Fundisa African Academy of Medicines Development, together with the International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical Medicine (IFAPP), will offer a free webinar on regional COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Scientific experts from the African region will address the management of the pandemic from their perspectives as follows:

• Prof. Rhoda Wanyenze, Dean of Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), Kampala, Uganda: “COVID-19 – Experiences from Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, and Nigeria”
• Prof. Charles Wiysonge, Director of Cochrane South Africa, Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa: “Vaccine Policy, Usage and Vaccine Hesitancy in South Africa”
• Prof. Elmien du Plessis, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Northwest University, Potchefstroom, SouthAfrica: “Legal Responses to the Pandemic in South Africa, including Human Rights Considerations“

The webinar will be moderated by:

• Dr med Bernd Rosenkranz, FFPM, Prof. em. (Stellenbosch University), President, Fundisa African Academy of Medicines Development, Visiting Scientist Institute for Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
• Prof. Wolfgang Preiser, Head: Division of Medical Virology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), Tygerberg, South Africa