Please join a conversation about how COVID-19 is impacting Africa and learn about the collective response in different countries with the heads of Africa CDC and WACI Health.

Register here for the virtual dialogue next Wednesday, September 16 at 10-11 am EDT / 5-6 pm EAT, hosted by WACI Health, AVAC, and Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, TB and Malaria. Panelists will include Dr. John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Rosemary Mburu, Executive Director of WACI Health. Dr. Elizabeth Bukusi, Principal Research Officer at KEMRI and Co-Director of the KEMRI-UCSF Infectious Disease Research Training Program will moderate. The conversation will explore:

• The status of COVID-19 in Africa and its impact on AIDS, TB and malaria programming.
• The role of African researchers in the development of COVID-19 therapeutics and vaccines.
• The role of global donors to support an Africa-led COVID-19 response.

The webinar will be recorded and available on AVAC’s COVID-19 resources page. And if you have any questions ahead of time, please be in touch!