Subject: [Webinar] Strengthening policy and practice across Africa
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Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 13:59:45 +0000

Policy Translation Interest Group Webinar Series

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Reminder: This webinar starts in 1 hour

Strengthening policy and

practice across Africa

February 27, 2020

07:00–08:00 PST | 17:00–18:00 SAST

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Please join us for our next

Policy Translation Interest Group webinar

Featuring Professor Charles Shey Wiysonge, MD, MPhil, PhD, MASSAf

Director, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council

In this webinar, you will learn how Professor Charles Shey Wiysonge has influenced policy and medical care as the Director of Cochrane South Africa. In this role, Professor Wiysonge has advised decision-makers and scientific bodies on research, vaccination, and evidence-based policy-making in South Africa, across Africa, and on the global level. He also translates research into compelling stories for general audiences, writing for sites such as Quartz, Think Global Health, and The Conversation.

During the first 30 minutes of the webinar, Professor Wiysonge will share his experience and insights. During the second 30 minutes, he will answer questions from the remote audience.

About Professor Wiysonge

Professor Charles Shey Wiysonge is the Director of Cochrane South Africa at the South African Medical Research Council, an Extraordinary Professor of Global Health at Stellenbosch University, and an Honorary Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. His previous appointments include:

Deputy Director of the Centre for Evidence-based Health Care and Professor of Community Health, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Project Manager of the Vaccines for Africa Initiative and Chief Research Officer, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Chief Research Officer at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Geneva, Switzerland; Deputy Permanent Secretary, Central Technical Group in charge of the Expanded Programme on Immunization, Cameroon

Medical Epidemiologist, Pasteur Centre of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon

Professor Wiysonge sits on multiple high-ranking scientific and policy advisory bodies on research, vaccination, and evidence-informed policy-making in South Africa, across Africa, and on the global level. He is rated as an internationally acclaimed researcher by the National Research Foundation of South Africa and his current research is devoted to understanding vaccination barriers in Africa and finding tailored evidence-based solutions to address these barriers.

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