Towards Accelerating HBV Clinical Research in Africa was held in Lisbon, Portugal on April 12, 2024, which was held after the conclusion of World Hepatitis Summit 2024.  

Materials

Agenda

Participant List

Presentations

Welcome from the Forum
Veronica Miller, Forum for Collaborative Research
Mitchell Leus, Forum for Collaborative Research

Setting the Stage
Veronica Miller, Forum for Collaborative Research

Session I: Operational Research Priority: Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission

CGHE Overview on Preventing Mother-to-Child Transmission
John Ward, Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination

World Health Organization Perspective
Philippa Easterbrook, World Health Organization
Olufunmilayo Lesi, World Health Organization

Session II: Operational Research Priority: Simplifying Delivery Models

CGHE Overview on Simplifying Delivery Models
John Ward, Coalition for Global Hepatitis Elimination

Cape Coast Teaching Hospital Experience
Yvonne Nartey, Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Session III: Collaboration to Strengthen Diagnostic and Research Capacity in Africa

"We don't have any data from Africa" - true or false?
Asgeir Johannessen, Hepatitis B in Africa Collaborative Network (HEPSANET)

HBV genotypes in sub-Saharan Africa and clinical outcomes
Anna Kramvis, University of Witwatersrand

Session IV: Training, Capacity-Building, and African Ownership of Research Enterprise

Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking
Michael Makanga, European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP)

The role of the African Vaccine Regulatory Forum (AVAREF) in clinical research across Africa
Chinwe Iwu-Jaja, African Vaccine Regulatory Forum (AVAREF), WHO Regional Office for Africa