THE PLENARY SESSIONS
- TROPICAL MEDICINE AND GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH ARE
CENTRAL TO THE MILL. DEV. GOALS HOWEVER:
WE ARE FAR FROM THE TARGET AND GOALS RELATED TO HEALTH
ARE THE LEAST LIKELY TO BE MET.
THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY CAN:
-GENERATE KNOWLEDGE FOR POLICY MAKERS BASED ON EVIDENCE
- MONITOR AND EVALUATE PROGRESS SHOWING QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE RESULTS.
-DISCOVER AND DEVELOP NEW DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS VACCINES
AND TREATMENTS.
-AS A COMMUNITY WE CAN LOOK FOR ANSWERS TO GUIDE MORE
EFFICIENT POLICIES.
TRACK.1
INFECTIOUS AND NEGLECTED
DISEASES
MALARIA
Need to understand pathophysiology of severe malaria
RDTest a breakthrough in diagnosis. FEVER NO longer always =
Malaria
New drugs on the pipeline but not for tomorrow
Availability of a vaccine closer than ever
Pyrethroid resistance spreading
Erradication is the global goal but unrealistic expectations
should be avoided
Circa 800.000 deaths annually
is still unacceptable.
LEISHMANIASIS
Further research in vector control methods needed
4 sessions and over 20 posters on leishmaniasis
Affected communities still having poor access to
drugs
TRACK. 1
INFECTIOUS AND NEGLECTED DIS.
VECTOR BORNE DISEASES
WORLDWIDE EXPANSION OF
MOSQUITO VECTORS
RAISES THE THREAT OF OUTBREAKS
IN EUROPE:
CHIKUNGUNYA, DENGUE, WEST NILE
NEW VACCINES AND NEW CONTROL STRATEGIES NEEDED
INCREASING GLOBAL MIGRATION, COMMERCE AND TRAVEL ARE A CHALLENGE
TRACK 1.
NEGLECTED
DISEASES
WE ALSO NEGLECT
SOME…
CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC BURDEN -INCLUDING LOSS OF PRODUCTIVITY- THE FORMER STILL UNDERESTIMATED THE LATER IS POORLY KNOWN WHO HAS DEVELOPED THE GLOBAL PLAN TO COMBAT NTD.
TRACK 1.
INFECTIOUS AND NEGLECTED
DISEASES
CHAGAS DISEASE.
-CLIN. TRIALS TO EVALUATE NEW DRUGS FOR THE CHRONIC
PHASES INCLUDE PROMISING AZOLE COMPOUNDS.
-A BENZNIDAZOLE´S NEW PRESENTATION FOR CHILDREN SOON
-RESULTS OF THE BENEFIT (BENZNIDAZOLE EVALUATION FOR
INTERRUPTING TRYPS) TRIAL IN 2012 WILL HELP FUTURE TREAT.
- PROBLEM OF DRUG STOCK-OUTS NEED TO BE URGENTLY SOLVED
TRACK.1
INFECTIOUS AND NEGLECTED
DISEASES
BACTERIAL DISEASES.
-L.I.C HAVE BECOME THE NEW SOURCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT
OF MULTIRESISTANT BACTERIAE.
-PNEUMONIA REMAINS MAIN KILLER OF UNDER 5´S
-NEW DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS REPLACING BLOOD CULTURE AND X-RAY
NEEDED TO IMPROVE DETECTION OF PNEUMONIA AND INVASIVE
BACTERIAL DISEASE.
TRACK 1.
INFECTIOUS AND NEGLECTED
DISEASES. H.I.V INFECTION
- RECENT SUCCESSES OF PRE-EXPS. PROFLX. FOR PREVENTION
OF HIV INFECTION HAVE OPENED THE POTENTIAL TO OFFER A
BROAD ARRAY OF TOOLS:MICROBICIDE GELS, RINGS AND ORAL
TABLETS.
-HIV VACCINE RESEARCH IS BUILDING UPON LESSONS LEARNED
FROM PREVIOUS TRIALS AS WELL AS RENEWING BASIC RESEARCH
-INTO IMMUNOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF PROTECTION.
