Virologists To Address Trends In Emerging Viruses Of Concern In Africa At Abuja Conference



The 2024 African Virology Conference (AVC) is set to bring together leading virologists and scientists from academia, public health institutions, and private health organisations to address trends in emerging and re-emerging viruses of concern in Africa.


The conference, themed, “Trends in Emerging and Re-emerging Viruses,” will be held from Monday, 25th to Wednesday, 27th November 2024 at the Exclusive Serene Hotel and Suites, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. It will be officially declared open by the Honorable Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate.


Speaking about the event, Prof. Maryam Aminu, Chairperson of the Local Organising Committee and Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, highlighted key features of the conference. 


She revealed that Professor George Kyei, Director of Research at the University of Ghana Medical Centre, will deliver the keynote lecture titled “HIV Cure Research: State of the Science and the Need to Include African Patients and Scientists.”


Maryam also said that Prof. Theophilus Adiku, Chair of the African Virologists Network (AVN), will give insights into the network’s activities and vision in his remarks at the event.


The event will feature goodwill messages from distinguished dignitaries, including Dr. Jide Idris, Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC); Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulombo, WHO Country Representative; and Prof. Abdulrazak Shaukat, Director of the Technical Cooperation Division for Africa at the International Atomic Energy Agency.


Participants will engage in plenary sessions, oral presentations, poster exhibitions, and roundtable discussions, including a special session on Mpox. The conference will feature over 50 oral and 69 poster presentations, showcasing cutting-edge research and insights from both African and international scientists.


Delegates from universities and institutions across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Cameroon, Tanzania, Senegal, Rwanda, and Ethiopia, as well as Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Chile, and the United States, will attend the conference.


The conference, according to her, will be concluded with the General Meeting of the African Virologists Network (AVN).



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