Twelfth EDCTP Forum

15–20 Jun 2025 | Kigali, Rwanda

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Tuesday, 17 June 2025 | 16:30 - 18:00

2.5 Scientific symposia: Vaccinology: What could the non-specific effects of vaccines mean for vaccination programmes in Africa?

Location:MH 2Track:Scientific symposia

Chair: Christine Stabel Benn

Presentations:

The epidemiology of the non-specific effects of vaccines and their possible immunological basis

Peter Aaby, Bandim Health Project, Guinea-Bissau

Potential policy implications of non-specific effects of vaccines

Isaquel Silva, National Institute of Public Health, Guinea Bissau

Panel discussion: Potential barriers to their use versus the potential for improving child health through wiser use of existing vaccines

·        Elsi Ca, Bandim Health Project, Guinea-Bissau

·        Martin Meremikwu, University of Calabar, Nigeria