E-DRUG: Invitation_ASTMH 2013 UNITAID-MMV Symposium
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UNITAID and MMV will be co-hosting an exciting symposium and we would like to invite you to join in the session discussions! [Or contact "BLUMER, Katherine" <blumerk@unitaid.who.int> for records of discussions]
Scaling-Up of Effective Treatment for Severe Malaria in Health Facilities and Communities:
Challenges and Market-Based
Date & time: Friday 15 November @ 16:00 - 17:45
62nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), Washington DC, USA. Marriott Wardman Park in Ballroom Salon 1
Presentations:
Dr Peter Kremsner, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Eberhard Karls Universit�t�Treating severe malaria safely and effectively: A review of the latest evidence
Mr Pierre Hugo, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)�Injectable artesunate: challenges to scale-up and approach to catalyze uptake and create a sustainable market
Dr Olugbenga Mokuolu, FWACP Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria�Operational scale-up of injectable artesunate for the treatment of severe malaria in Nigeria: challenges and lessons learned
Dr James Tibenderana, Malaria Consortium�Pre-referral treatment of severe malaria patients in primary care and community settings in Uganda
Discussion�Dr Peter Olumese, World Health Organization (WHO); and Dr Martin de Smet,
MSF Malaria Working Group, M�decins Sans Fronti�res�How should investments in
severe malaria treatment be tailored in order to achieve maximum impact?
Click here for more information on the session! http://www.unitaid.eu/en/resources/press-centre/events
Katherine BLUMER | Technical Officer | UNITAID
blumerk@unitaid.who.int