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World Malaria Day

LSHTM Malaria Centre and Antimicrobial Resistance Centre will host an evening seminar to mark WMD 2017.

Malaria drug resistance in Africa and Asia:Trends & metrics in antimicrobial resistance

Time: 5-7pm, followed by drinks reception 

Venue: John Snow Lecture Theatre, Keppel St., LSHTM

  • Introductory remarks – Cally Roper, LSHTM
  • Changing effectiveness of artemisinin combination therapy for falciparum malaria in Africa – Colin Sutherland, LSHTM
  • Challenges in assembling heterogeneous data using the WWARN collaborative model – Georgina Humphreys, Infectious Diseases Data Observatory, University of Oxford
  • Constraints on appropriate malaria treatment in the context of drug resistance – Charlotte Gryseels, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp
  • Monitoring and managing the threat of antimalarial drug resistance – Pascal Ringwald, GMP, WHO
  • Panel discussion – Chaired by Marta Tufet of RSTMH, including all speakers and David Reddy of MMV
  • Closing remarks – Shunmay Yeung, LSHTM

Admission

Admission
Free to attend but please register via Eventbrite (so we have enough cider!)