Nobel in Africa is a STIAS Initiative in partnership with Stellenbosch University, under the auspices of the Nobel Foundation and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences with funding from the Knut & Alice Wallenberg Foundation. This opening session is part of the STIAS Nobel Symposium in Chemistry on Tuberculosis and Antibiotic Resistance – From Basic Drug Discovery to Clinic, NS178.
Programme:
08:30 - Opening remarks:
- STIAS Director, Edward K. Kirumira
- Stellenbosch University Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research, Innovation and Postgraduate Studies), Sibusiso Moyo
- Swedish Ambassador to South Africa, H.E. Håkan Juholt
- Symposium Convenor, Fredrik Almqvist
08:45 - Keynote address: Gilla Kaplan, Former Director of the Global Health Program on Tuberculosis, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA
The incentives and barriers to the development of drugs for global health: a case study in Leprosy and Tuberculosis
09:30 - Anastasia Koch, Eh!woza, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Community and Public Engagement as Essential Science
09:50 Dissou Affolabi, West and Central African Regional Networks for Tuberculosis Control, Benin
Establishment of a regional model to strengthen programmatic and research capacities on TB in West and Central Africa
10:15 Refreshments
Please use this link to register for in-person or online participation.
Members of the media are requested to liaise with:
Noloyiso Mtembu at noloyisom@sun.ac.za or 021 808 2584.