Scientific
Programme
This page is being updated regularly as new presentations and speakers are confirmed.
The scientific programme includes updates on infectious diseases, travel health risks in Africa, emerging topics in travel medicine, including new technologies, climate change, wilderness medicine, travel and mental health, travel health insurance, and ethics.
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The programme also includes three plenary sessions, symposia, workshops, poster and oral presentations, and opportunities to network.
Scientific Programme
Committee
Chair
Matshediso Kgamane
Botswana
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Co-Chair
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Charles Tarimo
Tanzania
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Associate Co-Chairs
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Yetunde Fadipe
Nigeria
Colombe Irahali
Cameroon
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Sonia Kechaou-Cherif
Tunisia
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Leonard Malasa
Tanzania
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Abdul-Letif Mohammed
Ethiopia
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Paul Yonga
Kenya
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Members
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Yaone Bogtsu
Botswana
Evans Chinkoyo
Zambia
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Eyerusalem Getaneh
Ethiopia
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Nkechi Ilodibia
Nigeria
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Charles Kitenge
Democratic Republic of Congo
Simba Makuni
Zimbabwe
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Leon Ogoti
Kenya
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Kenny Prince-Agbodjian
Senegal
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Walaa Shabana
Egypt
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1
Emerging topics in travel medicine
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AI and new technologies
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Planetary health: Climate change and the traveller + One Health
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The latest in infectious disease research
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Malaria + arboviruses
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Haemorrhagic fevers
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Pre- during and post-clinical care
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Regional travel health risks
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Psychological health of travellers and migrants
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Special populations + itineraries
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Wilderness medicine
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Medical tourism
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Diplomatic travellers and their families
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The senior traveller
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Travellers with a terminal illness
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The business of travel medicine
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Establishing a clinic
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Ethical concerns