Free Webinar

NTD Programs: Successes, Challenges and Future Perspectives

January 22, 2025; 10:30 am Central Time; 5:30 pm Central European Time

This webinar will discuss neglected tropical disease (NTD) programs as we approach World NTD Day. It will highlight key achievements and challenges, with a particular focus on Schistosomiasis and Yaws, and explore future directions toward the control and eradication of NTDs. This webinar is a joint initiative of the German Society for Tropical Medicine (DTG), the Federation of European Societies for Tropical Medicine and International Health (FESTMIH), and the Clinical Group of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).

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Chairs:

Hendrik Sy, MD
ASTMH Member, Clinical Group Student/Trainee Representative, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States and CIDEIM, Cali, Colombia
Mariam Müller, MD, MSc
DTG Member, Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Panelists:

Francesco A. Rio, MD, MPH, DTM&H

Lecturer, University of Milan, Milan, Italy and Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

Presentation Title: NTD Programs: Achievements, challenges and the path toward control, elimination and eradication

Pauline N. Mwinzi, PhD
ASTMH Member and Board Member, Technical Officer, SCH/STH, Expanded Special Project for Elimination of NTDs (ESPEN), World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo

Presentation Title: A focus on Schistosomiasis in the Africa region: Successes and remaining challenges

Camila Gonzáles-Beiras, PhD, MSc

Postdoctoral Researcher, Fundació Lluita contra les Infeccions, Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain

Presentation Title: From Policies to Practice: Field level perspectives on Yaws elimination

Sponsored by the ACCTMTH Clinical Student Leadership Group, the German Society for Tropical Medicine (DTG) and the Federation of European Societies for Tropical Medicine and International Health (FESTMIH).

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20. – 23. Januar 2025 | Hybrid-Veranstaltung

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Kurs "Migrationsmedizin und Reisemedizin Update 2025“

31.1. - 2.2. 2025, Homburg (Saar)
Programm HIER

Link zur Anmeldung: https://forms.office.com/e/3hj0pwTTtp

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19 Feb 2025 6:00pm

FESTMIH Webinar: Infectious diseases in VFR

When migrants’ and public health meets travel medicine

Topics:

People Visiting Friends and Relatives: Aspects in Pre-Travel Medicine
Travel-related infections among VFRs
VFRs and arbovirosis: challenges in Europe

The FESTMIH webinar, entitled 'Infectious diseases in Visiting Friends and Relatives: when migrants' and public health meet travel medicine', will address the health of individuals with roots in other countries and the associated risk of infectious diseases. The course is designed for professionals in the health and public health sectors, as well as those with an interest in the subject matter.

Please note that there is no charge for this course. CME credits have been applied for.

Language: English

organised by: FESTMIH Working Group Migration and Health

https://www.festmih.eu/events/festmih-webinar-infectious-diseases-in-vfr

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13. - 15. September 2025

Kurs: "Wilderness Life Support for Medical Professionals".

Anmeldungen: www.wilderness-medizin.de

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DTG digital

The new format of the young DTG for exchange by and for colleagues on overseas stays for clinicians and researchers.
We will announce the talks here.

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