KPA Workshop April 9, 2019 Mombasa, Kenya African Society For Pediatric Infectious Diseases AfSPID
History • 2 regional / national PID Societies • NISPID (Nigeria) 1999 • SASPID (S Africa) 2008 • AfSPID established in 2012 • Vaccines for Africa meeting – Cape Town • 1st WSPID symposium in 2011 (Melbourne) • 5 regions • South – SA, Zimbabwe, (Zambia) (Botswana) • East – Uganda, Ethiopia, (Kenya), Mauritius • West – Nigeria, (Ghana) (Senegal), (Liberia) • Central – Democratic Republic of the Congo • North - Egypt • Constitution approved in 2015 • Separate Bank account in Sept 2018
EXCO • President: Mark Cotton (South Africa) • Vice-Presidents: AmhaMekasha (Ethiopia), Adegoke Falade (Nigeria) • Secretary: Sabrina Bakeera-Kitaka (Uganda) • Treasurer: Natasha Samuels (South Africa) • East Africa: AmhaMekasha (Ethiopia), Sabrina Bakeera-Kitaka (Uganda), Judy Orikiiriza (Rwanda) • Southern Africa: Mark Cotton & Brian Eley (South Africa), MutsaBwakura-Dangarembizi (Zimbabwe) • West Africa: Adegoke Falade (Nigeria), John Yenan (Cote D'Ivoire)
Also • Advisory board (so support the president): G Hussey, B Eley, L Frigati, C Wiysonge • Training committee: L Whittaker, P Musoke (nominated by S Bakeera-Kitaka), B Eley, A Nekasha (nominated by M Bwakura-Dangarembizi), AG Falade, H Mujuru & T Avenant
Established 1998 - Member societies • ESPID – Europe • PIDS - USA • SLIPE – Latin America • ASID – Asia • AfSPID - Africa WWW.WSPID.org wspid@kenes.com WSPID gives $10,000 to each society for a regional session • Organization of conferences • International scientific committee (ISC) with regional representation • Local organizing committee • In host country • Role in ISC • Suggest eminent local speakers • Opening & closing ceremonies – with cultural events • Education Committee • Each conference preceded by ‘Fellow’s workshop’ (1 day) • WSPID funds applications • Conferences • World congress every 2nd year • Lower or middle income settings • 2011 – Melbourne, Australia • 2013 – Cape Town, RSA • 2015 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • 2017 - Shenzhen, China • 2019 – Manilla, Philippines • 2021 – Cancun or Mexico City, Mexico
AfSPID Session How Ebola was contolled in Nigeria – Adegoke Falade Outbreaks in North Africa – Maha Hamdi African Society For Pediatric Infectious Diseases 20 November 2015
Shenzhen 2017: AfSPID sessionSunday Dec 3RD 2017; 15h05 – 16:20Chairs: Mark Cotton, RSA & Judy Tatwangire, Rwanda Something diverse from Africa • Sabrina Bakeera-Kitaka, Uganda: Preventing STI’s in adolescents – a view from Africa • Nicolette du Plessis, RSA. Pertussis in Africa • AmhaMekasha, Ethiopia. Solar-powered oxygen delivery in Africa
Activities • WSPID representation • AdegokeFalade (Nigeria) • Mark Cotton (SA) • EXCO – 4 regions represented • Occasional conference calls • Regular email discussions • Main activity WSPID-related
Bulletin: 1–2 per yearEditor Brian Eley – University of Cape Town, RSA Brian.Eley@uct.ac.zaDeputy Editor – Gina Oladokun, University of Ibadan, Nigeria ginaolad@gmail.com http://www.fidssa.co.za
AfSPID – EXCO • President – Mark Cotton (RSA) • Vice-Presidents • Prof. AmhaMekasha (Ethiopia) • Prof. Adegoke Falade (Nigeria) • Regional • Southern • Prof Brian Eley (RSA) • MutsaDangarembizi (Zim) • Eastern • Prof. Philippa Musoke (Uganda) • Dr. Mohammad Issack (Mauritius) • Dr. • Northern – Prof. Maha Hamdi (Egypt) • Western • Adegoke Falade (Nigeria) • Dr. Lawal Umar (Nigeria, NISPID representative) • Central
Antimicrobial resistance – WHO global emergency in 2015 Shenzhen 2017
Objectives • Improve awareness through education, training & communication • Strengthen knowledge & evidence base (research) • Reduce incidence of infection through sanitation, hygiene & Infection, prevention & control (IPC) • Optimize antimicrobial use in human & animal health • Develop economic case for sustainable investment, considering needs of all countries, for increased investment in new medicines (including vaccines) diagnostic tools & other interventions
Provisional Antimicrobial resistance & IPC workshop: Kigali, Rwanda • Contributors: • AfSPID • SASPID • NISPID • WSPID • African Paediatric Associations • Invite African ministries of health to update on their programs
Day 1 • Overview of sepsis • Newborn • Children • Adolescence • Hospital and health-care associated infections • Hospitals • General wards • ICU’s • Clinics • Antibiotic resistance - Global overview • One Health – antibiotics in agriculture • Regional update from Africa – antibiotic resistance & situational analysis of antibiotic access (Urban, peri-urban & rural) • Southern • Western • Eastern • Central • Northern • The status of Infection control in Africa – ICAN • Case reviews • Outbreak reviews • Refugee issues • Global warming, disasters, how to repair the environment
Day 2 • Antibiotic stewardship • Infection prevention & control • Immunization • Surveillance • The microbiome • Novel & emerging • Probiotics & prebiotics • Bacteriophages • The search for novel antibiotics • Research Presentations
Day 3 • Abx stewardship • Setting up a microbiology laboratory • Infection Prevention & Control • Waste disposal • Summaries from all workshops • Research – • developing ideas • Reviewing proposals and research in progress • Closure & way forwards
Situational analysis questionnaire • In development • As widely as possible in Africa • Can be individual or group response • Will get ethics approval • Will publish
AfSPID membership • Open to all healthcare practitioners interested in paediatric infectious diseases • Email list • No subscription (yet) • Contact information • samuels@sun.ac.za • Dekock@sun.ac.za
