Inaugural Joseph Agyepong Distinguished Lecture on Public Health in Africa feat. Dr. John Nkengasong (Africa CDC Director)

Date: 

Thursday, March 5, 2020, 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Location: 

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Kresge Building - First Floor - 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115

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The Harvard University Center for African Studies (CAS) will present the inaugural Joseph S. Agyepong Distinguished Lecture on Public Health in Africa on March 5, 2020, hosted at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. John Nkengasong, founding director of the Africa CDC, will deliver a keynote lecture on the topic of Africa’s Integration Agenda: Need for a New Public Health Order. This is an opportunity to hear from Dr. Nkengasong on the strategy to provide a roadmap for Africa CDC’s mandate as well as to engage in a conversation pertinent to today’s themes in global public health.

Dr. John Nkengasong was appointed as Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in November 2016. Dr. Nkengasong is a world-leading virologist whose vision is to provide the strategic direction and promote public health practice within African Union Member States, positioning Africa CDC as the premier African institution supporting countries to improve surveillance, emergency response, and prevention of infectious diseases. Prior to his appointment to the Africa CDC, Dr. Nkengasong worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), United States and the World Health Organization. Dr. Nkengasong is widely published with over 120 papers in journals including the Lancet, Journal of Virology, Journal of Infectious Diseases, and Journal of Clinical Microbiology.

The Joseph S. Agyepong Distinguished Lecture on Public Health in Africa was generously endowed by Joseph S. Agyepong, founder and executive chairman of JOSPONG group of companies in Accra, Ghana.

This event is free and open to the public. RSVP required.

 

ORGANIZER: Harvard Center for African Studies

COLLABORATION: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

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