On Demand Topic: Other Infectious Diseases
Thursday, September 2, 2021 |
1:00 AM - 2:00 AM |
Speaker
Dr Benson Hamooya
Lecturer Public Health
Mulungushi University
#PO99: Association Between Hepatitis B and Syphilis Infection Among Adults Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy In Zambia
Speaker Presentation
Biography
I am a PhD student at University of Zambia as well as a lecturer and researcher at Mulungushi University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. I have a master's degree in public health (majored in epidemiology). My research interest is in infectious and non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa.
Mariko Nakano
Principle Investigator
Molecular Testing Labs
Ms Rahab Njeri
Community Health Worker
Nairobi University, Kenya, Kenya Network Of Women Living With Hiv/aids.
#VP135: Factors Influencing The Uptake Of Hepatitis B Vaccine Among Health Care Workers At Kenyatta National Hospital
Biography
I Rahab Njeri Mbugua am a Community Health Worker based at the Nairobi University, Kenya Medical Research Institute, Kenyatta National Hospital and the Kenya Network of Women Living with HIV/AIDS. Am involved in research and training of epidemiology, HIV/AIDS and infectious diseases, critical care, nutrition and Microbicide research.
Miss Jacquelyn Njoroge
Surveillance and prevention Scientist
Public Health England
#VP136: Reduction In Hepatitis B Vaccine Uptake In Young People Who Inject Drugs and Recent Initiates In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2017 – 2018
Video / Audio Recordings
Biography
Jacquelyn Njoroge is a surveillance and prevention Scientist in Public Health England (PHE). Jackie works with the unlinked anonymous survey of people who inject drugs team (UAM PWID Survey) in addition to having other scientific duties within the Blood Borne Virus unit in PHE.
Ms Olivia Price
PhD student
University of New South Wales
#VP137: How Can We Increase Influenza Vaccine Update Among People Who Inject Drugs?
Video / Audio Recordings
Biography
Olivia works on the Drug Trends program at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW. She previously worked in infectious disease epidemiology and surveillance at the Doherty Institute. Her key research interest is prevention of infectious disease among vulnerable populations.
