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Sunday May 6th, 2007 |
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| Arrival of Delegates – Delegates are free for the morning to explore the beauty of Abuja, Africa's newest Capital City and enjoy lunch on their own in local restaurants | |
| 14:00 | Tour of National Clinical Research and Training Center and Press Conference Hosts: Drs Abdulsalami Nasidi and Oyekanmi Nash |
| 18:00 – 21:00 | Cocktail Reception at the Le Meridien Abuja - Poolside Registration Packages will be available |
Monday, May 7th 2007 |
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| 08:00 – 09:00 | Morning Coffee, Registration and Poster Set-up |
| 09:00 – 09:20 | Opening Ceremony: Chair: Hon. Minister of State for Agriculture - Otunba Bamidele Dada Introductory Remarks: Dr. Abdulsalami Nasidi, Director, FMOH |
| 09:20 - 09:30 |
Welcoming Address: Professor Eyitayo Lambo, Honourable Minister of Health |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Keynote Address: Professor. Oyewale Tomori, VC, Redeemer’s University “Viral Diseases in Control of Africa” |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Guest Speaker 1: |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Guest Speaker 2: Prof. Daniel F. Adene, University of Ibadan “The Baseline in Nigeria’s Avian Influenza and the Pro -Pandemic Epidemiologic Links in Developing Agro-Ecology” |
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Theme 1: Pandemic Influenza Threat and Preparedness - from an African perspective |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Dr. Junaid Maina |
| 12:30 - 13:00 | Coffee Break & Poster Viewing |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Dr. Abdulsalami Nasidi “The First Human Case of H5N1Infection in Sub -Saharan Africa” |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Dr. Joseph Mugachia, United Nations Avian Influenza Coordinator for Nigeria: “United Nations System’s Support to National Preparedness and Response to Avian and Pandemic Influenza in Nigeria” |
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Dr. Gavin Smith “Evolution and Spread of H5N1 Avian Influenza: Evidence from the Fields” |
| 13:30 - 14:30 | Delegates are free to enjoy lunch on their own in local restaurants |
| 14:30 – 17:30 | Theme 2 – Challenges to the Clinical Management of Viral Diseases in Africa (diagnosis + other problems) Chair: Dr. Abdulsalami Nasidi |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Dr. L. Lombin |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Dr. Abdul Habib "Recognition and Prevention of Avian Influenza in Human" |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break & Poster Viewing |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Dr. James Sheperd “Clinical Management of Influenza in Human” |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Mr. Babatunde Bello “Nigerian Communication Strategies for Avian and Pandemic Influenza" |
| 18:30 – 20:00 | Cocktails in the Terrace Lounge – Le Meridien ABUJA |
Tuesday May 8th, 2007 |
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| 08:00 – 09:00 | Breakfast and Coffee |
| 09:00 - 11:30 | Theme 3 – Accelerating the Development of Anti-Virals Chair: Dr. Michel Chrétien |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Dr. Jeremy Carver “The ICAV anti-viral platform” |
| 09:30 - 10:00 | Dr. Eleanor Fish “Wide-spectrum Anti-virals – interferon” |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Dr. Rolf Hilgenfeld, University of Lϋbeck |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break & Poster Viewing |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Dr. Michel Chrétien (Nathaniel Lewis) " Convertases" |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Dr. Henry Wan |
| 12:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Focus: Proposals for new ICAV Subprojects relevant to Africa. Chair: Professor Rolf Hilgenfeld |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Dr. Oyekanmi Nash “ICAV Africa” |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | Prof. Adeyinka Adeyefa “Genetic Characterization of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Virus from Southwestern Nigeria” |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Prof. Sunday Omilabu “Lassa Fever In Nigeria |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Prof. Claude Muller “The Spread and Evolution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in Africa” |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Chuong Hyunh “African Influenza Sequence Database” |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Coffee Break & Poster Viewing |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Plenary Summary Jeremy Carver Q & A, ICAV Global - Next Steps |
| 19:00 | Closing Remarks Dr. Jide Coker (FMOH) & Nathaniel Lewis (ICAV) Departure |
