The Virology, Immunology & Diagnostics Working Group organized a webinar to provide an update on the various COVID-19 diagnostics and their applications, and comment on some of the challenges of their use in low-resource settings and related research questions.

DNDi and the COVID-19 Clinical Research Coalition jointly hosted a webinar to explore the role of research, innovation, and partnerships in African efforts to address the pandemic – bringing together panelists who have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 response to discuss their experience and share important lessons with the rest of the world.

Webinar featuring Dr Rebecca Kahn, Harvard University, Dr Rebecca Grais, Epicentre, Prof. Gagandeep Kang, Christian Medical College in Vellore and Steering Committee Member, and moderated by Dr James Watson, Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit and co-chair of the coalition’s Study Design & Analytics Working Group.

Webinar featuring Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, Director General of Health, Ministry of Health, Malaysia, and DNDi Board Member and Ms K.K Shailaja Teacher, Minister for Health, Social Justice, Woman and Child Development Department, Government of Kerala, India.

Interview of Dr Getnet Yimer, Eastern Africa Regional Director, Ohio State Global One Health and a member of the Clinical Pharmacology & Drug Candidates Working Group.

Interview of Dr Aissatou Touré, Director of Alliance pour la Recherche et l’Ethique en Afrique (ARE Africa), and a member of the Ethics Working Group.

Interview of Prof. Philippe Guérin, Director of the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory (IDDO)

In this interview, Dr Nathalie Strub-Wourgaft, Director of Neglected Tropical Diseases at DNDi, explains what the COVID 19 Clinical Research Coalition is and how it can help COVID-19 researchers.