Infectious Diseases Summit 2009

Building Healthcare Leadership in Africa

Accordia Global Health Foundation and the Infectious Diseases Institute co-hosted the second annual Accordia Infectious Diseases Summit April 20-22 in Kampala, Uganda. The invitation-only event brought together global leaders in academia, government, NGOs, and industry and featured a keynote address by the First Lady of Uganda.

The theme of this year’s Summit was “Building Healthcare Leadership in Africa,” and focused on ways to build a strong and sustainable African healthcare leadership infrastructure. Over 100 representatives from 21 countries attended.

The Summit addressed the challenges and opportunities of building health leadership at three levels: individual, institutional, and networks. Following two days of dynamic discussions and presentations, Summit participants developed a call to action and urged an investment in leaders and leadership development at all levels.

The 2009 Summit Program, the full 2009 Infectious Diseases Summit Proceedings and the 2009 Summit Call to Action are available for download.

On June 18, Accordia released a report informed by the Infectious Diseases Summit that includes an in-depth look at the three Summit tracks and explores ways in which their interconnectivity could drive unique opportunities to expand the impact of healthcare leadership in Africa. For more information on the report, please visit the Reports section of our website.

Photographs from the 2009 Summit are now available courtesy of Charles Steinberg Photography.  Please check back soon for video footage from this year's event.

 

Summit 2009 Steering Committee Membership

Hank McKinnell, Chairman, Accordia Global Health Foundation, CO-CHAIR
Nelson Sewankambo, Principal, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University Medical School, CO-CHAIR
Aday E. Adetosoye, Acting Medical Officer, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Global AIDS Program - PEPFAR Nigeria
Kathy Cahill, Deputy Director, Integrated Health Solutions Development, Program Integration, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Alex Coutinho, Executive Director, Infectious Diseases Institute
Ernest Darkoh, Chairman, BroadReach Healthcare, LLC
Joseph Dwyer, Director, Management Sciences for Health
Joe Feczko, Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Pfizer Inc
Roger Glass, Director, Fogarty International Center
Michael Johnson, Deputy Director, Fogarty International Center
Michael Scheld, Professor, Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia School of Medicine
Jeff Sturchio, Chairman, Corporate Council for Africa

A Special Thank You to Our 2009 Summit Sponsors

Organizing Partner
Pfizer Inc

Leadership Partners
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Merck
National Institutes of Health, Office of AIDS Research
Schering-Plough Foundation

Sponsoring Partners
AstraZeneca
Bayer Healthcare
Bristol-Myers Squibb

Supporting Partners
Almirall
BD