9th Annual meeting of the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC)

June 27 - 29, 2022, Hybrid Event - Virtual & Les Pensières Center for Global Health, Veyrier-du-Lac (France)

Summary

The 9th Annual meeting of the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC) was held from June 27-29, 2022.

This year our meeting was held in a hybrid format (virtual and in-person attendance).

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Resources

Welcome Remarks

14:00 - 14:05

Frew Benson, GTFCC Chairperson

The global cholera control effort: An overview and updates from the GTFCC Secretariat and the Country Support Platform

14:05 - 15:45

Overview of major achievements, progress, challenges, and perspectives

Philippe Barboza, GTFCC Secretariat

14:05 - 15:45

Update from the Country Support Platform (CSP)

Thomas Mollet, CSP Coordinator

14:05 - 15:45

Recent developments on GTFCC advocacy strategy and perspectives

Marion Martinez Valiente, GTFCC Secretariat & Jayne Palani, GTFCC CSP

Regards croisés: Looking across the GTFCC working groups

16:00 - 17:25

Case Management

Iza Ciglenecki, MSF

16:00 - 17:25

OCV

Lucy Breakwell, US CDC

16:00 - 17:25

Surveillance/Epidemiology

Raoul Kamadjeu, Unicef

16:00 - 17:25

WASH

Nurullah Awal, WaterAid

Panel 1: Country updates (Part 1 with a focus on NCP development and revision)

14:05 - 15:30

Bangladesh

Prof. Nazmul Islam

14:05 - 15:30

Nepal

Rajesh Pandav

14:05 - 15:30

Ethiopia

Aschalew Abayneh Workineh

14:05 - 15:30

Kenya

Dr. Emmanuel Okunga

14:05 - 15:30

Mozambique

José Paulo Langa

14:05 - 15:30

South Sudan

John Rumunu

Regional focal points WHO

Muhammad Tayyab (EMRO) & Vincent Sodjinou (AFRO)

Focus on the design and launch of the preventive OCV program within Gavi’s portfolio

15:30 - 15:55

Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

Allyson Russel, Program Manager

Panel 2: Country updates (Part 2 with a focus on NCP implementation)

16:05 - 17:25

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Dr. Placide

16:05 - 17:25

Haiti

Katilla Pierre

16:05 - 17:25

Nigeria

Sebastian Yennan

16:05 - 17:25

Zambia

Prof. Zulu

16:05 - 17:25

Zanzibar

Yahya Mselem

16:05 - 17:25

Zimbabwe

Dr. Munyaradzi Dobbie, MoH Zimbabwe

Discussion: Centering communities in cholera prevention efforts across the roadmap pillars

14:05 - 15:05

Dr. Munyaradzi Dobbie, MoH Zimbabwe, Dr. Jose Paulo Langa, NIH Mozambique & Dr. Mona Pradhan, WHO Nepal,

Discussion: Utilizing research to end cholera

14:05 - 15:05

IVI

Julia Lynch

14:05 - 15:05

ICCDR,b

Iqbal Hossain

14:05 - 15:05

University of Cambridge

Ankur Mutreja

Plenary Discussion: Perspectives and movement toward an integrated approach

16:00 - 17:00

WHO

Lorenzo Pezzoli, WHO, Katilla Pierre, Haiti, Dr. Placide, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Carol Tevi Benissan, WHO