CARe Project – Webinar on 21 May 2025

This webinar with Prof Trotter provides a glimpse into the epidemiology of bacterial meningitis in sub-Saharan Africa and the ongoing efforts to defeat Meningitis by 2030. The talk will describe some of the successes of vaccination in reducing the burden of meningitis and future opportunities and challenges.

Prof Caroline Trotter leads global health innovation as Professor of Global Health at the University of Cambridge and Director of Cambridge-Africa. Championing African research leadership, she fosters equitable research partnerships between African institutions and Cambridge. At Imperial College London, she heads the Vaccine Impact Modelling Consortium, shaping global vaccine policy through data-driven insights. A pioneer in bacterial meningitis research, her work informs outbreak prevention strategies worldwide. Trotter co-chairs the WHO’s mission to eliminate meningitis by 2030, advising governments on life-saving interventions. Her leadership bridges academia, policy, and frontline action to transform global health outcomes.

The monthly webinars with topic experts are held as part of the CARe training programme in applied public health research. These webinars allow discussions on current public health issues.

The webinar will take place on WebEx on 21 May 2025 from 4 pm to 5 pm (CET).

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Previous webinars

• In the webinar on “Field Epidemiology Training Programmes in Africa” Bonheur Dounebain focused on an overview of Field Epidemiology Training Programmes (FETP) in Africa and how they help support public health surveillance, field epidemiology, and response activity within ministries of health.
  This webinar took place on WebEx on 23 April 2025 from 4 pm to 5 pm (CET).
• The webinar on “Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) Elimination” with Dr Lorraine Pfavayi focused on the integration of public health interventions with community engagement to achieve NTD elimination.
  This webinar took place on WebEx on 19 March 2025 from 3 pm to 4 pm (CET).
• In the webinar on “Medical Anthropology: Fieldwork as an Anthropologist” Dr Abdalla provided a glimpse into the field of anthropology and its subfield medical anthropology.
  This webinar took place on WebEx on 19 February 2025 from 3 pm to 4 pm (CET).
• The webinar on “Career paths in the field of Global Health” with Prof Bruchhausen focused on the options for working in the field of Global Health.
  This webinar took place on WebEx on 29 January 2025 from 3 pm to 4 pm (CET).
• In the webinar on “Global Health” Dr Dax focused on the evolution of global health including key milestones and trends that have shaped theis field.
  This webinar took place on WebEx on 11 December 2024 from 3 pm to 4 pm (CET).
• In the webinar on “Infodemics in the digital age” Dr Anna Shilunga highlighted the challenges of misinformation in the digital age.
  This webinar took place on WebEx on 11 September 2024 from 4 pm to 5 pm (CET).
• The webinar on “Science and Innovation as an enabler for the platform for harmonised African health manufacturing” with Dr Elvis Temfack focused on the role of research and development on local manufacturing in Africa.
  This webinar took place on WebEx on 25 June 2024 from 4 pm to 5 pm (CET).
• In the webinar on “Economic evaluation of health interventions” with Dr Francisco Pozo-Martin, the concept of economic evaluation of health interventions was presented and its importance as a tool for policy making was discussed.
  The webinar took place on WebEx on 15 May 2024 from 4 pm to 5 pm (CET).
• The CARe project invited to join the open webinar on “Grantsmanship” with Dr. Josie Golding. Tips and hints for grant applications were reported.
  The webinar took place on WebEx on 10 April 2024 from 5 pm to 6 pm (CET).
• The CARe project invited to join the open webinar ‘The Burden of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Africa: A Contextualised Approach’. In this webinar, Daniel Waruingi highlighted the situation of AMR on the African continent through a contextualised lens and showcased interventions that can be taken by local actors to mitigate the largely ignored burden of AMR in the region.
  The webinar took place on WebEx on 13 March 2024 from 5 pm to 6 pm (CET).