Project Overview
Background
On 30 December 2019, the world was notified about a pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, China (WHO, 2020). Since then, scientists have made remarkable progress in understanding the causative agent, a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2).
Objectives
The overall objective of HRH-SEMCA is to assist African public health decision makers in their effort to fight efficiently COVID-19 and prevent possible future epidemics/pandemics by providing key information on the dynamic patterns of COVID-19
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Collaboration between G-WAC and HRH-SEMCA
The School of Public Health at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi – Ghana, has offered from 23rd to 27th September 2024 a Modeling course for Pandemic Preparedness and response (MPPR)– as part of the initiative to develop specialised skills in disease modelling. The course is designed and implemented by G-WAC (German West African Centre for Global Health and Pandemic Prevention) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).
Research stays at the Medical Biometry Institute, University of Freiburg, Germany
During three months, Ms Yvette Montcho (PhD student) and Dr Valère Salako (Junior researcher) stayed at the University of Freiburg at the Institute of Medical Biometry and Statistics for three months, where they conducted their research visit under Prof Martin Wolkewitz’s supervision.
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