CGIu 2009

Against Infectious Diseases
Ballroom E, 4th Floor, Austin Convention Center

Infectious diseases remain the world’s leading cause of death, killing some 17 million people each year. Furthermore, shifting social and environmental conditions threaten many recent gains in the struggle to control them. Yet, there is hope on the horizon: new science and technologies for tackling infectious disease are emerging. Researchers recently announced a promising breakthrough candidate in their quest for a malaria vaccine. Community health workers now use mobile phones to detect disease outbreaks. Low-cost rapid diagnostic tests can quickly identify infections. This session will discuss a number of exciting developments in this field and explore how students can harness their creativity and their universities’ resources to win the war against infectious diseases.

Program Participants:
Ricardo Baruch, Member of the Board, Global Youth Coalition on HIV/AIDS
Osman Mansoor, Senior Advisor, UNICEF
Karen Palacio, Program Officer, Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sabine Vaccine Institute

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Against
• Infectious
• Diseases
• ricardo
• baruch
• gyca