BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:99d9150680623d753f9e66dfeb30a95c DTSTAMP:20260604T145641Z DTSTART:20221128T090000 DTEND:20221129T170000 SUMMARY:Workshop on the development of the National Road Map to Defeat Meningitis by 2030 DESCRIPTION:\n\nFifteen countries from high to medium risk of meningitis participated in the first workshop to develop national plans for defeating meningitis by 2030 (28-30 November 2022, Kintele, Congo). \nThe meeting was facilitated by staff from WHO, UNICEF, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\n(CDC) Atlanta, the West African Health Organization (WAHO), the Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) and the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO).\nThe participating countries were Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan and Togo.\nAt the end of the workshop, a initial draft of the 2023-2027 national plans was developed and discussed. \nThe next steps include, among others, the identification of partners to support and finance plan implementation, the integration of meningitis within primary health care and other programs, the development of follow-up guidelines for meningitis survivors for two years, to assist in the early identification of sequelae. \nIt was agreed that by 31 January 2023, all draft plans should be finalized.\n----\nAuthors: Hilaire DADJO (WHO/IST West), André BITA (WHO/AFRO), Anderson LATT (WHO/Dakar Hub)\nPhoto caption & credits: Kintele workshop, group photo, WHO AFRO X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Group Phoyo Kintele Workshop 28 Nov 22

Fifteen countries from high to medium risk of meningitis participated in the first workshop to develop national plans for defeating meningitis by 2030 (28-30 November 2022, Kintele, Congo).

The meeting was facilitated by staff from WHO, UNICEF, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC) Atlanta, the West African Health Organization (WAHO), the Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) and the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO).

The participating countries were Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, DRC, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan and Togo.

At the end of the workshop, a initial draft of the 2023-2027 national plans was developed and discussed.

The next steps include, among others, the identification of partners to support and finance plan implementation, the integration of meningitis within primary health care and other programs, the development of follow-up guidelines for meningitis survivors for two years, to assist in the early identification of sequelae.

It was agreed that by 31 January 2023, all draft plans should be finalized.

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Authors: Hilaire DADJO (WHO/IST West), André BITA (WHO/AFRO), Anderson LATT (WHO/Dakar Hub)

Photo caption & credits: Kintele workshop, group photo, WHO AFRO

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