Africa & COVID-19 Webinar Series: Shared Experiences with COVID-19 in African and African American Communities

Date: 

Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 10:00am to 11:00am

Location: 

Virtual Event - Details Below

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May 13th: Shared Experiences with COVID-19 in African and African American Communities
Each webinar will begin with an update of COVID-19 statistics on the African continent from the Africa CDC, then the moderator will introduce us to the topic and the panelists. After the panelists have a conversation, there will be an opportunity for the audience members to ask questions. This week's conversation juxtaposes African American and African experiences with COVID-19. This week's webinar is co-sponsored with the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. 

You can watch the recording here: https://vimeo.com/418187232

Register for this webinar here: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hJ4BVnF-S-OAUEsJz_o5-g 

This event will be livestreamed on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=238388457261070

Speakers:

Dr. John Nkengasong, Director, Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Professor Evelynn Hammonds, Chair, Department of the History of Science & Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University

Professor David Williams, Florence & Laura Norman Professor of Public Health & Chair, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences at Harvard University

Moderated by: Professor Emmanuel Akyeampong, Oppenheimer Faculty Director of the Harvard Center for African Studies & Ellen Gurney Professor of History and of African and African American Studies

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The Harvard University Center for African Studies in partnership with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is hosting a series of webinars on the topic of COVID-19 and Africa. Held each Wednesday for one hour from 10am EST, CAS’ Africa and COVID-19 Webinar Series will bring together the private sector, policy makers, academics, and practitioners for a series of conversations across health, technology, and economy, among others. Please check  our COVID-19 Resources page for upcoming webinars and recordings of previous webinars. Join our weekly newsletter to recieve updated information.

7:00AM PDT (California)
10:00AM EDT (Boston/New York)
3:00PM WAT (Nigeria/UK)
4:00PM CAT (South Africa)
5:00PM EAT (Ethiopia/Kenya) 

ORGANIZERS: Harvard Center for African Studies & Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

CO-SPONSOR: Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University