Mr Adam Molai - patron of the Foundation
It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Mr Adam Molai as a patron of the Foundation. A Zimbabwean by birth, he is an African industrialist and founder of TRT Investments with operations throughout SSA. A philanthropist, he founded the Adam Molai Foundation in 2016 with the aim of assisting the most marginalized members of society. He has committed R2.5 million over 5 years to the Foundation and to the Fellows post graduate course in order to fund SSA fellows wishing to join.
He is actively seeking partnerships in SSA to assist with the GHASSA viral hepatitis advocacy program and assistance with sponsorships for the African viral hepatitis Convention which will be hosted by GHASSA in May 2024 in Cape Town
We look forward to a happy and productive association.

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Press Advisory: WORLD HEPATITIS DAY “You don’t know until you know” – 28 July 2023

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GHASSA Events
Ist AFRICAN VIRAL HEPATITIS CONVENTION for the Control and elimination of viral hepatitis in SSA Hosted by GHASSA under the auspices of the Gastroenterology Foundation of SSA In conjunction with the IAHPBA meeting 14 – 18 May 2024 Cape Town SA

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GHASSA Articles

• Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017;2: 900-909
  Hepatitis B in sub-Saharan Africa: the current status and recommendations for achieving elimination by 2030
• Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 10: 952 -972
  Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa: epidemiology, risk factors, and challenges in diagnosis
• Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 11: 1036 - 1060
  Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Measures to improve the outlook in Sub-Saharan Africa

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COVID-19 ECHO Clinic

As a Hub, the Division of Hepatology and Liver Clinic in the Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur/UCT has been hosting “Viral hepatitis in sub-Saharan Africa” ECHO clinics aimed at delivering expertise on the management of viral hepatitis to under-resourced regions. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Project ECHO at The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque has expanded our licence to run weekly COVID-19 clinician-based virtual meetings on the ECHO ZOOM platform, featuring both international and national clinicians and researchers. These weekly meetings are facilitated by Profs Wendy Spearman and Mark Sonderup and chaired by Prof Graeme Meintjes, Infectious Diseases Specialist, Groote Schuur Hospital/UCT together with a panel of experts including infectious disease specialists, respiratory physicians, critical care specialists, cardiologists and rheumatologists.

These past presentations are available as recordings on the Department of Medicine website www.medicine.uct.ac.za/covid19-echo-clinic

Supported by the Gastroenterology Foundation of Sub Sahara Africa.