Modeling plays a crucial role in public health, particularly in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), where resource constraints and complex health challenges are prevalent. In LMICs, effective decision-making is paramount for optimizing limited resources and addressing diverse health issues. The AMAX Wokshop will focus on how to implement collaboration between modelers and policy makers.  

March 6th, 2024: AMAX Kick-off meeting

09:00 - 09:30: Opening  

09:30 - 10:00: AMAX project presentation, Dr Amira Kebir, Project PI

10:00 - 10:30: Coffee - break 

10:30 - 12h30: Plenary Conferences: Modeling in Public Health in Africa - Current Status and Lessons Learned, Thumbi Mwangi, CEMA, Kenya

12:30- 14:00: Lunch

14:00 - 17:00: Amax partner presentations 

18:00-20:00: AMAX partners meeting: open only for AMAX participants. 

20:30:  Diner

March 7th & 8th 2024: Workshop 

Modeling, public health and decision-making

March 7th, 2024

09:00 – 12:30: Serious Games: Why and How Does Modeling Help Decision-Making? 

• •  Introduction: Slimane Ben Miled

  • HPV: Heger Arfaoui

  • COVID 19: Slimane Ben Miled, Dorra Louati

  •  Measle: Slimane Ben Miled, Dhafer Ferchichi

12:30- 14:00: Lunch

14:00 - 17:00:  POLICY MAKERS : Expectations in Public Health: Cases of Tunisia

• Public Health Priorities in Tunisia: Abderrazak Bouzouita (Director General of Health, MoH)

• Human Papilloma Virus: Emna Ennaifer (Institute Pasteur de Tunis), Soumaya Rammeh (Charles Nicolle Hospital and Medical School of Tunis), Chekib Zedini (Primary Health Care Direction)

• Antimicrobial resistance: Lamia Kanzari (Charles Nicolle Hospital and Medical School of Tunis), Badredine Kilani (La Rabta Hospital, Medical School of Tunis and  President of the Antimicrobial resistance committee)

• COVID-19 Vaccination: Ines Ayadi (Member of the Ministry of Health's Office), Hechmi Louzir (Former Director of the Pasteur Institute of Tunis and President of the COVID-19 Vaccination Committee)

17:30 - 20:00: VIMC-Tunisia meeting: Presentation of the project and discussion on potential extension    

March 8th, 2024

09:00 - 12:30: African consortium in modeling for public health: Opportunities and sustainability

• VIMC: presentation project: Caroline Trotter (Imperial College of London)

• Pasteur Network: Koussay Dellagi (Pasteur Institute, Paris)

• IRD: Nicolas Marilleau (IRD, France)

• IP Dakar: Cheikh Loucoubar  (IP Dakar)

• CEMA: Thumbi Mwangi, (CEMA, Kenya)

• IP Tunis: Slimane Ben Miled (IP Tunis)

General discussion on what next AMAX project 

12:30- 14:00: Lunch

14:00 - 17:00:  Working group by disease with AMAX partners: HPV, HBV, AMR and COVID-19

The entry is free and open. However, registration is needed.