Issiaka Sombie
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PhD, Prof of Epidemiology. Principal Professional Officer of Research and Grants, West African Health Organisation
Joined April 2017
Congratulations @Chikwe_I
Thank you @ChariteBerlin for the honourary professorship & for your continued commitment to advancing collaboration in global health This reflects on the strong partnership between @WHO & Charité, including our close work through the WHO Hub in Berlin
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🇧🇫 #BurkinaFaso - Le Pr Cyrille Koné, enseignant-chercheur de grande classe de l'Université Joseph-Ki Zerbo de #Ouaga, a publié aujourd'hui un livre sur la "vie et l'œuvre" de l'illustre homme de #théâtre, le Pr. Jean-Pierre Guingané. A travers ce livre-hommage, le Pr Koné
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🚨 𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗬𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗟 🇪🇸, 𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗥𝗜 🇪🇸 𝗘𝗧 𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗨𝗝𝗢 🇺🇾 𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘́𝗦 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗥 𝗟𝗘𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗩𝗜 🇪🇸 𝗔̀ 𝗟'𝗛𝗢̂𝗣𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗟 ! 🥰 Le milieu de terrain espagnol a réagit après sa grave blessure : « Un vrai champion ne se forge pas
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#Santé au #Burkina Pour en savoir plus sur les hépatites au Burkina Faso, je vous invite à lire mon article sur cette maladie silencieuse qui menace de nombreuses vies. Cliquez ici 👇👇👇 https://t.co/oIRlxckKHh
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One of the key highlights of #ELFIC2025 was the Ministerial Roundtable hosted by @CEPIvaccines, where West African health ministers pledged support for Lassa fever vaccine development. Story captured by Nkechi Onyedika-Ugoeze for @GuardianNigeria : ⬇️ https://t.co/WsuMJQFDIj
The power of #ELFIC2025 was not just in the panels, but in the voices that came together for the conference in Abidjan, Cote D'ivoire Journalists have captured the experiences, challenges & solutions that defined the conference. Explore the stories as we begin to share.
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Our Curated Conversations feature expert discussions and insights on national, regional, and global health challenges and opportunities. Here is a glimpse of the insightful conversation at #ELFIC2025 with Dr Amadou Sall, E.D, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, @CEPIvaccines,
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#NHWQUOTEOFTHEWEEK A vaccine is a vital step toward epidemic resilience. But true security comes from a health system that protects every person in West Africa. By prioritising preparedness, strengthening resilience, and empowering health workers, we can shift from crisis
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At a time when Lassa fever is increasingly recognised as a regional health security threat with pandemic potential, the urgency of vaccines has never been clearer. Earlier today, at the ongoing #ELFIC2025, @CEPIvaccines hosted a side event on “Regional Readiness for Lassa
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Closing the gap in therapeutics, vaccines, and diagnostics is crucial to strengthening West Africa’s response to viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs), including Lassa fever. Plenary I of Day 2 at the ongoing #ELFIC2025, titled "Closing the Gap: Accelerating VHFs’ Medical
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Organised Session 21 | Day 4 | #elfic2025: Counting the Lassa Fever Costs: Can Economic Burden Analysis Help Shape Sustainable Investment in West Africa? This session, led by @AfHEA_Africa, explores how understanding Lassa fever's economic impact can guide smarter, long-term
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Organised Session 22 | Day 4 | #ELFIC2025. So far, the evidence presented by experts at the conference makes it clearer that Lassa fever remains a critical threat in West Africa. Today, IVEPCR, Irrua hosts a session that examines ribavirin use in depth, exploring its
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Organised Session 23 | Day 4 | #elfic2025 Strengthening Epidemiological Surveillance Through Laboratory Systems: A Holistic Experience Reinforcing the Regional West African Network of Reference Laboratories This session, led by KFW/PROALAB, highlights how robust lab systems
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1/n. After a busy morning of symposia, side events, networking, etc, we are live at the opening ceremony of the 2nd @ecowas_cedeao #Lassa Fever international conference, @ECOWAS_LIC hosted by @OoasWaho in Abidjan, 🇨🇮. Recurring theme in the addresses so far by @muhammadpate,
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ECOWAS Must Match Words With Action To Defeat Lassa Fever – Tomori https://t.co/vLb0onk9NP
@OoasWaho @ecowas_cedeao
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Prof. Oyewale Tomori. A renowned virologist and former president of the Nigerian Academy of Science, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has urged West African governments to move beyond rhetoric and take decisi…
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The #ELFIC2025 Communiqué on Accelerating Lassa Fever Vaccine Readiness, adopted in Abidjan by West African Health Ministers with support from @CEPIvaccines and @IAVI, captures the resolve to advance vaccine readiness as a regional health security priority. It highlights
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The gap between detection and response is often the deadliest part of an outbreak. When signals are missed or action is delayed, the consequences cascade. For West Africa, where diseases like Lassa fever and other VHFs continue to resurface, surveillance must shift from reactive
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🇨🇮 Abidjan - 10 Sept. 2025 | The Regional Meeting of African Medicine Stakeholders opens today! @OoasWaho is coordinating the review of the ECOWAS Harmonised Regulatory Framework, a pillar for strengthening health governance and promoting endogenous innovation in West Africa.
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The oral presentation session is currently ongoing at #ELFIC2025, showcasing research on Lassa fever from a diverse range of experts across West African countries. Researchers are presenting findings on epidemiology, outbreak patterns, diagnostic innovations, and potential
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Moderating the session, Dr Adama Ndir, CEO of Nutrivision Consulting, stressed that when effectively deployed, #AI and Big Data can transform disease surveillance and strengthen health systems in Africa, enabling quicker prediction, faster response, and greater preparedness for
To close this gap, artificial intelligence (#AI) and big data are emerging as potentially transformative tools, with the promise of predicting outbreaks before they spiral out of control. But are they truly transformative, or overhyped? Experts including Dr Etien Koua, Dr Peter
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