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Table 1 Infection Prevention and Control Technical Working Group membership

From: A continent-wide effort and solidarity at curbing COVID-19 pandemic: the Africa task force for novel coronavirus (AFTCOR) infection prevention and control technical working group’s experience

Name

Title

Organization

Amadou Cheick Tidiane CISSE

Liason Officer

Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)

Amy Elizabeth Barrera-Cancedda

Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Programme Consultant

Resolve to Save Lives

Anna Vorndran

Executive Manager, Infection Control African Network (ICAN)

ICAN, South Africa

Anthony Twyman

Training Coordinator, ICAN

ICAN

Buyiswa Lizzie M (Nee Sithole)

Training Coordinator, ICAN

ICAN

Christopher T. Lee

Director, Global Epidemic Preparedness and Response Team, Resolve to Save Lives

Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL)

Dan Dano Ibrahim

Head of Quality Service / Project Manager

Africa Union Development Agency- New Partnerships for Africa’s NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD)

Diana Nambatya Nsubuga

Regional Coordinator the Eastern Africa Reproductive Health Network,

Eastern Africa Reproductive Health Network (EARHN)

Elijah Paintsil

Director, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program, Yale School of Medicine

Yale University

Emilio Hornsey

Senior Infection Prevention and Control Nurse

UK Public Health Rapid Support Team

Public Health England

Eric Beohou

Public Health consultant

AUDA-NEPAD

Ezinne Onwuekwe

Public Health Fellow

Africa CDC

Folasade Ogunsola

Chairperson, Infection Control African Network (ICAN)

Infection Control Africa Network, Nigeria /University of Lagos

Giorgia Gon

Assistant Professor

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Hanna Dantata

Public Health Consultant

AUDA-NEPAD

Hiwot Moges

Public Health Fellow

Africa CDC

Idowu Lateef

Public Health Fellow

Africa CDC

Ifeoluwapo Elizabeth Obasanya

IPC Technical Assistant

Nigeria Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Joseph Mthetwa

Project Management Officer for the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

AUDA-NEPAD

Karen Brudney

Senior Expert Adviser to the Centers for Disease Control Division of HIV and Tuberculosis

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Kelly O. Elimian

Prevention, Programmes and Knowledge Management Officer

Nigeria Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Koné Datolo

Public health consultant

AUDA-NEPAD

Mamadou Saliou Kaalifa Diallo

Independent Consultant, M&E Progrogrammes

AUDA-NEPAD

Marshall Thomas

COVID-19 Response, Learning and Preparedness

Resolve to Save Lives

Maureen Moyo-Chilufya

Researcher

AUDA-NEPAD

Minja Frank

Outreach Program Director. Yale Radiology Global Outreach Program

Yale University

Mohammed Abdulaziz

Head of Division, Disease Control and Prevention | Ag. Head of Division, Surveillance

Africa CDC

Muhammad Shakir Balogun

Field Epidemiology Training Programme Resident Advisor, Nigeria

African Field Epidemiology Network

Onyema Ogbuagu

Director of the Yale AIDS Program HIV clinical trials program

Yale University

Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi

Event Based Epi-Analyst

Africa CDC

Patrick Nguku

Field Epidemiology Training Programme Resident Coordinator, Nigeria

African Field Epidemiology Network

Patrick Kabwe

Event Based Epi-Analyst

Africa CDC

Paul Tanui

Public health consultant

AUDA-NEPAD

Radjabu Bigirimana

Program Lead,

African Volunteer Health Corps (AVoHC)

Africa CDC

Tajudeen Raji

Head of Public Health Institutes and Research

Africa CDC

Suzan Joseph Kessy

Public Health Fellow

Africa CDC

Thaddee Niyoyitungira

Public Health Officer

Africa CDC

Tigistu Adamu

Associate Medical Director, Jhpiego

Johns Hopkins Program for International education in Gynaecology and Obstetrics

Tochi Okwor

Director Prevention, Programmes and Knowledge Management/ Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) programme Coordinator

Nigeria Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Waheed Ariyo Bakare

Public Health Officer / Southern Africa Regional IPC Focal Point

Africa CDC

Woldemedhin T. Haile

Senior public health consultant

AUDA-NEPAD

Yewande Alimi

AMR and One Health programme Coordinator Africa CDC

Africa CDC