The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund), Nagasaki University, and Uniting to Combat NTDs are co-hosting a symposium on the theme ‘Accelerating Research and Development, Access and Delivery for Neglected Tropical Diseases‘.
Agenda
Session 1
| Global NTD landscape and needs, progress on the Roadmap and new NTD Department Director’s vision on the way forward Ibrahima Socé Fall, Director of the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization |
| Japan’s contribution in NTD, from Academia, Why Nagasaki? Shigeru Kohno, President, Nagasaki University |
| Japan’s contribution in NTD, from Industry Sachiko Nakagawa, Managing Director, Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) |
Session 2
| What is PDP and their role in fighting NTD Luis Pizarro, Executive Director, DNDi |
| From Funder’s perspective, why invest in NTDs? Katey Einterz Owen, Director, Neglected Tropical Diseases and Director, Vaccines Development, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| Coordinating access John Reeder, Director, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases and Director, the Research for Health Department, World Health Organization |
Closing
| What kind of collaboration and coordination is required to accelerate R&D, A&D and leveraging pandemic preparedness Peter Piot, Professor of Global Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Special Advisor on COVID-19 to the President of the European Commission |
