The 6th Health and Scientific Conference

The 6th Health and Scientific Conference and International Health Exhibition and Trade Fair in March 29th-31st, 2017 Bujumbura, Burundi

 

MAIN THEME:

PREPAREDNESS FOR AND CONTROL OF DISEASE OUTBREAKS, EPIDEMICS, AND PANDEMICS, IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, GLOBALIZATION, AND GAPS IN HEALTH SYSTEMS 
SUB THEME: 
1. Emerging, re-emerging infectious, and zoonotic diseases
2. Vaccines, diagnostics, and antimicrobial agents in control of communicable diseases
(a) Vaccine development 
(b) Diagnostics development 
(c) Antimicrobial agents 
(d) Pharmacovigilance on antimicrobial agents 
(e) Quality control of antimicrobial agents 
3. Antimicrobial resistance
(a) Magnitude of the antimicrobial resistance 
(b) Misuse and overuse of antimicrobial agents 
(c) Impact of agriculture practice 
(d) Impact of veterinary and animal husbandry practice 
4. Health systems in control of outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics
(a) Preparedness for and response to disease outbreaks 
(b) Health System Strengthening 
(c) Public health measures and control of outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics 
(d) One-and-Eco-health initiative 
5. Social mobilization for control of outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics
(a) Community health workers in Disease surveillance and response 
(b) Health and Social protection 

6. Occupational health and safety, Climate change

 

The proceedings of the conference and other health research articles will be compiled and published in the 1st Issue of the newly established “East African Health Research Journal”

Volume 1, Issue 1 of January to March 2017.

 

For more details, please contact:

East African Health Research Commission

Web: http://www.eac.int

Email: [email protected]

Tel: +255-27-2162100/14

 

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