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 [cid:image001.jpg@01D6CAE6.B067CD90] Ten Years of International Advancement of Science (2010 - 2020) START TIME: Toronto, Canada: 09:30 EST Universal Time Clock: 14:30 UTC Kampala, Uganda: 17:30 EAT Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9599555278?pwd=SlBIemluS0pSa0hEZ3Y0L1VUYk9Cdz09 Zoom Meeting ID: 959 955 5278 Passcode: i992Rj Cell Meeting ID: 959 955 5278 Passcode: 810053 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbi4Hs49yu 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 - - 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 - - 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 - - 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 - - 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) - - 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) To manage subscriptions/passwords, or view archives, go to http://listserv.yorku.ca/archives/click4hp.html . [log in to unmask] is run in collaboration with Health Nexus: http://www.healthnexus.ca/index_eng.php