MedTrop 2025, the 60th Congress of the Brazilian Society of Tropical Medicine, brings together a diverse community of researchers, healthcare professionals, and students to address critical issues in tropical medicine and public health. The congress aims to foster scientific exchange and innovation in Latin America. The 2025 edition focuses on communicable diseases, including arboviruses and endemic vector-borne illnesses, antimicrobial resistance, strengthening health surveillance and primary care within Brazil’s Unified Health System, and strategies for responding to emerging pathogens with pandemic potential.
Roundtables
DNDi’s contribution to advances in therapeutic strategies for Chagas disease: from discovery to implementation
Date: Sunday, 2 November 2025
Time: 14:00-17:00
Room: Room 05 – CCM 60
Chair: María Jesús Pinazo, Head of Chagas Disease, DNDi
| Discovery of new drugs for Chagas disease Jadel Kratz, Head of Discovery and R&D Partnership, Latin America, DNDi |
| Treatment of Chagas disease: current challenges and perspectives María Jesús Pinazo, Head of Chagas Disease, DNDi |
| Challenges in the use of rapid tests in the diagnosis of Chagas disease: from evidence to public health decisions Andrea Marchiol, Senior Chagas Access Project Manager, DNDi |
| Analysis of the therapeutic gap 2012-2022 in the context of Chagas treatment in Colombia Diogo Galvão, Regional Access Focus on Diseases, DNDi |
ChagasLeish 2025 – Present and future of clinical trials in Chagas disease
Date: Monday, 3 November 2025
Time: 14:00-15:30
Room: M7 – CCJP
Chairs: Israel Molina Romero, Head of the Tropical Medicine and International Health Unit, Vall d’Hebron Hospital and Marta de Lana, Professor of Clinical Parasitology, School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Ouro Preto
| Efficacy of three benznidazole treatment regimens. Multibenz clinical trial Pau Bosch Nicolau, Vall d’Hebron Hospita |
| Efficacy study of reduced-dose benznidazole in Argentina and Bolivia. NuestroBen clinical trial Monique Gurgel, Senior Clinical Research Associate, Fiocruz |
| Efficacy study of reduced-dose benznidazole in Argentina and Bolivia. NuestroBen clinical trial María Jesús Pinazo, Head of Chagas Disease, DNDi |
| Improved prognosis of Chagas disease in patients treated with benznidazole in a cohort evaluated 28 years Marta de Lana, Professor of Clinical Parasitology, School of Pharmacy, Federal University of Ouro Preto |
The new regulations for clinical research in Brazil: impacts and perspectives on studies of infectious diseases
Date: Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Time: 14:00-15:30
Room: Ballroom 3 – CCJP
Chair: Camile Giaretta Sachetti
| The Dengue Alliance for the development of dengue treatments André Siqueira, Head of Dengue Global Programme, DNDi |
| Meiruze Freitas, Director of the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Brazil |
| Opportunities to expand partnerships for national leadership in innovation Marina Domenech, Founder and CEO, SAIL for Health |
Sessions
The contribution of the federal hospital network to research and innovation in tropical diseases
Date: Monday, 3 November 2025
Time: 11:00-11:30
Room: Arena Silenciosa 2 – CCJP
Chair: André Siqueira, Head of Dengue Global Programme, DNDi
Speaker: Felipe Roitberg, Clinical Oncologist, Hospital Sirio Libanes, Brazil
State policies for strategic solutions to control tropical diseases in a global context
Date: Monday, 3 November 2025
Time: 11:30-12:00
Room: Arena Silenciosa 2 – CCJP
Chair: Sergio Sosa-Estani, Continental Lead Americas and Latin America Director, DNDi
Perspective on the application of monoclonal antibodies in tropical diseases
Date: Monday, 3 November 2025
Time: 11:30-12:00
Room: Arena Silenciosa 3 – CCJP
Chair: Jadel Kratz, Head of Discovery and R&D Partnership, Latin America, DNDi
Promoting health research in Brazil: Ministry of Health strategies for NTDs
Date: Tuesday, 4 November 2025
Time: 11:30-12:00
Room: Ballroom 4 – CCJP
Chair: Jadel Kratz, Head of Discovery and R&D Partnership, Latin America, DNDi
Speaker: Meiruze Freitas, Director of the Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Health, Brazil
Health communication: challenges of disseminating the One Health concept in times of climate and environmental change
Date: Wednesday, 5 November 2025
Time: 11:30-12:00
Room: Ballroom 8 – CCJP
Chair: André Siqueira, Head of Dengue Global Programme, DNDi
Speaker: Luana Silva Rodrigues de Araujo, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
10th Forum on Neglected Diseases
10 years of the Brazilian Social Forum to Combat Infectious and Neglected Diseases: progress and challenges
Date: Saturday, 1 November 2025
Time: 8:00-17:00
Room: Auditório CCM
| 9:20-10:40 | 10 years of the Brazilian Social Forum to Combat Infectious and Neglected Diseases– Advances and Challenges |
| 11:00-12:30 | Implementar é urgente: o Brasil Saudável na prática Chair: Adijeane Oliveira de Jesus |
| 14:00-15:30 | Leadership engagement in primary health care Chair: Diogo Galvão, Regional Access Focus on Diseases, DNDi |
| 16:00-17:00 | Poster and visual activism workshop |
