Evidence to actions: countries and communities driving adaptive, evidence-informed approaches to end cholera

May 20, 2021, Virtual Event

Summary

Evidence to actions: countries and communities driving adaptive, evidence-informed approaches to end cholera

The GTFCC holds a World Health Assembly “side event” each year. The side event is an important occasion to convene global partners and donors, reflect on best practices and lessons learned, and highlight our communal cholera control efforts.

Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, both the WHA and the GTFCC side event will occurred virtually this year.

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Opening

Dr. Frew Benson, Chair of the GTFCC Steering Committee

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Short video message

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, WHO

Dialogue 1 - The critical importance of cholera surveillance as a basis for action

Moderator: Marc Gastellu-Etchegorry, Epicentre

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Marc Gastellu-Etchegorry, Epicentre

15:00

Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control

15:00

Myriam Henkens, Medicines Sans Frontiers

15:00

Dr. Chris Braden, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Country spotlight - Democratic Republic of Congo: resilience in the face of COVID-19

15:00

Hon. Dr. Jean-Jacques Mbungani Mbanda, Minister of Health, Democratic Republic of Congo

Dialogue 2 - Evidence and experience in implementing pre-emptive OCV campaigns

Moderator: Dr. Charlie Weller, Wellcome Trust

15:00

Video message

Dr. Seth Berkley, Gavi

15:00

Dr. John Rumunu, Ministry of Health, South Sudan

15:00

Mr. Wiseman Chimwaza, Ministry of Health, Malawi

15:00

Dr. Stephen Sosler, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

15:00

Dr. Godfrey Bwire, Ministry of Health, Uganda

15:00

Dr. Carole Mable Tevi-Benissan, Immunization Agenda 2030, WHO

Country spotlight - Zambia: The multi-sector approach in action

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Dr. Fred Kapaya, Ministry of Health, Zambia

15:00

Pamela Chisanga, WaterAid Zambia

Dialogue 3 - WASH and Community Engagement in Cholera hotspots: bringing evidence to action in households, healthcare facilities and communities

Moderator: Dr. Firdausi Qadri, Icddr,b

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Dr. Firdausi Qadri, Icddr,b

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Tim Wainwright, WaterAid

15:00

Simone Carter, UNICEF

15:00

Dr. Aninda Rahman, Government of Bangladesh

15:00

Christine Marie George, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Country Support Platform - A mechanism for bringing evidence to action

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Dr. Emanuele Capobianco, IFRC

15:00

Duncan Steele, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

15:00

Stuart Vallis, Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation

15:00

Closing remarks