Roundtable 2
Africa’s Preparedness and Response Strategy:
What If the Next Threat Is Tomorrow
Moderators:
H.E. Minister Abderamane Diallo • Patrick Osewe
Panelists: Robert Kwame Agyarko, ARC • Yoti Zabulon, Congo
Brazzaville • Kevin DeCock, Kenya • Andrea Ammon, Sweden •
Jean-Clément Cabrol, MSF
Take-home message:
Africa CDC should champion pandemic
preparedness by supporting Member States to
establish and test their preparedness plans
Roundtable 3
Investing in Public Health in Africa: Role of Public
Private and Philanthropic Partnerships
Moderators: Renuka Gadde, USA
Panelists: Ryan Morhard, Switzerland • Herbert Schilthuis, Heineken •
Carl Manlan, ECO Bank Foundation • Benjamin Makai, Kenya • Alan
Tennenberg, USA • Khawar Mann, Abraaj Group
Take-home messages:
Disease threats are economic threats
Investing in public health “buys” African
Member States a healthy workforce, a stable
society, and a prosperous economy
Roundtable 4
Strengthening National Public Health Institutes
and One Health
Moderators: Chikwe Ikekweazu, Nigeria
Panelists: Eduardo Samo Gudo, Mozambique • Dinard Kouassi, Cote
d’Ivoire • Mohamed Mohamed, Tanzania •
Mokhtar Hasbellaoui, Algeria • Isabella Ayagah, Kenya • Isabel Oliver
Take-home message:
Africa CDC will champion the establishment of
a national public health institute
in all 55 Member States