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September 22-26, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

ECOWAS LASSA FEVER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2025

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Theme:

Beyond Borders: Strengthening Regional Cooperation to Combat Lassa Fever and Emerging Infectious Diseases

About Lassa Fever International Conference

The conference aims to advance sustainable preparedness and regional coordination for Lassa fever through enhanced Research& Development capacity, improved outbreak management systems, and multisectoral collaboration.

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Conference Pillars

Pillar 1: Regional Coordination and Cross-Border Preparedness: Cross-country collaboration as the foundation for coordinated regional response to control outbreaks and strengthen health systems.

Pillar 2: Research and Medical Countermeasure Development for Lassa Fever: Exploring innovative solutions for Lassa fever, including developing vaccines, diagnostics, and treatment options.

Pillar 3: Lassa Fever Outbreak Response and Disease Surveillance: Enhancing outbreak response through improved surveillance, rapid detection, and response mechanisms and reviewing previous outbreaks to distill success stories, identify challenges, and promote effective public-private partnerships for improved future responses.

Pillar 4: Technological Innovations in Epidemic Control: Harnessing advanced technology to enhance Lassa fever prevention, detection, and response.

Pillar 5: Community Engagement and Social Science Approaches: Community-led mechanisms to prevent disease transmission, increase awareness, and support outbreak response.

Pillar 6: Policy, Legislation, and Financing for Epidemic Preparedness: Integrating Lassa preparedness into broader health system policies and securing financial support for epidemic response.

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