Africa Symposium 2022 – Day 2

Day 1 – 24 September 2022 | Day 2 – 25 September 2022

Sunday, 25 September 2022

DAY 2: INTRODUCTION

Welcome Note for Day 2

Rose Dlamini (WHO WR Ethiopia)

SESSION 5: ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATION, AND SOCIAL MOBILIZATION AMONG HEALTH WORKFORCE FOR HPV VACCINATION

Chairs: Sabrina Kitaka (Makerere University, Uganda) & Zoey Diaz (BMGF)

HPV communication plan: crisis management plan, needs and lessons learnt/ Plan de communication HPV: Gestion des crises et leçons apprises (Le cas du Sénégal)

Mrs. Raabi Diouf (UNICEF, Senegal)

Communication for health work force at the district level: approaches and challenges

HPV Communication for healthcare workers at facility level: Approaches and challenges

Rosemary Njura Njogu (Jhpiego, Kenya)

Social Mobilization and advocacy in Sebeta, Ethiopia

Mrs. Belaynesh Mekonnen (Healthcare professional, Ethiopia)

SESSION 6A: TRAINING AND SENSITIZATION OF STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN DECISION-MAKING, PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION

Chairs: Dr. Mutale Mumba (WHO) & Mengistu Bogale (EPI, MOH Ethiopia)

Training and Sensitization: A critical aspect of a vaccination program and implication on HPV vaccination programs

Mengistu Bogale (EPI, MOH Ethiopia)​

SESSION 6B: TRAINING OF HEALTH WORKFORCE (VACCINATORS/HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS/ FRONT LINE WORKERS

Chairs: Dr. Mutale Mumba (WHO) & Dur-e-Nayab Waheed (University of Antwerp)

Training of healthcare professionals(HCP) at the district level; challenges and gaps

Thomas Lweya  (EPI coordinator for Ntchisi district, Malawi)​

Optimizing training approaches: considerations for program implementers

Joseph Rujumba (Makerere University, Uganda)

SESSION 7: SUSTAINABILITY AND RESTORING HPV VACCINATION PROGRAMS

Chairs: Cathy Ndiaye (PATH) & Christopher Morgan (Jhpiego)

HPV vaccine delivery strategy in Tanzania – Towards sustainable delivery platforms and coverage

Dr. Florian Tinuga ( EPI, MOH, Tanzania)

HPV Vaccine Delivery Strategy: How to move forward sustainable delivery platform and facilitators to achieve sustainable coverage.

Dr. Meseret Zelalem (MCHND Director, Federal Ministry of Health Ethiopia)

Intensifying immunization of girls aged 9-14 years as a mitigation strategy for COVID- 19 on HPV Vaccination: Experience in Côte d’Ivoire/ Intensification de la vaccination des filles de 9-14 ans comme stratégie d’atténuation des effets de la COVID-19sur la vaccination contre le HPV : Expérience de la Côte d’Ivoire

Kouakou Seraphin (Jhpiego, Cote d’Ivoire)

Opportunities for integrating HPV vaccination program with adolescent health services

Clarence Mbanga (CHAI, Cameroon)

SESSION 8: CERVICAL CANCER ELIMINATION PARTNERS LANDSCAPE AND THEIR ACTIVITIES

Chairs: Dr. Vellepi Mtonga & Dr. Yirgu Gebrehiwot

Public Health Initiative Liberia

Ms. Joyce L. Kilikpo Jarwolo

DREAMS project Malawi

Ms. Getrude Chipungo

UICC’s Role in Cervical Cancer Elimination

Her Excellency Dr Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu ​

The African Cancer Registry Network

Ms. Ann Korir

The Kebbi integrated approach PHC revival and cancer control.

Dr. Abubakar Dan Kaoje

SESSION 9: BREAKOUT GROUPS

Chairs: University of Antwerp Team

Breakout group 1: Professional associations and their role in planning, implementation and scale-up of HPV vaccination programs, the existing challenges and the way forward

Breakout group 2: NGOs and Implementers and their role in planning, implementation and scale-up of HPV vaccination programs, the existing challenges and the way forward

Breakout group 3: MOH & Global partners  –  their role in planning, implementation and scale-up of HPV vaccination programs, the existing challenges and the way forward

Plenary feedback per group in the main session. ​ 

SESSION 10: CONCLUSIONS

Chairs: Prof. Dr. Mathuram Santosham (John Hopkins University) & Prof. Dr. Alex Vorsters (University of Antwerp)

Conclusion and concluding remarks