The London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, the HAT Platform, and RSTMH are co-hosting a series of scientific research roundtable meetings to convene global researchers who are working to interrupt the transmission and elimination of HAT as a public health problem, or whose work in a related area who could contribute to the effort.
Roundtable meetings
Developments in diagnostics, surveillance, treatment and vector control and the gaps in research that if filled could support the HAT elimination effort in 2022 and beyond
Date: Tuesday, 1 February 2022
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 GMT
Facilitator: Gerardo Priotto, WHO
Confirmed panelists include:
- Philippe Büscher, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
- Stephen Torr, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- Deirdre Hollingsworth, NTD Modelling Consortium, Big Data Institute, University of Oxford
- Wilfred Mutombo, Clinical Project Leader and Medical Manager, DNDi
Social sciences and operational research advances and further needs.
Date: Wednesday, 2 February 2022
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 GMT
Facilitator: Jennifer Palmer, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Confirmed panelists include:
- Salome Bukachi, University of Nairobi
- Charlie Kabanga, freelance social scientist
- Ann Kelly, Kings College London
- Catiane Vander Kelen, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp
Summary of the points made and discussed in the previous meetings and to the priorities that have emerged
Date: Thursday, 3 February 2022
Time: 13:00 – 15:00 GMT
Confirmed panelists include:
- Simon Croft, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Paulo Macana, Institute for Combat and Control of Trypanosomiasis, Angola
- Florent Mbo, Access Leader, DNDi-HAT Platform DRC
- José Ramón Franco, WHO
