Dr. Linda Barlow-Mosha, the sSCAN Principal Investigator hosted the first Sub-Saharan Cognitive Anomalies Network Meeting on the 23rd-24th March 2022.

Investigators from South Africa, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, USA and Switzerland congregated at Speke Resort Munyonyo to share knowledge and lay strategy for the network activities.

About this network

The sub-Saharan African Congenital Anomalies Network (sSCAN) is a regional Congenital Anomalies (CA) surveillance network established to provide support for congenital anomaly surveillance and build capacity in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The network is being established by a team of investigators with experience in CA surveillance, diagnosis and care of children with CA in Africa, from different countries including; Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and the United Kingdom.