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2015 Africa Symposium: "Building Health for Life in Africa"

Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - 9:00am to 4:00pm

Location:
Thousand Oaks Room
Cost:
Free


View the event flyer (.pdf)

Schedule of Events

Time

Event

8:30AM

Continental Breakfast

9:20AM-9:45AM

Welcome

  • Provost Harry Hellenbrand
  • Dean Stella Theodoulou, CSBS

9:45AM-10:45AM

Keynote Speaker

  • Margaret Hercules, Field Officer and Ebola Vaccine Trials Team Member, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta

11:00AM-12:15PM

Panel

  • Louis Rubino, Health Administration, CSUN: Health Challenges in Kenya
  • Martha Highfield, Nursing and NHMC Nursing Research Facilitator, CSUN: Challenges of Providing Health Facilities in Nigeria

12:15 PM

Buffet Lunch (featuring ASO Dancers)

12:30PM-1:45PM

Panel

  • Dr. Olamide Jarrett, Infectious Disease Section, University of Illinois Hospital: Health Infrastructures in Sierra Leone
  • Lauren Hollander, Director, Rehabilitation Initiative for Global Strategies, San Francisco Challenges of Childbirth and Maternal Mortality in Ethiopia, Congo, and Niger
  • Dr. Nina Smart, SWF International: Eradicating FGM in Africa

2:00PM-3:15PM

Panel

  • Big Data and Health Issues in Africa
    • Dr. Carol Shubin Math Dept, CSUN
    • Dr. Ramin Vakilian Math, CSUN
    • Dr. Jing Li Math Dept, CSUN
    • Dr. Werner Horn Math Dept, CSUN

3:15 PM

Closing Remarks

For more info contact: Tom Spencer-Walters - X7819 or Suzanne Scheld - X4935

Requests for communication services must be submitted at least five (5) working days in advance.

Map and directions to Thousand Oaks Room: Use G3 Parking structure and park in appropriate visitor spaces. Purchase parking permit ($6) from the dispenser next to the elevator and put in car window