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COVID-19 Experiences in Africa
January 26, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 am
The Center for Global Health at the Rutgers School of Nursing is hosting a seminar on January 26, 2022, at 9 a.m. as part of its Global Health Interest Group Seminar Series.
“COVID-19 Experiences in Africa”
Learn about the COVID-19 experiences of students and faculty in Africa. Speakers from three countries will include:
Tanzania
Stephen Kibusi
University of Dodoma
Topic: Administrative experiences and preparedness during COVID-19
Subira Abdallah Said
University of Dodoma
Topic: Midwives’ experiences and preparedness during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on maternal services utilization
Nigeria
Ekaete Asuquo
University of Calabar
Topic: Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 among frontline health care workers in government hospitals in Cross River State
Botswana
Mabel Magowe and Tebogo Mamalela
University of Botswana
Topic: Challenges and lessons learnt from COVID-19 in the academic environment
The seminar moderator is Emilia Iwu of the Rutgers School of Nursing. Iwu is an assistant professor in the Division of Nursing Science and interim director of the Center for Global Health.
Online via Zoom
Free and open to the public. Click here to join the seminar via Zoom (meeting ID: 947 8578 5413; password: 663264). For more information, contact Iwu at iwu@rutgers.edu or 856-625-0041, or contact senior program coordinator Shammah Coleman at snc76@sn.rutgers.edu or 862-703-0075.