contributing to the improvement of pre-service EPI training programmes/curricula for training institutions; and
contributing to the improvement of knowledge of in-service staff through dedicated themed programmes.
Activities Undertaken:
Vaccinator accreditation – short courses in vaccinology and the Higher Certificate (Vaccinology) programme
HPV Symposium: Implementing HPV vaccination in Africa: opportunities for strengthening adolescent health. Menlyn Boutique Hotel, Pretoria, South Africa, 24 March 2015
Stakeholder Meeting: Improving skills and institutional capacity to strengthen country adolescent immunisation programmes and health systems in the African region. Menlyn Boutique Hotel, Pretoria, South Africa, 25 March 2015
Second WAKA HPV AFRICA Symposium. Southern Sun Hotel OR Tambo, Johannesburg, South Africa, 28–29 May 2015
Workshop for southern African countries: Implementing HPV vaccination in Africa: Opportunities for strengthening adolescent health. Premier Hotel OR Tambo, Kempton Park, South Africa, 5–7 October 2015
Third WAKA HPV AFRICA Symposium. Hotel Sultani, Kinshasa, DR Congo, 2–4 December 2015