World Hepatitis Day (WHD) takes places every year on 28 July bringing the world together under a single theme to raise awareness of the global burden of viral hepatitis and to influence real change. In 2022 the theme is ‘I Can’t Wait’. On World Hepatitis Day, 28 July, we call on people from across the world to take action and raise awareness of hepatitis because Hepatitis Can’t Wait. World Hepatitis Day is one of WHO’s seven officially mandated global public health days. For WHD 2022, the NWU subject group for Microbiology will be presenting an online information session on the latest global Hepatitis status and WHO eradication plan. Date: 28 July 2022 Time: 12:00 - 13:15 Programme Director: Dr Deidre Van Wyk Link: Zoom Programme: 12:00 - 12:10: Welcome address: Prof Rodney Medupe 12:10 - 12:15: Purpose of the day: Dr Hazel Mufhandu 12:15 - 12:20: Introduction of keynote speaker: Ms Mongadi 12:20 - 12:50: Keynote address: Dr Nishi Prabdial-Sing 12:50 - 13:05: Q&A session: Dr Deidre Van Wyk 13:05 - 13:15: Vote of thanks and closing: Dr Kgaogelo Dr. Nishi Prabdial-Sing is a Principal Scientist/Virologist at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg and is a member of the technical working group (TWG) on the compilation of the Viral Hepatitis Guidelines with South African National Department of Health (NDoH). She has a PhD degree in medical virology from the School of Pathology, University of Witwatersrand (WITS). As a joint faculty member at WITS Faculty of Health Sciences, she has successfully supervised and co-supervised several postgraduate students at WITS and North-West University (NWU). Currently, she is co-supervising/ supervising more postgraduate students at NWU, WITS and DUT. She is C2 NRF-rated and well published in peer-reviewed journals and science bulletins. What is World Hepatitis Day?
NWU Programme for WHD
About the Keynote Speaker
Dr. Nishi Prabdial-Sing is a part of the key population focus group tasked with providing the NDoH with strategic and feasible plans of reducing the burden of viral hepatitis disease in the country. She has been involved with the World Health Organization since 2015 as an expert consultant in the global poliovirus eradication program. She was part of the NICD scientific team in the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. Since 2012, she has been co-ordinating the HPCSA medical science internship programs and facilitating the Virology program at NICD. Currently, she is a member of Federation of the Infectious Diseases societies of Southern Africa (FIDSSA), Royal Society of Medicine, UK and International Network on Health and Hepatitis in Substance Users (INHSU).