Society for the Advancement of Science in Africa

2020 Seventh Annual International (digital) Conference
     Joint SASA and Ugandan Ministry of Health

Health Research, Policy, and Care Across Africa in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic

December 10, 2020 (Virtual) Kampala, Uganda
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Ten Years of International Advancement of Science (2010 - 2020)


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Toronto, Canada: 09:30 EST

Universal Time Clock: 14:30 UTC

Kampala, Uganda: 17:30 EAT

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Health Research, Policy, and Care Across Africa
in the Age of the COVID-19 Pandemic


Session 5 -  December 10, 2020
Moderator: Prof. Sam Lanfranco


Toronto, Canada: 09:30 - 9:35 EST
Universal Time Clock: 14:30 - 14:35 UTC
Kampala, Uganda: 17:30 -17:35 EAT
Welcoming Remarks
Prof. Sam Lanfranco
SASA Director of International Relations
Emeritus Professor of Economics, York University
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Toronto, Canada: 09:40 - 10:00 EST
Universal Time Clock: 14:40 - 15:00 UTC
Kampala, Uganda: 17:40 -18:00 EAT
Keynote Address
Prof. Joachim Kapalanga
Professor of Paediatrics, Western University
Visiting Professor, Gulu University
Genetic, Epigenetic and Ecogenetic Factors in COVID-19
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Toronto, Canada: 10:00 - 10:20 EST
Universal Time Clock: 15:00 - 15:20 UTC
Kampala, Uganda: 18:00 -18:20 EAT
Keynote Address
Prof. Simon Onywere
SASA Director, Africa Region
Professor, Department of Environmental Planning and Management
Kenyatta University, Nairobi
            Environmental strategies for pandemic prevention
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Toronto, Canada: 10:20 - 10:40 EST
Universal Time Clock: 15:20 - 15:40 UTC
Kampala, Uganda: 18:20 -18:40 EAT
Invited Address
Prof. David Kitara Lagoro
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Department of Global Health and Population, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
                            Gulu University, Faculty of Medicine
Proposed strategies for easing COVID-19 lockdown measures in Africa
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Toronto, Canada: 10:40 - 11:00 EST
Universal Time Clock: 15:40 - 16:00 UTC
Kampala, Uganda: 18:40 -19:00 EAT
Invited Address
Ms. Houbeb Ajmi
CEO, Honoris United Universities, Tunisia
(Topic to be provided)
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Toronto, Canada: 11:00 - 11:30 EST
Universal Time Clock: 16:00 - 16:30 UTC
Kampala, Uganda: 19:00 -19:30 EAT

PANEL DISCUSSION 6
Strategic lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic
Strategies for incorporating Covid-19 into overall disease control programs
Strategic lessons learned for research agendas
              Moderator: Prof. Joachim Kapalanga
Panelists: Dr. Houbeb Ajmi, Dr. Francis Akena Adyanga, Prof. David Kitara Lagoro, Prof. Simon Onywere, Prof. Emilio Ovuga



Toronto, Canada: 11:30 - 12:00 EST
Universal Time Clock: 16:30 - 17:00 UTC
Kampala, Uganda: 19:30 -20:00 EAT

Pan-African Pandemic Proclamation


Toronto, Canada: 12:00 - 13:00 EST
Universal Time Clock: 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
Kampala, Uganda: 20:00 -21:00 EAT

SASA Business Meeting 2 (closed)





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