3rd European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health
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Tropical Medicine: A Global Challenge
08-12 September, 2002
Lisbon/Portugal
On behalf of Federation of the European Societies of Tropical Medi-
cine and International Health (FESTMIH) it is our great pleasure to
invite you to participate in the 3rd European Congress on Tropical
Medicine and International Health, in Lisbon. After Hamburg and Liv-
erpool, Lisbon was chosen to host this important meeting, having also
the opportunity to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Instituto
de Higiene e Medicina Tropical.
The slogan of this meeting will be "Tropical Medicine: A Global Chal-
lenge", as the world is increasingly seen as a "global village" where
health problems in one region rapidly have implications in other re-
gions of the earth.
This Conference will concentrate on Tropical Medicine, Travel Medi-
cine, Migration Medicine and International Health, involving differ-
ent experts to explore future innovative collaboration.
It has been decided that Satellite Symposia organized by the industry
should be implement in the program in order to present their own re-
search results in the development of new diagnosis-tools and on the
recent progresses in the areas of prevention and treatment of Tropi-
cal Diseases.
In the field of Tropical Medicine, we permanently face challenges
with cumulative data of most recent knowledge and results of re-
search. The 3rd European Congress on Tropical Medicine and Interna-
tional Health provides a unique opportunity of dialogue between all
those who are involved in Tropical Medicine and International Health
Care.
The previous European Congress on Tropical Medicine was very success-
ful and we are concentrating our efforts on preparing a programme on
a high scientific level.
It is a great honour for us, that the first European Conference on
Tropical Medicine and International Health in this Century will take
place in Lisbon.
We are looking forward to welcome you in Lisbon and to all the new
scientific data exchanges, which will take place under the hospital-
ity of Portuguese people.
Professor Dr. Francisco Antunes
President of Local Committee
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
Rua da Junqueira, 96
PT-1600 Lisbon
Tel: +35-1-21-365-2638 / 365-2600
Fax: +35-1-21-797-6242
mailto:ip231874@ip.pt
Jorge Torgal
Director of Instituto de
Higiene e Medicina Tropical
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Preliminary Scientific Programme:
Parasites biology & control
Emerging parasitic infections
Parasite biochemistry
Protozoan molecular cell biology
Helminth genes and genomes
HIV and AIDS
Opportunistic pathogen in AIDS
STDs and sexual health care
Tuberculosis diagnosis & control
Emerging bacterial pathogens
Zoonoses
Diarrhoeal diseases
Meningitis
Hepatitis
Viral haemorrhagic fevers
Tropical Mycology
Mosquito genomes & genetic control
Insecticide resistance
Vector ecology
Appropriate technologies for diagnosis
Vaccines against parasites
Effective care in pregnancy and childbirth
Human resources for health
Safe water
Resistance and natural immunity
Potential for natural drugs
Management of malnutrition
Immunology in infection and disease
Ethical issues in tropical medicine research
Environment, health & development
Global mobility
Distance learning in Tropical Medicine
Health economics
Political organisation of control interventions
Contribution of social sciences in Tropical Medicine
Genetic background and tropical diseases
Travel Medicine, Migration Medicine and International Health
Access to safe and essential drugs
Conference Language
English
Accommodation
Rooms have been reserved in different price categories. Participants
can apply for accommodation on the registration form to be sent out
with the second announcement.
Conference Venue
Built in 1989, the Lisboa Congress Centre is located in a prestigious
area of the city (Junqueira/Bel�m historical quarter) around 20 min-
utes away from the international airport and 10 minutes from the main
hotels.
For more information see:
http://www.kit.de/tropical2002/
For online Registration go to:
http://www.kit.de/tropical2002/registr.html
Organization Secretariat
K.I.T. GmbH
Convention and Incentive Organization
Kurfuerstendamm 71
D-10709 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49-30-24603-301
Fax: +49-30-24603-310
mailto:tropical2002@kit.de
http://www.kit.de/tropical2002/
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