Orion Safari Lodge, Rustenburg, North West Province

STRENGTHENING IMMUNISATION SERVICES IN SOUTH AFRICA

Session 1: Global Perspectives

Chair: Calvinia Sebekedi and Jeffrey Mphahlele

8:15-8:30
Welcome and Opening (pdf, 98 kb)
Jeffery Mphahlele

8:30-9:00
AFRO Region EPI Strategic Plan (pdf, 62 kb)
Charles Mugero

9:00-9:30
New Vaccines and Programmatic Implications (pdf, 1 343 kb)
Fred van den Veen

9:30-10:00
EPI-SA: Successes, Challenges and Future Plans (pdf, 228 kb)
Johan van den Heever

10:00-10:20
Immunisation, Ethics and Law (pdf, 475 kb)
Peet Rautenbach

10:20-10:30
Discussion

10:30-11:00
Tea break

Session 2: Immunisation in the Public Sector

Part One- Chair: Bafedile Chauke and Florah Tladi

11:00-11:30
Global Status of Polio Eradication and Challenges Associated with OPV in Developing Countries (pdf, 1 500 kb)
Barry Schoub

11:30-11:50
Progress with Polio Eradication in South Africa (pdf, 1 330 kb)
Ngokoana Khomo

11:50-12:10
Update on restructuring of the Medical and Nursing Curricula (pdf, 1 150 kb)
Anwar Hoosen

12:10-12:30
EPI Data Flow and Management for Routine and Surveillance
Feni Maimane

12:30-12:50
Review of Road to Health Cards for Immunisation Services in South Africa (pdf, 144 kb)
Lebogang Madisha

12:50-13:10
Maternal Knowledge and Practice Regarding Childhood Immunisation: Survey Report ( pdf, 285 kb)
Maggie Ravhengani

13:10-13:30
Discussion

13:30-14:30
Lunch break

Part Two- Chair: Johan van den Heever and Ngokoana Khomo

14:30-14:50
The Role of Social Mobilisation in Increasing Immunisation Coverage in South Africa (pdf, 495 kb)
Blantina Mabuela

14:50-15:10
North West Experience with the Recent Measles Outbreak in South Africa (pdf, 127 kb)
Calvinia Sebekedi

15:10-15:30
Rotavirus Burden of Disease in South Africa and Implications for Vaccination (pdf, 670 kb)
Mapaseka Seheri

15:30-15:50
Immunising HIV Positive Babies: Experience with Hepatitis B Vaccine (pdf, 130 kb)
Omphile Simani

15:50-16:00
Discussion

16:00-16:15
Tea break

Session 3: Concluding Remarks and Closing

Chair: Anwar Hoosen and Fred van der Veen

16:15-16:40
Major Highlights of the Symposium (pdf, 144 kb)
Gboyega Ogunbanjo

16:40- 16:50
Vote of Thanks
Baile Selaledi