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7
th
AORTIC Conference
GlaxoSmithKline Symposium and Lunch
Kambarage meeting room,
Kunduchi Beach Hotel and Resort
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Wednesday 11 November 2009
11.30–13.30
THEME: The reality of cervical cancer prevention: an African perspective
Time
Topic
Speaker
11.00-11.30 Ice breaker/Coffee All
11.30–11.40 Welcome and opening
Objectives and scope of the meeting
Graeme Hacking
11.40- 12.00 What is the real burden of cervical cancer in Africa Prof Isaac Adewole
12.00 – 12.25 Relevance and rationale: HPV immunology and its
impact on cervical cancer vaccine development
Prof Lutz Gissman
12.25–12.50 Fulfilling the early promise: Cervarix™ clinical trial
update
Prof Neerja Bhatla
12.50–13.15 Current GSK commitments towards cervical cancer
prevention in Africa
Graeme Hacking
13.15- 13.25 Q&A All
13.25–13.30 Wrap up Olakunle Oladehin
13.30-14.30 Lunch All