News archive - International conference "Challenges for the future: Research on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis"
The European Commission, Directorate General for Research, is organising an international conference entitled: "Challenges for the future: Research on HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis" on November 13-4, 2008 in Brussels. The organisers are specifically interested in receiving participants from the Western Balkan countries!
Leading scientists, research managers, decision-makers, funding agencies and representatives of relevant international NGOs will attend, with significant participation from disease-endemic countries.
The goals of the conference are to:
- regain political momentum for continuing and intensifying research addressing the three major infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis) linked to poverty in developing countries;
- report on research efforts by the Commission since 2002, when HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis became a separate research focus under the EU's 6th Framework Programme;
- gather input from relevant stakeholders in order to se the research agenda on poverty-related diseases for the remainder of the present, 7th Framework Programme.
The programme of the conference, registration form and all other information are available at the following website: ec.europa.eu/research/health/infectious-diseases/poverty-diseases/event-brussels-13nov_en.html
Entry created by Carmen Siller on July 18, 2008
Modified on July 18, 2008
