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World Health Assembly: Dengue Civil Society Side Event

World Health Assembly: Dengue Civil Society Side Event

Convenor: International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ISNTD) Location: Maison de la Paix, Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2, Geneva Date and time: 9:30am on 24 May 2019

Coffee reception from 9.30, discussions 10.00-12.00 & light lunch 12.00-13.00.

The event will also be livestreamed starting 9.30 (08:30 BST).

Hosted by the International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases

The event will include a presentation on Malaria Consortium's work on behaviour change and community mobilisation for dengue in Asia from Dr Prudence Hamade.

Other panelists include:

  • Dr. Rachel Lowe (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
    • "Climate-driven early warning systems for dengue"
  • Pr. Annelies Wilder-Smith (WHO and LSHTM)
    • “Lessons learnt from the introduction of the first dengue vaccine”
  • Benjamin Willis (The MENTOR Initiative)
    • "The rapidly evolving threat of dengue in humanitarian crises"
  • Dr. Derric Nimmo (IVCC)
    • "The role of product development partnerships in controlling insect vectors of disease"
  • Dr. Raman Velayudhan (World Health Organisation)
    • "Dengue: challenges & opportunities"

 

You can register for this event via the ISNTD below (external link)

Register for event

The event will be livestreamed 

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