| Time (Kenyan Time) | ACTIVITY |
|---|---|
| 9.00am – 10.00am | MODERATOR: Aghan Daniel, MESHA Secretary Opening Remarks MESHA Chairman, Mr Bozo Jenje Brief Remarks from International Federation of Agricultural Journalists President, Ms Lena Johansson Brief remarks from World Federation of Science Journalists Official opening by Chief Guest (tbc) |
| 10:00am – 10.45am | Keynote Address: Decolonising global health: Where are the Southern voices? Samuel Ojo Oti, Network of Impact Evaluation Researchers in Africa, Nairobi |
| 10.45am - 12.30pm | MODERATOR: Zarina Gelo, Zambia MESHA – SCIENCE CAFÉ - Ending HIV Updates on the vaginal ring in Africa by Patriciah Jeckonia, Senior Technical Advisor, Policy and Partnerships, LVCT HIV Prevention: Updates on U=U in Africa Dr Lazarus Momanyi, NASCOP, Kenya Emerging issues - People ‘healed’ of HIV |
| 12.30pm – 1.00pm | DISCUSSIONS |
| 1.00pm - 2.00pm | LUNCH |
| 2:00pm – 3.30pm | Antimicrobial resistance: Key interventions in Africa - Dr. Evelyn Wesangula, Coordinator, Antimicrobial resistance, Ministry of Health The hullabaloo about the loo: new approaches to WASH in Africa - Mr Kariuki Mugo, Country Manager, Water and Sanitation for the Urban Poor |
| 3.30pm - 4.30pm | Reproductive health in Africa: Conversations that matter - DSW Kenya (Speaker TBC) Presentation by Simon Bolo, Leishmaniasis Access Leader, DnDi |
| 4.45pm - 5.00pm | DISCUSSIONS END OF DAY ONE |
| Program Outline - DAY TWO – Wednesday, May 25, 2022 | |
| Time (Kenyan Time) | ACTIVITY |
| 9.30am – 10.30am | MODERATOR: Delicate Sive, InfoNile The balancing act: Exploiting the Lake Victoria ecosystem sustainably Bahati Mayoma, Tanzania microplastics scientist (TBC) Benjamin Ssekamuli, Lake Victoria Basin Commission (TBC) Laura Otieno, Kenyan journalist and MESHA Vice Chair |
| 10.30am – 11:45am | MODERATOR: Fredrick Mugira, InfoNile - Water Journalists Africa River Nile: Promoting shared use of the transboundary water resource Michael Kizza, NBI Deputy Executive Director: Strategic Water Resources Analysis Dr. Maha Abdelraheem Ismail, NBI Ground Water Project Lead |
| 11.45am – 12.00pm | DISCUSSIONS |
| 12:00pm – 1.00pm | Connecting the dots: how policies, community involvement is solving biodiversity challenges in Africa by Prof Nicholas Oguge (terrestrial ecology) and Dr James Kairo (Marine conservation along the East Coast of Africa) |
| 1.00pm - 2.00pm | LUNCH BREAK |
| 2.00pm - 3.00pm | Climate change: Invisible interventions in East Africa – Africa uncensored and Y4A |
| 3.00pm – 4.00pm | Sustainable Mobility Solutions: Digging deeper into African case studies Annika Berlin, Programme Management Officer Sustainable Mobility Unit, Economy Division |
| 4.00pm – 5.00pm | END OF DAY TWO |
| Program Outline - DAY THREE – Thursday, May 26, 2022 | |
| Time (Kenyan Time) | ACTIVITY |
| 9:30am – 10.30am | Neglected African farmers: Why we need sustainable practices in animal and crop production. icipe and AATF |
| 10.30am - 11.15am | MODERATOR: SIFELANI TSIKO, ZIMBABWE Seed Industry Updates from Selected African Countries: Data from recent TASAI Studies, and the TASAI Dashboard – Mainza Mugoya - TASAI |
| 11: 15am – 11.30am | DISCUSSIONS |
| 11:30am – 1.00pm | MODERATOR: SIFELANI TSIKO, ZIMBABWE Climate smart rice production in Ghana: A new dawn - Dr Maxwell Darko Asante Latest Seed Harmonisation Regulations in ECOWAS: What journalists need to know - Dr Yacouba Diallo |
| 1.00pm - 2.00pm | LUNCH |
| 2.00pm -3.00pm | Continental Guidelines On The Use Of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture: What African Agriculture Journalists Need to Know - Dr Simplice Fonkou (tbc) |
| 3.00pm – 4.30pm | Bovine diseases in domestic animals and wildlife Dr Bernard Bett, One Health Research, Education and Outreach Centre in Africa (OHRECA) and icipe |
| 4.00pm – 5.00pm | Biodiversity and agriculture: Key issues that journalists need to cover - Dr Saliou Niassy, icipe (tbc) |
| 5.00pm | DISCUSSIONS END OF DAY THREE |
| Program Outline - DAY FOUR – Friday, May 27, 2022 | |
| Time (Kenyan Time) | ACTIVITY |
| 9.00am – 10.30am | MODERATOR: CHRISTOPHE HITAYEZU, RWANDA Presentation from KEMRI Wellcome on COVID19 (50 minutes) Presentation from MESHA: 16 years of science journalism in Africa: Gains and Pains - Nduta Waweru, Aghan Daniel (20 minutes) Misinformation during COVID-19 and how science journalists tackled it - Talk Africa - Mary Mwendwa (20 minutes) |
| 10:30am – 11:00am | DISCUSSIONS |
| 10.45am – 11.45am | MODERATOR: Sharon Atieno, InfoNile grantee and #WildEye East Africa data wrangler Preventing biodiversity loss from poaching and wildlife trafficking Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Conservation Through Public Health, Uganda Fauna & Flora International, South Sudan (TBC) InfoNile - Pandemic Poachers and #WildEye East Africa project - Delicate Sive or Ruth Mwizeere |
| 11.45am – 12.00pm | DISCUSSIONS |
| 12:00pm – 1.00pm | MODERATOR: Alis Okonji, InfoNile Protecting freshwater biodiversity Dr. Mark Olokotum, National Fisheries Resources Research Institute Uganda - Freshwater Biodiversity Portal (TBC) Ruth Mwizeere, InfoNile - Shrinking Lakes Dr. Willy Kakuru, National Coordinator of the Wetlands Restoration Project, Uganda |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | Lunch |
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Geojournalism Practical Skills Building Session + Introduction to NileWell InfoNile: Annika McGinnis and Andrew Aijuka |
| 3:00pm - 4:30pm | MODERATOR: Curity Adhiambo, InfoNile InfoNile Environment/Climate journalists share innovative ways to tell science-based environment stories Miriam Watsemba, Uganda photojournalist - Sinking Land photo story and community exhibition (TBC) Shemei Agabo - Uganda documentary producer - Kabale Climate Change Documentary, Enturire Fred Mwasa: Investigative science and environmental geo- journalism in Rwanda, The Chronicles Alis Okonji, InfoNile Mobile Magazines and Whatsapp chat to tell science and data stories |
| 4:30pm-4:45pm | Close of Conference |