Great to see this spotlight on a close collaborator and CAWISA teammate, Dr. LaRon Nelson 👏🏾

Great to see our PD, Nadia Adjoa Sam-Agudu, MD, CTropMed, speak on pertinent issues concerning implementation science capacity in West and Central Africa, and how important good partnerships have been in improving IS capacity and utilization.

HIV in WCA Alert! Invitation to a webinar on the key considerations for fast-tracking elimination of mother-to-child transmission in lower HIV prevalence settings. Date & Time: Thursday, July 6, 2023, 2:00 pm WAT Registration Link (Zoom Meeting): echo.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Whether you weren't able to attend #IAS2023, couldn't attend all sessions (nobody can 😄) or you like nice summaries like I do, please check out our rapporteur reports for Tracks A to E: science, public health, advocacy, and new directions in HIV. There's something for everyone.

So excited to announce that today, Aug 31, I start a new job! I'm the incoming Director of Global Pediatrics UMN Pediatrics (med.umn.edu/pediatrics/pro…) & Associate Dean, DEI for Medical Students UMN Medical School. I did my peds & peds ID training at UMN, so I'm heading home to Minnesota 🥹❤️

I am looking forward to learning and collaborating with old friends and colleagues and new faculty, students and trainees at the University of Minnesota. Here's to new beginnings at a not-so-new place 🙌🏾 Oh, and...GO GOPHERS!!!

Please note: I will NOT be leaving IHV Nigeria nor my work in WC Africa with CAWISA. All of that will continue while I grow the Global Peds Program & support pediatric research at UMN Medical School. My sincere appreciation to IHV University of Maryland School of Medicine for *13 yrs* of growth!

Congratulations to our amazing PI, Nadia Adjoa Sam-Agudu, MD, CTropMed, on her promotion to Professor of Pediatrics, with tenure, UMN Pediatrics. An accomplishment that is duly deserved.

I've been looking for superb implementation researchers & practitioners to present topics for our online NIH D43 #impsci in HIV curriculum at IHV Nigeria. Don't air me when I call. I know you're that good, I can see your expertise and credentials here & on Pubmed... mwahahaha

Honored to speak virtually on Day 2 of this high-level meeting on #Mpox. I discussed Obj 3 of our African-led, 6 country Mpox Research Consortium (MpoxReC). Obj 3 focuses on #impsci & community engagement for successful mpox research planning & implementation. CAWISA

📢Re-sharing PAMJ's call for papers on #mpox in Africa opened May 15; accepting submissions till Nov 30. This is your chance to get your mpox data published in an African journal. We are accepting all types of papers on multiple themes & populations blog.panafrican-med-journal.com/posts/2024/803…

Finally: THEE postdoc with me at UMN Medical School. -Post-Doctoral Associate -UMN, Twin Cities -PhD eg in epi, ado health, MCH, and/or #impsci -Must be eligible to work in USA Advantage: W/C Africa experience, French Non UMN: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/362194 UMN staff: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/int/362194

It's such a pleasure to represent CAWISA at the 4th Cameroon HIV/AIDS Operational Research (CAM-HERO) conference, in Douala. CAWISA facilitated #impsci training on Day 1, and we are learning about the excellent HIV research conducted in Cameroon on Days 2 & 3. Bravo 🇨🇲!