"Research is very important to inform decision making for case management and public health response.

We have to ensure effective collaboration to overcome research challenges such as lack of belief in local researchers and scientists; funding for research, procurement roadblock e.t.c"

➡Nigeria's preparedness for clinical trials, vaccine research and development

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Plenary Speaker 2

➡Mitigating healthcare workers infections during large outbreaks

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"There is no patient safety without healthcare worker safety"

- Professor Sola Ogunsola, Chairperson, ICAN-Infection Control Africa Network

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Plenary Speaker 3

➡Biosafety and biosecurity for infectious disease control in urban cities

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"It is critical for any government to have a biosecurity roadmap.

Our first responsibility at the onset of the #COVID19 outbreak in Lagos was to understand how COVID-19 caused diseases and death in our environment."

-Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Honourable Commissioner for Health

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Parallel oral sessions are live!

Thematic areas include:
➡Epidemiology and Surveillance
➡Case management
➡Laboratory and Diagnostics
➡IHR, Health Security and System Strengthening
➡One Health
➡Research, governance and leadership

Join via:
nicafe.ncdc.gov.ng

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Day 2| The Nigerian Conference of Applied and Field Epidemiology #NiCAFE2021

Join us for lined up sessions today as we continue to delve into the world of public health with other global health leaders to #buildbackbetter from lessons learnt from the #COVID19 and other diseases outbreak.

🕙10 a.m.

Join via:
🔗www.nicafe.ncdc.gov.ng


To access the web app from a desktop, join via:
🔗https://whova.com/portal/webapp/ncoaa_202107/

Our first speaker, Dr John Nkengasong, the Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control is live!

Currently speaking on:

"Role of regional health institutes in the prevention, detection and response to infectious diseases outbreaks"

Join us live via nicafe.ncdc.gov.ng

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