This was our 1st Annual Global Health Conference!

On May 29th, we brought together international experts in public health in Madrid to reflect on the challenges of eliminating neglected diseases and the solutions needed to address them.

Program

18:00 – 18:10 Welcome
  • Dr. Jorge Alvar
  • Dr. Bernard Pécoul
18:10 – 18:50 Pharmacological innovations for helminth control. The case of Ivermectin/Albendazole
  • Dr. Alejandro Krolewiecki
18:50 – 19:45 Debate: Access to innovative tools for programmes aimed at the elimination of diseases as public health problems
  • Chair: Dr. Pedro L. Alonso
  • Dra. María Rebollo
  • Dra. Julie Jacobson
  • Dr. Patrick Lammie
  • Dr. Sultani Hadley Matendechero
The event will be in Spanish and English with simultaneous interpretation available

Speakers

Dr. Pedro L. Alonso

Chair of the Advisory Board. Fundación Mundo Sano

Dr. Alejandro Krolewiecki

Director of Innovation. Fundación Mundo Sano

Dr. María Rebollo

Lead Global Program for Elimination of Onchocerciasis. World Health Organization

Dr. Julie Jacobson

Managing Partner. Bridges to Development

Dr. Patrick Lammie

Director of NTD Support Center. Task Force for Global Health

Dr. Sultani Hadley Matendechero

Senior Deputy Director. Kenya’s Ministry of Health

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