Conference Schedule

Time	Session Type	Title/Description
8:30 – 10:00	Organised Sessions	Strengthening Vaccine Acceptance and Delivery in West Africa: From Science to Public Trust. Led by WAHO (MCH) Innovations in Lassa Fever Preparedness and Response: After-Action Reviews and Predictive Modelling. Led by JHPIEGO Strengthening Regional Collaboration for Mpox Preparedness and Response in West Africa. Led by Africa CDC
10:00 – 10:30	Break	Transition/tea break
10:30 – 12:00	Organised Sessions	Documenting the Regional Project for Strengthening Disease Surveillance Systems (REDISSE-1) Project: Lessons Learned and Future Opportunities for Disease Surveillance in West Africa. Led by World Bank Traditional medecine and community-based strategies for epidemic controle. Led by WAHO Decades of Progress and Prospects in Lassa Fever Case Management. Led by IVEPCR Irrua and WAHO Multi-System Approach to Strengthening Lassa Fever Outbreak Control: Nigeria’s Preparedness and Response Efforts. Led by USCDC Nigeria
12:00 – 13:30	Organised Session	Enhancing Health Security in the ECOWAS Region: The Role of ECOWAS RCSDC– Achievements and Future Directions. Led by ECOWAS RCSDC Regional Readiness for Lassa Vaccines: Development to Delivery. Pioneering a sustainable regional model for Lassa vaccines. Led by CEPI Partner led side events
13:30 – 15:00	Networking	Networking lunch/Poster presentations
15:00 – 17:00	Opening Ceremony	High-level Ministerial session
17:00 – 17:30	Break	Entertainment/Transition/break
17:30 – 18:30	Opening Panel	"Beyond Borders: Advancing a Unified West African Framework for Outbreak Preparedness and Response."
18:30 – 21:00	Social Event	Cocktail

Time	Session Type	Title/Description
8:30 – 10:00	Organised Sessions	Leveraging Lessons from the AfDB COVID-19 Response Project for Strengthening Disease Surveillance and Pandemic Preparedness in the ECOWAS Region. Led by AfDB Advancing Curriculum Harmonisation in Field Epidemiology Training Programmes (FETPs)to Strengthen Regional Workforce for Epidemic Preparedness. Led by WAHO (workforce) From Outbreak to Opportunity: Lessons from Nigeria’s National IPC and Biosafety Strategy for Lassa Fever Preparedness and Response. Led by the NCDC and WAHO Anthropologie des épidémies émergentes. Led by IVI
10:00 – 10:30	Break	Transition break
10:30 – 12:00	Plenary I	Closing the Gap: Accelerating VHFs Medical Countermeasure R&D in West Africa
12:00 – 13:30	Parallel Sessions	Cross Border Advancements in Therapeutics Clinical and Epidemiological Perspectives on Lassa Fever in Nigeria Leveraging Digital Innovation for Lassa Fever Preparedness and Research
13:30 – 14:30	Break	Transition break
14:30 – 16:00	Parallel Sessions	Co-Infections, Complications, and Clinical Innovations in Lassa Fever Management Vaccine acceptability Financing, Policy, and System Readiness for Lassa Fever Control Innovations in Vaccine Development and Access
16:00 – 16:30	Break	Transition break
16:30 – 18:00	Parallel Sessions	Behavioural and Social Science Building Resilient Health Systems for VHF Preparedness and Response One Health Integration Enhancing Clinical Management and Rapid Response for Lassa Fever

Time	Session Type	Title/Description
8:30 – 10:00	Organised Sessions	Strengthening Clinical Trial Capacity and Advancing Regional Epidemic Preparedness for Lassa Fever: Lessons Learned from the ARC-WA Project and Future Opportunities. Led by MRCG Establishing a Research Governance Framework for Lassa Fever and EIDs in West Africa. Led by IVEPCR Irrua and WAHO Renforcement de la dynamique communautaire dans l’espace CEDEAO – Enjeux, expériences et perspectives. Led by WAHO (DHS) Partnering with communities for ethical Lassa Fever research and response in West Africa. Led by WAHO (WANEC)
10:00 – 10:30	Break	Transition break
10:30 – 12:00	Plenary II	From Detection to Response: Rethinking Surveillance Architecture for VHFs
12:00 – 13:30	Parallel Sessions	Epidemiology, Surveillance, and Response to EIDs in West Africa Capacity building Community-based surveillance Predictive, Clinical, and Genomic Insights into Lassa Fever in Endemic Settings
13:30 – 14:30	Break	Transition break
14:30 – 16:00	Parallel Sessions	Strengthening Laboratory Networks for Timely Diagnostics Mapping, Modelling, and Surveillance of Lassa and Yellow Fever Community perception and mental health Surveillance, Mortality, and Genomic Insights into Lassa Fever and Emerging Viruses
16:00 – 16:30	Break	Transition break
16:30 – 18:00	Plenary III	AI and Big data in Outbreak Prediction – Transformative or Overhyped?

Time	Session Type	Title/Description
8:30 – 10:00	Organised Sessions	Strengthening human resources and information systems for One Health – data science and AI. Led by WAHO Lassa fever management: A critical appraisal of ribavirin use. Led by IVEPCR Irrua and WAHO Strengthening Epidemiological Surveillance Through Laboratory Systems: A Holistic Experience Reinforcing the Regional West African Network of Reference Laboratories. Led by WAHO - PROALAB Strengthening regulatory frameworks and vaccine production capacity/Strengthening regulatory frameworks, building production capacity, and partnerships for vaccine R&D. Led by IVI
10:00 – 10:30	Break	Transition break
10:30 – 12:00	Plenary IV	Putting Communities First: Redefining Engagement in Epidemic Preparedness.
12:00 – 13:30	Parallel Sessions	Epidemiology, Burden, and Transmission Dynamics of Lassa Fever and Ebola Partner-led side sessions
13:30 – 14:30	Break	Transition break
14:30 – 16:00	Closing Ceremony	Addresses/remarks and official closing of the 2nd LIC Final panel – No Health Security Without Sustainable Financing: Turning Strategies into Investments
16:00 – 16:30	Break	-
16:30 – 18:00	Break	-
18:00 – 21:00	Social Event	Closing dinner