#ICID2024 Day 2 Highlights – Don’t Miss out! ✨ Insights from Global Infectious Disease Experts Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts: A crucial discussion led by FIDSSA's Sipho Dlamini & Tan Ban Hock. 🔍 Meet the Editors: Featuring Prof. Blumberg (FIDSSA), a unique chance to connect with influential editors in the field. 📚 Plenary Session: Prof. Essack presented on the Perfect AMR Storm, highlighting the urgent need for AMR solutions. 🌪️ 🔗 One Health: Prof. Venter & Prof. Preiser (SASV founders) explored the One Health approach, linking human, animal, and environmental health. 🌎 🧬 HIV Advances: Profs Meintjes and Gray provided critical updates on HIV progress and challenges in South Africa. 💡 💧 Wastewater Surveillance: Insights from NICD and SA-MRC on using wastewater monitoring to detect public health threats. 🚰 🦠 Enteric Infections & Rabies: Profs Frean and Blumberg (FIDSSA founders) discussed strategies to combat these diseases. 💉 💉 Vaccine Confidence: Prof. Hannelie Meyer shared important strategies for building vaccine trust. 🙌 🛡️ Infection Prevention and Control (IPC): A working group led by renowned ID specialists and IPC leaders (FIDSSA members) focused on strengthening IPC practices in both adult and paediatric care. Stay tuned for more updates on the latest innovations and discussions shaping the future of infectious disease management! #OneHealth #AMR #ISID #InfectiousDiseases #MedicalEducation Register today📍 https://ow.ly/vlAF50U5ER5

In partnership with the Africa CDC, the International Society for Infectious Diseases #ISID will host the inaugural Global Surveillance Summit to tackle the challenges posed by new and reemerging pandemic threats. As the Director of Africa CDC, Dr. Jean Kaseya, explains: “The Global Surveillance Summit comes at a critical time as we continue to confront the ongoing threats of #Mpox and the #MarburgVirus.” 🦠 The recent outbreaks reinforce the need to strengthen global collaboration and build more resilient surveillance systems, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), to improve disease detection and prevention. 🔎 Following the #OneHealth approach, the Summit will unite scientists, clinicians, and communities involved in human, animal, and planetary health, providing a place for: 🚨 Workforce training on the latest advancements in early warning surveillance 💬 Discussions about the need for diverse, sustainable funding sources to support event-based surveillance systems globally ✍️ Africa CDC and ISID to draft a joint communique, serving as a guiding light for actionable strategies The Summit is scheduled for December 3, 2024, in Cape Town and will be held alongside our 20th International Congress of Infectious Diseases #ICID2024. To learn more, read the full press release here: https://ow.ly/LSYh50TWKaO

#ICID2024 🗓️ Day 1 Highlights: AMR Stewardship Workshop 🌍 Connecting Pakistan, Malaysia & South Africa Day 1 will begin with a powerful Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Stewardship workshop featuring experts from Pakistan, Malaysia, and South Africa. 🌐 🔍 Future of Clinical Microbiology Prof. Adrian Brink (former Federation of Infectious Diseases of Southern Africa president) presented on the future of clinical microbiology, joined by expert colleagues from Hong Kong and Nigeria. Insightful discussions explored innovative practices and next steps for ICSSA, SASCM, and IDSSA. Stay tuned for more updates on the journey to combat AMR!💡 #AMRStewardship #ClinicalMicrobiology #GlobalHealth #ISID #InfectiousDiseases #MedicalEducation Register today! https://ow.ly/75ZE50U5En9

World Pneumonia Day is commemorated on November 12, and, like every year, it is dedicated to spreading awareness among people to understand the needs and current situation in the fight against this disease. https://ow.ly/EcC150U4Qi1 This year at our #ICID2024 Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, a specific session on Respiratory Infections will include the following topics: Advances in the Prevention of #RSV in infants, Antiviral Therapeutics Discovery for #Enterovirus D68, and #RespiratoryTractInfections at Mass Gatherings. Learn more about this upcoming scientific session and register for ICID! https://isidcongress.org/

Join us for the inaugural convening of “Women Raising Women” on the sidelines of #ICID2024! 🌍 Co-hosted by WomenLift Health and the International Society for Infectious Diseases, and moderated by our Southern Africa Director, Akhona Tshangela, this event is set to be an inspiring space to hear directly from leading voices in global health. Don’t miss this invaluable opportunity to connect, share experiences, and forge lasting networks with women who are shaping the future of health and leadership. Register today: https://lnkd.in/etH9Kawg

📍Today's the day! Watch our live webinar, "Chikungunya with Focus on Recent Outbreaks and the Effects of Climate Change – Part ll," with Dr. David Hamer and Dr. Nicola Petrosillo on the #ISID Knowledge Exchange at 9 AM EST. Join the webinar: https://ow.ly/s5lM50U4iiH

Help us make #ICID2024 inclusive and accessible to all! Pledge to reach out to industry partners and philanthropic organizations to donate, gift, or grant funds to support delegates from LMICs. Together, we can make a difference in infectious disease research and care. 📍Donate here: https://lnkd.in/dgEcrpVu

If you watched the first "Chikungunya with Focus on Recent Outbreaks and the Effects of Climate Change" webinar back in July, don't miss out on Part ll! This upcoming webinar will be on Monday, November 11, 2024. Create a #ISID Knowledge Exchange account to receive updates to your inbox so you don't miss out: https://ow.ly/5jPX50TUT2h

Register for one of our side events at #ICID2024! Our "Women Raising Women" event will feature women in top leadership positions in #GlobalHealth. 🌍🩺👩⚕️ WomenLift Health Learn how to acquire or obtain resources to help you in your leadership journey with other senior, mid-career, and early-career women. Learn more: https://ow.ly/c51350TOAjX

#ISID is collaborating with Africa CDC to launch the inaugural Global Surveillance Summit to tackle public health crises, including the ongoing #mpox and #MarburgVirus outbreaks 🤝 🌍 The Summit will: 💭 Provide training for frontline workers, global leaders, and innovators 📊 Enhance epidemic intelligence and improve data-sharing practices ✍️ Draft a joint communique on investments in sustainable early-warning surveillance systems to prevent the spread of disease Learn more via Healthcare Business Today: https://lnkd.in/esSqmNpS #InfectiousDiseases #NGO #ICID2024