Advances in scientific research for NTD control
Advances in scientific research for Neglected Tropical Disease control: Progress toward the London Declaration targets
An evening celebrating advances in scientific research for Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) control and elimination, and commemorating the signing of the London Declaration on NTDs in 2012 and the launch of the London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research (LCNTDR) in 2013.
Programme:
- 5:00 pm - Registration
- 5:30 pm - Welcome – Professor Peter Piot, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- 5:40 pm - Aiming for Elimination of NTDs – Professor Chris Whitty, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- 5:55 pm - Leveraging LF elimination programs to interrupt STH transmission: the deworm3 project – Dr Judd Walson, University of Washington
- 6:10 pm - Short presentations: NTDs and mass drug administration (Chaired by Professor David Mabey, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
- 6:50 pm - Short presentations: Zoonotic diseases and OneHealth (Chaired by Professor Joanne Webster, RVC)
- 7:05 pm - Short presentations: Molecular aspects and diagnostics (Chaired by Dr David Rollinson, NHM)
- 7:30 pm - Commemoration of the London Declaration – Dr Andy Wright, GSK
- 7:40 pm - Commemoration of the launch of the LCNTDR and closing remarks - Professor Sir Roy Anderson, Imperial College London
- 7:50 - 9:30 pm - Reception
The LCNTDR is an innovative research collaboration between the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the Natural History Museum, the Royal Veterinary College, and Imperial College London (including hosted initiatives the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative and the Partnership for Child Development).
The LCNTDR aims to build the evidence base around the design, implementation, and evaluation of NTD control and elimination programmes. For more information please visit our website.
The event webcast will be available to view shortly before the start.
Admission