Chair SACIDS Board: Professor Gerald Monela, Vice-Chancellor, Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Morogoro, Tanzania
Chair SACIDS ISAB: Professor Julie FitzPatrick, Scientific Director, Moredun Institute, Scotland, UK
The SACIDS African Centre for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals stems from the concern for a high burden of infectious diseases in Africa and yet a low capacity for its risk management. This, World Bank Tanzania Government funded Centre, arises out of a consortium of academic and research institutions in southern and East African countries (Tanzania, DRC, Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa) that was formed in 2008 as a One Health partnership of medical and veterinary institutions, with Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in Tanzania as the Lead Institution. The core partnership of the Centre is SUA, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) and the Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR).
The Vision and Mission of the Centre are rooted in the quest for enhancing Africa’s capacity for the science evidence based risk management of infectious diseases through the One Health approach. The SACIDS focus is to address infectious diseases in the African endemic settings through a collaborative effort between natural and social sciences to advance the understanding of interactions between humans, animals and the environment to improve public and animal health.
WHAT: SACIDS Management Board and ISAB meeting aims to bring together its members to discuss achievements of the SACIDS programme (and all its projects), provide direction for future in terms of both governance and scientific programme, especially taking account of the new development of the African Centres of Excellence. The meeting will also be invited to formulate a Joint ISAB for the two Centres of Excellence and a new Board for the SACIDS-ACE at SUA and the wider activities of SACIDS beyond the immediate objectives of the ACE.
WHO: Participants include SACIDS Board and ISAB members, The MoE Director for Higher Education (Professor Temu), the SUA Legal Counsel, the Ag. Principal SUA College of Veterinary and Medical Sciences, the Coordinator for SUA based African Centres of Excellence, SACIDS presenters listed in the attached programme.
RECEPTION & DINNER: All the above listed participants plus invited dignitaries including – Prof Temu-Director Higher Education MoE, VC-MUHAS, DG-NIMR, CEO-TVLA, Director of Veterinary Services (DVS), Chief Medical Officer, Director Emergency Preparedness of PMO
WHEN: 21-22 November 2016
WHERE: White Sands Hotel, Dar es Salaam
