Can Africa Prevent the Next Pandemic? | Prof. Tulio de Oliveira, Scientist Who Discovered Omicron

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Banda Global Forum

Dr Banda Khalifa

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Can Africa Prevent the Next Pandemic? | Prof. Tulio de Oliveira, Scientist Who Discovered Omicron

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1 hour 8 minutes 37 seconds

3 months ago

Can Africa Prevent the Next Pandemic? | Prof. Tulio de Oliveira, Scientist Who Discovered Omicron

In this insightful episode of the Banda Global Forum, we speak with Prof. Tulio de Oliveira, the internationally recognized scientist behind the groundbreaking discovery of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

Prof. de Oliveira serves as Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University, Director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform (KRISP), and Deputy Director of the Genomic Surveillance Unit at the Wellcome Sanger Institute. Named among Nature’s Top Ten Scientists (2021), listed in MIT Technology Review’s Innovators in Breakthrough Technologies, and recognized by TIME's 100 Most Influential People (2022), his leadership continues to transform Africa’s role in global health.

This episode is essential viewing for public health professionals, researchers, students, and anyone passionate about global health, scientific innovation, and Africa’s emerging leadership in genomics.

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