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June 2024

International Master of Vaccinology (IMVACC). Adèle Aluma, from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, student from the class 2021, has successfully defended on June 3 2024 her thesis entitled “How to reduce vaccine hesitancy for COVID-19 vaccine in Kinshasa (DRC)” and obtained 60 ECTS credits from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

May 2024

Master of vaccinology IMVACC. The master thesis of Violet Nakibuuka, a student from the class 2020, has been accepted for publication in PLOS one.
Violet Nakibuuka from the Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, has submitted her master thesis entitled “UPTAKE OF HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS VACCINATION AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS LIVING WITH HIV IN UGANDA: A MIXED METHODS STUDY”. The manuscript has been accepted for publication. She is the fourth student that has been able to publish her Master thesis.

May 2024

The Biobanking course, organized by the Institut Pasteur in collaboration with HSeT and the Lausanne University, consisted of a blended format combining a 3 month period of online training followed by a 4 day face-to-face practical session. The aim of the course was to train and transfer knowledge to students and staff of biobank BBstructures, particularly in developing countries. Forty trainees participated in the course, 17 completed the practical session and 13 completed all activities and passed the final exam. They received a certificate with 5 ECTS from the University of Lausanne.

May 2024

Surveillance and control of rabies workshop. The Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with HSeT and the University of Lausanne, organized in December 2023 an 11-day workshop on rabies in Yaoundé, Cameroon. A distance-training session took place prior to the workshop to bring participants up to speed and to promote discussions and interactions. The on-site workshop focused on practical sessions designed to complement the theoretical training, such as field vaccination of dogs and hands-on sessions. 40 candidates applied for the rabies course, of which 30 were selected and 26 passed the final exam and received a diploma with 8 ECTS credits from the University of Lausanne.