Twelfth EDCTP Forum

15–20 Jun 2025 | Kigali, Rwanda

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Monday, 16 June 2025 | 14:00 - 15:30

1.5 Scientific symposia: GenEpi Network: strengthening genomic epidemiology for surveillance and control of infectious diseases in Africa

Location:MH 3Track:Scientific symposia

Chairs: Dorothy Yeboah-Manu

Presentations:

Introduction to the GenEpi Network

Alan Christoffels, The University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa

Harnessing environmental surveillance for public health: wastewater genomics in the GenEpi Network

Vito Baraka, National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania

A Network to enhance rapid response: disease prevention and outbreak control

Tulio de Oliveira, Stellenbosch University, South Africa