ISC 2011: PRESENTATIONS DAY 1

Saturday 22 October 2011

1. Meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee, VIP Hotel; 09:00 – 17:00

Sunday 23 October 2011. Day 1

1. INDEPTH Board Meeting, VIP Hotel, 09:00 – 17:00
2. Young Scientists Workshop, VIP Hotel, 09:00 – 17:00 – organised by Rosalia Sciortino (SAC Vice Chair)

Monday 24 October 2011, Day 1

Title

Speakers/Convener

Session 1 (Plenary): Opening Session / HDSS Work in Mozambique

- Welcome by INDEPTH

- Welcome by Host Institution

-Dr. Kayla Laserson, Board Chair, INDEPTH Network

-H.E. Dr Pascoal Mocumbi EDCTP (Mozambique)

-Showcasing Health and Demographic Surveillance System in Mozambique

-Reflections

-Keynote Address: Unblocking Bottlenecks in the Data Production-Consumption Circuit

-Guest of Honour: Official Opening of the Conference 

-Final Remarks

-Dr. Eusebio Macete, Director, Manhica Health Research Centre

 Prof. Pedro Alonso, CRESIB, Spain

-Prof. Hans Rosling, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

-HE The President of the Republic of Mozambique/Prime Minister

Dr. Osman Sankoh, Executive Director, INDEPTH

Session 2 (Plenary): INDEPTH Projects-1

1. INDEPTH Effectiveness & Safety Studies of Antimalarials in Africa (INESS)
2. Vaccination and Child Survival
3. Demographic and Health Transition-Evidence from HDSSs
4. Sexual and Reproductive Health
5. Climate Change Migration and Mortality (CLIMIMO)
6. INDEPTH’s Future – Science, Data Management, and Capacity Strengthening

1. Fred Binka, INESS
2. Peter Aaby, Bandim HDSS, Guinea-Bissau
3.  Ayaga Bawah, Columbia University, USA
4. Cornelius Debpuur, Navrongo HDSS, Ghana
5. Ali Sie, Nouna HDSS, Burkina Faso
6. Steve Tollman, Agincourt HDSS, South Africa

Lunch Break

Session 3 (Plenary): INDEPTH Projects-2

1. Application For Health And Demographic Surveillance System Using An Open Source WebGIS Software
2. Prevalence Of Active Convulsive Epilepsy (Ace) In Sub-Saharan Africa: Data From INDEPTH Epilepsy Studies
3. Verbal Autopsy (VA) with post-mortem
4. Tuberculosis
5. Antibiotic Resistance
6. Launch of INDEPTH PopStats

1. Veena Muralidharan, Vadu HDSS, India
2. Anthony Ngugi, Kilifi HDSS
3. Kayla Laserson, Kisumu HDSS, Kenya
4. Christian Wejse, Bandim HDSS, Guinea Bissau
5. Chuc Nguyen, FilaBavi HDSS, Vietnam
6. Ayaga Bawah, Columbia University

Health Break * Health Break * Health Break

Session 4 (Parallel)

4.1: Infant and Child Survival - How can HDSSs Contribute?

Keynote: ‘Because that's how we've always done it': A mixed methods approach to newborn health in Navrongo, as a basis for Network studies.

Cyril Engmann, University of North Carolina, USA

Child Mortality (12-59 Months): What Is Their Vaccination Status In The Dangme West District Of Ghana?

Jonas Kofi Akpakli, Dodowa HDSS, Ghana

Patterns Of Childhood Death In Rural Guinea-Bissau

Emil Dalgaard Christensen, Bandim HDSS, Guinea-Bissau

Risk Factors For Stillbirth In Urban Guinea-Bissau

Frida Starup Jepsen, Bandim HDSS, Guinea-Bissau

The Effect Of Distance To Formal Health Facility On Childhood Mortality In Rural Tanzania.

Daniel Kadobera, Iganga/Mayuge HDSS, Uganda

Moment Of Pause:  Examining The Determinants Of Adverse Perinatal Outcome In Rural Dangme West District

Vida Ami Kukula, Dodowa HDSS, Ghana

4.2: Health Systems Research in HDSSs

Keynote: The Growing Role and Importance of HDSS for Health Systems Strengthening

Don de Savigny (SAC), Swiss Tropical Public Health Institute, Switzerland

Linking The HDSS And The Health Care System Through Patient-Held Records For The Treatment Of Epilepsy

Ryan Wagner, Agincourt HDSS, South Africa

Implications For Population-Based Research Of Imperfect Record Linkage Between Health Facility Data And Demographic Surveillance Data.

Chodziwadziwa Kabudula, Agincourt HDSS, South Africa

Contribution Of Nouna HDSS In Breaking The Barriers To Access To Health Care In Nouna Health District, Burkina Faso

Adama Traore, Nouna HDSS, Burkina Faso

The Impact Of Community-Based Health Systems On Equity In A  Rural Locality Of Northern Ghana

Cornelius Debpuur, Navrongo HDSS, Ghana

New paper-free tools for an integrated demographic, hospital and laboratory based surveillance system in Manhiça .

Charfodin Sacoor, Manhica HDSS, Mozambique

4.3: Maternal Health – How Can HDSSs Be Utilized?

Keynote: Maternal Health in the City: The Urban Penalty

Nyovani Madise, University of Southampton, UK

The Impact Of Fertility On Maternal Mortality In Three Rural Districts Of Tanzania

Almamy Malick Kante, Ifakara HDSS, Tanzania

Consequences Of Maternal Mortality On Infant Survival:

Abdur  Razzaque, Matlab HDSS, Bangladesh

Urban - Rural Disparities In Antenatal Care Utilization – Evidence From Two Health and Demographic Surveillance Systems In Vietnam

Toan Tran Khanh, Dodalab HDSS, Vietnam

The Effect Of Mother’s Age On Neonatal Survival Associated With First And Second Birth In Rural Tanzania

Majige Selemani, Ifakara HDSS, Tanzania

Combining VA and pathology to improve cause of maternal death determination

Clara Menendez, Manhica HDSS, Mozambique

Networking – Networking – Dinner (Hosted by the Spanish Ambassador at Residence)