstract Presenters:
- Dr. Theresa Barnes, University of Ghana School of Nursing and Midwifery: Building Resilience in Ghana’s Primary Healthcare System: Addressing Managerial and Clinical Challenges through Innovative Adaptation Strategies, 2022
- Dr. Hannah Kagiri, Ministry of Health, Kenya: Closing the Health Workforce Gap Towards Universal Health Coverage through Insights from the Quality of Care Harmonized Health Facility Assessment 2024, Kenya
- Mr. Hood Kagoda Serumaga, Uganda Development and Health Associates (UDHA): Bringing Primary Health Care to Safe Spaces: Integrated HIV/TB/Malaria/SRH Delivery for Out of School AGYW Across Nine Ugandan Districts (GC7 2024 EGSS Model Implementation)
- Dr. John Paul Otuba, Partners In Health: Impact of Artificial Intelligence on TB Notifications in a Remote Facility in Liberia: A Pre-post Outcome Comparison Study
- Mr. Eyong Peter Ebot, University of Buea: Knowledge and Attitudes towards Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: A Cross-sectional Study Among Final-year Healthcare Students in Buea, Cameroon, February to April 2025
- Prof. Ehab Ahmed Kamal, Egyptian Health Council: E-Health Revolution: A Physician’s Guide to Overcoming Barriers and Bridging the Healthcare Gap in Egypt
Tracks 5 & 6 – Environmental, Social, and Gender Determinants of Health in African Contexts
Hall 2C
Abstract Presenters:
- Mr. Felix Kangwa, Ministry of Health, Zambia: Mapping Environmental Risk Factors for Schistosomiasis Transmission Among Adolescents Near the Magoye River, Zambia
- Ms. Rashidah Omotola AbdulQuadri, ATO-ClimatEducate: Plastic Waste Interactions: A Hurtful Relationship for Humans and Animals
- Dr. Julianah Adebisi, Slum and Rural Health Initiative: Response to Victims of Sexual Violence in Nigeria who Disclosed on Twitter (X): A Thematic Analysis
- Mr. Ayokunle Kajero, Ondo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency: The Unheard Voices: Menstrual Experiences and Pain Management Strategy Among Hearing Impaired Girls in Ondo State, Nigeria
- Dr. Fatima Elbasri, Youth Combating NTDs: African Youth Perspectives Toward the Impacts of Neglected Tropical Diseases on Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights: Exploring the Role of Digital Technologies in Addressing These Challenges
Tracks 7 & 8 – Integration Strategies and Surveillance Methods for Strengthening Disease Control in Africa
Hall 2DE
Abstract Presenters:
- Dr. Paul Kibati, Amref Health Africa: Integration of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Kenya’s Health System: Advancing the Elimination Agenda
- Mr. Charles Chibuisi Ehiemere, Nasarawa State University: Transforming Disease Responses: Leveraging Malaria Elimination Lessons from Cape Verde and Mauritius To Enhance Public Health Strategies
- Dr. Michael Tarekegn, Amref Health Africa: Spatial and Demographic Analysis of Life-course Vaccination Coverage in Selected Regions of Ethiopia: Evidence from a Household Head Count
- Mr. Ikechukwu Nnaji, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention: Sentinel Surveillance of Acute Rotavirus Gastroenteritis Among Children Under Five Years of Age in Selected Hospitals Across Four Geopolitical Zones of Nigeria, 2021-2023
- Mr. Collins Cheruiyot, Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI): Culture-independent Nanopore Sequencing as a Polio Endgame Strategy
Side Events
12:30-13:30
Lunch (Online Poster Hall & Exhibition Viewing)
13:30-15:30
Closing Ceremony
Main Plenary Hall
Focus: Conference outcomes, awards in scientific excellence, and Africa CDC’s forward agenda for health sovereignty.
Sign up for updates