-CAPACITY BUILDING IN LOW RESOURCES, HIGH HIV PREVALENCE
COUNTRIES WHERE HIV TRIALS ARE CONDUCTEDE REMAINS A
PRIORITY.
-INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN HIV TESTING IN MIGRANT
POPULATION INCLUDES A SELF TESTING METHOD.
-- FUTURE CHALLENGES RELATED TO HIV MANAGEMENT WITH THE
HETEROGENEOUS GROUP OF MIGRANTS IN EUROPE, DISCUSSED
TRACK.1
INFECTIOUS AND
NEGLECTED
DISEASES
Tb AND HIV
- NEW TOOLS FOR TB CONTROL IN THE FIELD OF DIAGNOSIS,
TREATMENT AND VACCINES
- DISCUSIONS ON CONVENIENCE OF PERFORMING SCREENING FOR
ACTIVE AND LATENT TB IN IMMIGRANTS.
TRACK. 1
INFECTIOUS AND NEGLECTED
DISEASES.
SCHISTOSOMIASIS.
NEW UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION.
DNA VACCINE INDUCES SIGNIFICANT PROTECTIVE IMMUNITY
AGAINST S.JAPONICUM IN WATER BUFALOS.
TRACK. 2
WOMEN´S AND
CHILDREN´S
HEALTH
NUTRITION UNDERFUNDED
WHY??
- PROMOTION OF WOMEN´S HEALTH NOT RECEIVING ENOUGH
POLITICAL BACKING IN MANY COUNTRIES. BAD FOR POVERTY FIGHT
- TO IMPROVE THEIR ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, IDENTIFYING
THE KNOWLEDGE GAPS FOR EVIDENCE-DRIVEN INTERVENTIONS
AND A PRIORIZATION OF EFFORTS AND RESOURCES ON THE MOST
VULNERABLE IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL.
- DESPITE SOME PROGRESSES WE ARE STILL TOO FAR
TRACK 3.
CHRONIC DISEASES
LIFE EXPECTANCY IS INCREASING
IN POOR AND DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES.
THIS FACT INCREASES THE
BURDEN OF NCD AND
CONTRIBUTES TO THE WIDENING
HEALTH GAPS BETWEEN AND
WITHIN COUNTRIES.
- CARDIOVASCULAR
- CANCER
- CHR.RESPIRATORY DIS.
- DIABETES
POTENTIAL TO EXTEND EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO PREVENT THEM.
BUT EXPENSES RISING
TRACK 4.
HEALTH SYSTEMS AND
RESOURCES
GLOBAL HEALTH LEADERS
INCLUDING: WHO, UNICEF,
GATES FOUNDATION HAVE
LAUNCHED THE Decade of
Vaccines (DoV).
Delivering lifesaving vaccines
to the most vulnerable
populations in the poorest
Countries over the next
decade.
THE GLOBAL VACCINE
ACTION PLAN (GVAP)
TRACK. 4
HEALTH
SYSTEMS
AND
RESOURCES
PRESENTATIONS MOSTLY BASED IN CASE STUDIES
HUGE CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR OPTIMIZING
HEALTH SYSTEMS AND RESOURCES IN TROPICAL COUNTRIES.
EXAMPLES:
UNFAIRNESS IN WORKING CONDITIONS AMONG HEALTH WORKERS
(Tanzania)
RUNNING COST ANALYSIS REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY RESOURCES
NEEDED FOR THE HOSPITAL FUNCTION (Central Africa)
ADOPTING PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO PALLIATIVE CARE AND
EQUAL ACCESS TO HEALTH (Ecuador)
ROLE OF THE FAMILY DOCTOR TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM
(Cuba)
TRACK. 5
GLOBAL MIGRATION,
CONFLICTS AND
POPULATION HEALTH
THE U.N.H.C.R PARTICIPATES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A
ECTMIH
AN INCREASING PHENOMENA AS DAYLI LIFE SHOWS.
-NEED TO ANALIZE THE BALANCE FOR HEALTH ACCESS, SOCIOECONOMICAL STATUS AND QUALITY OF LIFE ESPECIALLY IN ECONOMIC MIGRANTS - NEED OF A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE MIGRATION PHENOMENA : SOCIAL SCIENCES, INFECTIOS DISEASES, AND N.C.D.