Organized by the International Society for Infectious Diseases, the International Congress on Infectious Diseases convenes clinicians, allied health professionals, and scientists to share world-class expertise to address global challenges.
Parallel symposia
Dengue updates
Date: Friday, 18 November 2022
Time: 14:00-15:30
Venue: Conference Room 1 KLCC
Chairs: Panisadee Avirutnam, Mahidol University, Thailand, and Sophie Yacoub, Dengue Research Group lead, OUCRU-Vietnam
| Immune responses and severe dengue Neelika Malavige, Head of Dengue Global Programme and Scientific Affairs, DNDi |
| Innovations in monitoring patients with dengue Sophie Yacoub, Dengue Research Group lead, OUCRU-Vietnam |
| New proactive paradigm for dengue surveillance using GOS Traps and NS1 Kits Datin Indra, Deaprtment of Parasitology, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia |
| Dengue vaccine implementation updates Jaime Torres, Central University of Venezuela |
Hepatitis C elimination – Global opportunities
Date: Saturday, 19 November 2022
Time: 10:30-12:00
Venue: Conference Room 3 KLCC
Chairs: Ruksana Raihan, US-Bangla Medical College and Hospital, Bangladesh
| Malaysia’s hepatitis C elimination journey – global implications and opportunities Rosaida Md Said, Senior Consultant Physician, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, and Head of Medical Department in Hospital Serdang, Malaysia |
| Egypt’s experience in the elimination of hepatitis C Mohamed El-Kassas, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt |
| Innovation and integration of HCV diagnostics to facilitate linkage to care Sem XiaoHui, Country Project Manager (Malaysia), FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics |
