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DESCRIPTION:Professor Yap Boum II is Executive Director of the Institute P
 asteur of Bangui in Central Africa Republic and the former Representative
  of Epicentre\, The research arm of MSF. He has implemented studies on TB
 \, malaria\, HIV\, Ebola\, COVID-19 and teaches Public Health and Microbi
 ology across Africa. He was the Chief of Operations of COVID-19 response 
 in Cameroon. Prof Boum II has a strong interest on equity and the contrib
 ution of African scientists in Global Health. He has co-found Kmerpad \, 
 that developed washable sanitary pads to empower women. He has also co-fo
 und iDocta a digital platform that take healthcare services to the commun
 ity. Recently\, he co-started Homegrown Solutions for Health (HS4Health) 
 to find innovative solutions to address health challenges Africa faces. T
 he Village digital platform from HS4Health uses AI to connect scientist t
 oward decolonizing Global Health. He is inspired by the vision of a healt
 hy and wealthy Africa that relies on local resources and equitable partne
 rship. He holds a degree in Engineering\, School of Industrial Biology\, 
 Cergy\; Master’s in Microbiology University of Paris XI\; PhD in Microbio
 logy\, University Paris XI\; MPH in Epidemiology\, University of Liverpoo
 l\; and a MBA specialized in Entrepreneurship and Leadership\, University
  of Cape Town. YSPH values inclusion and access for all participants. If 
 you have questions about accessibility or would like to request an accomm
 odation\, please contact Maria Reilly at maria.reilly@yale.edu . We will 
 try to provide accommodations requested by 10/24/2023.\n\nSpeaker:\nYap B
 oum II\n\nAdmission:\nFree\n\nFood:\n\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.y
 ale.edu/event/emd-seminar-series-10/\n
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LOCATION:Yale School of Public Health (LEPH)\, 115\, 60 College Street\, N
 ew Haven\, CT\, United States
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STATUS:Confirmed
SUMMARY:EMD Seminar Series: Yap Boum II\, "Challenges and opportunities of
  research in complex settings in West and Central Africa"
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