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SUMMARY:Neglected Tropical Diseases: the challenges of elimination in a ch
 anging world - Prof. David Molyneux\, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicin
 e
DTSTART:20171005T163000Z
DTEND:20171005T180000Z
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CONTACT:Goylette Chami
DESCRIPTION:How do we eliminate a disease of poverty? \n\nThis inaugural t
 alk is part of a termly series focusing on crosscutting issues in global h
 ealth within low-income countries. The theme for this year’s three-part 
 series is neglected tropical diseases. NTDs comprise a set of 20 diseases 
 afflicting more than 1.9 billion people worldwide\, who mostly reside in a
 reas lacking safe water and adequate sanitation. In this seminar\, Prof. D
 avid Molyneux will delineate the multifactorial challenges encountered dur
 ing NTD elimination efforts.\n\nThe seminar will be split in two parts: 45
  minutes of presentation and 45 minutes for questions/debate. This seminar
  is intended for academics and students from all disciplines. This series 
 aims to encourage debate about what\, if any\, our role should be in impro
 ving the human condition during a time of growing health inequalities betw
 een wealthy and poor states.\n\n\nRefreshments\nWine\, bottled beer\, & so
 ft drinks will be served\n\nRegistration (free)\nhttps://www.eventbrite.co
 .uk/e/kings-college-global-health-seminar-tickets-37940537168\n\nTitle\n"N
 eglected Tropical Diseases: the challenges of elimination in a changing wo
 rld"\n\nAbstract\nNeglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) have been included wi
 thin the Health Targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal
 s\, recognizing their impact as impediments to health of the poorest 1-2 b
 illion. Over the past decade there has been increased resources to impleme
 nt NTD programmes and for both basic and operational research reflecting t
 he need for new tools but also the need to address the challenges of incre
 asing uptake of donated medicines in complex and diverse settings. The Wor
 ld Health Organization created a Roadmap in 2012 to achieve certain target
 s for elimination and eradication by 2020. The challenges that elimination
  programmes face and the research required to accelerate progress will be 
 discussed in the light of geopolitical events\, environmental change\, com
 petition for health resources as health policy changes and new biological 
 information—all factors which impact on rapidly approaching targets. The
  elimination “end game” and eradication defined as “zero global inci
 dence of infection” poses a unique challenge\, i.e. how do we prove a ne
 gative? This target must be achieved in remote\, conflict affected and geo
 graphically difficult regions with limited health services and communicati
 on. This talk will discuss the success to date\, the research required to 
 address the challenges and the current global health policy environment.  
LOCATION:Audit Room\, King's College Cambridge
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