2020
PD 13 - Setting a New Agenda for Women and Cancer...
Women are the cornerstone of all societies – in families, healthcare, communities and the workplace. They not only face unique challenges in maternal and reproductive health, but even in diseases not...
WS 10 - InfectControl - Investing in the One...
Why is it necessary that medical doctors and infection biologists join forces with veterinarians, architects, climate-, material- and communication scientists to fight infections? The workshop gives...
PD 14 - Climate Change and Health - World Health...
There are many pathways, direct and indirect, mediating the effects of climate change on human health. There is significant variation within and between regions and amongst different population groups....
PD 15 - Youth Perspectives on Health - World...
Today, youth constitute more than 1.8 billion people living on earth, representing one-third of the population and a high percentage of the health workforce. The session will bring together young and...
PD 02 - Developing Antibiotics for Children to...
Sepsis, a complication of infection encompassing bloodstream infections, meningitis and pneumonia, is the third most common cause of death among newborns, accounting for 225,000 deaths globally every...
KEY 04 - Pandemic Preparedness in the Age of...
COVID-19 has called our global pandemic preparedness into question. But building on experience with other coronaviruses, including SARS and MERS, and learning lessons from combatting outbreak diseases...
PD 16 - Radiation Therapy as an Essential Component...
The 43.8 million persons living with cancer who were diagnosed within the last 5 years demonstrate that cancer is a substantial global social and economic burden. The International Agency for Research...
WS 11 - NTDs and Challenges of the COVID-19 Crisis...
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the progress towards elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in a dramatic way: Following the initial recommendations of WHO, the implementation of NTD-programs...
WS 12 - Vaccination and Transmission Control...
Vaccination against and control of vector-borne transmission of infectious agents are prime staples of infection control. The speakers in this session will present their exemplary experience with the...
WS 13 - 'Building Back Better' with Smart Investments...
People living with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, diabetes or cancer, have been at increased risk of severe illness and death due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...