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Strengthening policy and
practice across Africa
February 27, 2020
07:00–08:00 PST | 17:00–18:00 SAST
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Please join us for our next
Policy Translation Interest Group webinar
Featuring Professor Charles Shey Wiysonge, MD, MPhil, PhD, MASSAf
Director, Cochrane South Africa, South African Medical Research Council
In this webinar, you will learn how Professor Charles Shey Wiysonge has influenced policy and medical care as the Director of Cochrane South Africa. In this role, Professor Wiysonge has advised decision-makers and scientific bodies on research, vaccination, and evidence-based policy-making in South Africa, across Africa, and on the global level. He also translates research into compelling stories for general audiences, writing for sites such as Quartz, Think Global Health, and The Conversation.
During the first 30 minutes of the webinar, Professor Wiysonge will share his experience and insights. During the second 30 minutes, he will answer questions from the remote audience.
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Professor Charles Shey Wiysonge is the Director of Cochrane South Africa at the South African Medical Research Council, an Extraordinary Professor of Global Health at Stellenbosch University, and an Honorary Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. His previous appointments include:
- Deputy Director of the Centre for Evidence-based Health Care and Professor of Community Health, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
- Project Manager of the Vaccines for Africa Initiative and Chief Research Officer, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Chief Research Officer at the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, Geneva, Switzerland; Deputy Permanent Secretary, Central Technical Group in charge of the Expanded Programme on Immunization, Cameroon
- Medical Epidemiologist, Pasteur Centre of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon
Professor Wiysonge sits on multiple high-ranking scientific and policy advisory bodies on research, vaccination, and evidence-informed policy-making in South Africa, across Africa, and on the global level. He is rated as an internationally acclaimed researcher by the National Research Foundation of South Africa and his current research is devoted to understanding vaccination barriers in Africa and finding tailored evidence-based solutions to address these barriers.
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