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!)
Contact
Contact
Contact: heidi.hopkins@lshtm.ac.uk
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