Wednesday, 27 September 2023

10:30 | Keynote Topic - Strengthening National and Regional Laboratory Networks for Global Health Security

            Keynote Speaker
            Dr Donald I. Ofili, Director and Deputy Registrar, MLSCN Accreditation Service, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria and Chair, West             Africa Regional Technical Working Group on Biosafety and Biosecurity, Abuja Nigeria

Session 1

10:50 | Governance, Regulation and Tiered Laboratory Networks

            Moderator
            Dr Donald I. Ofili, Director and Deputy Registrar, MLSCN Accreditation Service, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria and Chair, West Africa              Regional Technical Working Group on Biosafety and Biosecurity, Abuja, Nigeria

            Panelists
            • Adedamola Oyekunle, Consultant – Laboratory and Surveillance Systems, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Abuja, Nigeria 
            • Blessing Ekanem Udoh, Medical Laboratory Specialist, National Professional Officer Laboratory, World Health Organisation (WHO), Abuja, Nigeria
            • Nonye Umahi, Managing Consultant/Founder, Cuanu Consult Ltd, Lagos, Nigera

11:30 | Q&A

Session 2

12:00 | In-vitro Diagnostic Device Regulation and Quality System Management

            Moderator
            Air Commodore Edward Abayomi Akinwale (Rtd), Associate Director Laboratory Quality Assurance, HJF Medical Research International/Gte in             support of Emerging Infectious Disease Branch (EIDB) and the U.S. Military HIV Research Program (MHRP), Walter Reed Army Institute of Research             (WRAIR), Lagos, Nigeria

            Panelists
            • Emmanuel Adewale Ojo, Senior Technical Advisor, Laboratory Services, APIN Public Health Initiatives, Abuja, Nigeria
            • Olajumoke Babatunde, Director - Public Health Laboratory Services Department, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Abuja, Nigeria
            • Paulinus Offutalu, Acting Director / Laboratory Manager, IVD Department & Principal Investigator, Public Health In Vitro Diagnostic Control Laboratory -               (ISO 17025:2017 Accredited), Head, South West Zone, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria, Member, World Health               Organization (WHO) Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on In vitro Diagnostics (SAGE IVD), Geneva, Switzerland, National Secretary, MLSCN In               vitro Diagnostics Technical Committee

12:45 | Lunch break | Exhibition visit 

Session 3

14:00 | Workforce Development and Information Management and Communication

            Moderator
            Kenneth Okolie, CEO, Synlab, Abuja, Nigeria

            Panelists
            • Dr Elochukwu Adibo, National President of the Guild of Private Medical Laboratory Directors of Nigeria and MD/CEO of EL-Lab Medical Diagnostics                and Research Center, Lagos, Nigeria
            • Ibiang Livinus, Director, Laboratory and Biosafety Services, Centre for Integrated Health Programs, Abuja, Nigeria
            • Navy Captain Ogbeche R. Ochagu, Nigerian Navy, Abuja, Nigeria

14:45 | Coffee break | Exhibition visit

Session 4

15:00 | Biological Risk Management and Priority Disease Surveillance

            Moderator
            Chinelo Ebruke, Project Manager for the German Development Bank, West Africa Health Organization (WAHO), Abuja, Nigeria

            Introductory remarks
            Dr Oliver Marnigart, Senior Team Leader - Support to the Regional Epidemiological Surveillance System, West Africa Health Organization (WAHO),                        Burkina Faso

            Panelists
            • Dr Donald I. Ofili, Director and Deputy Registrar, MLSCN Accreditation Service, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria and Chair, West                Africa Regional Technical Working Group on Biosafety and Biosecurity, Abuja, Nigeria
            • Olajumoke Babatunde, Director - Public Health Laboratory Services Department, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, Abuja, Nigeria

16:30 | End of conference