Nairobi Hosts Global Symposium on GBS to Accelerate Prevention of Newborn Infections
NAIROBI, Feb. 23, 2026 — Global scientists, clinicians and policymakers have convened in Nairobi for the 2026 International Symposium on Streptococcus agalactiae Disease (ISSAD), the first time the premier conference on Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is being held in East Africa a region bearing some of the world’s highest disease burden. Running from February 23–25,…