Shaping Travel Medicine in Africa: Clinical Perspectives

Jointly organized by PATMF · ASTMH Clinical Group · FESTMIH

This webinar brings together four practitioners from across Africa to share insights into clinical operations and the rapidly evolving field of travel medicine. Participants will gain an understanding of how local healthcare contexts shape travel risk and prevention strategies. Speakers will also provide advice on what travelers and mobile populations need to know to plan a healthy journey to their region, and present case scenarios from their practice.

Join us for an engaging discussion that delivers practical takeaways and a deeper understanding of how travel medicine is practiced across Africa.

Who should attend?

Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals providing travel medicine services.

This event is jointly organized by the Pan African Travel Medicine Federation (PATMF), the Clinical Group of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), and the Federation of European Societies for Tropical Medicine and International Health (FESTMIH).

Panelists

Matshediso Kgamane, MD
Patrick Chukwumah, MD
Paul Yonga, MBChB, MSPH
Sonia Kechaou, MD, MS

Chairs:

Tullia Marcolongo — ASTMH Member, Pan African Travel Medicine Federation (PATMF), Toronto, Canada
Hendrik Sy, MD — ASTMH Member, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, United States