The meeting focused on HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, pneumonia and enteric infections including typhoid fever and diarrhea. Major areas around neglected tropical diseases were also discussed.
Suman Rijal, Director of DNDi Regional Office India, co-chaired a symposium on visceral leishmaniasis in South Asia. Vishal Goyal, Clinical Manager at DNDi India, presented on outcomes for kala-azar patients treated with three different regimens.
Symposium
Update on Visceral Leishmaniasis in South Asia
Date: Saturday, March 5, 2016
Chairs:
Shyam Sundar, Professor of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Suman Rijal, Director of DNDi India Regional Office, India
| Active Case Finding of Kala-azar: innovative strategies. Pradeep Das, Director, Rajendra Memorial Research Institute, Patna, India |
| Update on Treatment of Kala-azar Shyam Sundar, Professor of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India |
| PKDL Burden, Diagnosis and Treatment Challenges Dinesh Mondal, ICDDRB, Bangladesh |
| Management of HIV-VL Co-infection Sakib Burza, LSTMH, UK |
Oral Presentation
Tropical Infectious Diseases
Date: Saturday, March 5, 16
| Twelve months outcome in kala-azar patients treated with 3 novel regimens, at public health care facilities in Bihar Vishal Goyal, Clinical Trial Manager, DNDi India |
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