World Health Assembly: Dengue Civil Society Side Event
(Ends 14 May 2019)
Location:
Maison de la Paix, Chemin Eugène-Rigot 2, Geneva
Convenor:
International Society for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ISNTD)
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)
The event will be livestreamed