Bioterrorism in East African Region
Examining strategies for Biosafety and Biosecurity Multisectoral Collaboration
Subtopics
- Emerging and re-emerging infections in the EAC
- Workers' health and saftey protection in the EAC
- Multisector preparedness for Bioterrorism in the EAC
- One health concept, Zoonotic risk potentials in EAC
- Food and Beverages safety and security in the EAC
- Knowledge and skills development
- Regulation and Legal Framework
Key Note Speakers
- Regulation and legal frameworks for Biosafety and Biosecurity in EA- UNCST/ Dr. Otim Onapa Maxwell
- Current Global Health Security strategies, challenges and future demands-CDC
- Safety, security and economic implication of emerging and re emerging infections in EAC- WHO
- Application of Biosafety and Biosecurity in One Health concept; Zoonotic risk potentials in EAC- Prof Karuiki Njenga
- Building an effective multisectoral biosafety biosecurity program in EA; the only tips you need-Dr. Micheal Weaver IFBA
Other speakers
- Multisectoral biosecurity preparedness in EA; case study case of Uganda police- Gen Kale Kayihura
- Possibility of an effective Biosecurity management program in EA- Dr Mark Van Passel, RIVM Netherlands
- Detection and testing capacities of bioterror agents in EA region; the need for coordinated mapping- Dr JJ Lutwama UVRI
- Biosecurity management Multisectoral weaknesses, challenges and future direction for EA region; a case study of Kenya –Kenyan Delegate
- Assessing that drink; food and beverages safety and security in EA- Rwandan delegate
- The Biosecurity implication of proliferating animal trade and large scale farming in EA- OIE
Other important activities
- 15th Nov 2016- Evaluation of successes by RIVM biosecurity project in Uganda
- 16th Nov 2016- National field epidemiology conference
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