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The Global Public Health implications of Tropical Diseases Research
- Hosted by:
- Euroscicon
- Speaker:
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Professor P.K. Das, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Dr. Annemieke Geluk,, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Dr. Roberto Nisini, Istituto Superiore di Sanità , Italy
Prof Francesco Castelli,, University of Brescia, Italy
Dr. Alan Thomas, Biomedical Primate Research Centre, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
Mike Doenhoff
Professor. John Trowsdale, Cambridge University, UK
Dr William A Paxton,, University of Amsterdam¸The Netherlands
- Starts:
- May 22, 2009 at 09:00 am
- Ends:
- May 22, 2009 at 05:00 pm
- Location:
- BioPark Hertfordshire, Broadwater Road , Hertfordshire , AL7 3AX United Kingdom
- Maps:
Description
“Although there is a rush of technological advancement in the tropical countries, by accepting the super technological approach in handling diseases like cardiovascular diseases, kidney diseases, diabetes, rare neurological disease etc, the most commonly encountered diseases in the tropical countries, such as infectious diseases (leprosy, drug resistant tuberculosis, leishmanissis,malaria filariais as well as common cancers like oral cancer and immunodeficiency vs malnutrition) are not getting enough attention. This meeting will explore the new technological advances and research currently being undertaken to irradicate these neglected diseases and discuss the greater implications these will have to global public health”. Meeting Chair: Professor P.K. Das, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- No
For more information
- Contact person:
- Shara Cohen
- Email:
- enquiries [ at ] euroscicon.com
- Website:
- The Global Public Health implications of Tropical Diseases Research
