Global View of COVID-19: A Pan-African Perspective - POCTRN
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Global View of COVID-19: A Pan-African Perspective
Our panelists are leaders in their country's response to addressing the pandemic in the face of limited resources.
The worldwide Covid-19 pandemic has affected our partners in sub-Saharan Africa; however, the impact has not been as catastrophic as initially anticipated. The reasons for this are unclear but could be due to its relatively young population, inherent immunity, rapid implementation of mitigation efforts, a coordinated public health response developed in part because of the prior Ebola epidemic. Our panelists are leaders in their country's response to addressing the pandemic in the face of limited resources.
Moderator
Rob Murphy, MD
Professor of Infectious Diseases and Biomedical Engineering, co-PI of the Center for Innovation in Point-of-Care Technologies for HIV/AIDS at Northwestern University (C-THAN)
Panelists
Sade Ogunsola, MBChB, PhD
Professor of Microbiology, former Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos-Nigeria, Steering Committee Member, African Center for Disease Control
Grant Theron, PhD
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
When:
April 6, 2:00PM ET

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