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TROPICAL DISEASES AND POVERTY
Expert speakers | Topic | Speaker | Comments | | Chagas’ Disease | Dr. Azael Saldaña | - Biologist specialized in zoology
- PhD in Medical Sciences specialized in Medical microbiology and immunology
- Member of the Parasitology and Tropical Medicine Society of Central America
- Researcher at the ICGES1
______________ 1 Gorgas Commemorative Institute of Health Studies | | Leishmaniasis | Dr. José Calzada | | | Dengue fever | Dra. Evelia Quiroz | | | Hanta Virus | Dr. Blas Armién | | | Tropical Diseases and Climatic Change | Dr. Jorge Montalván | | | Tropical Diseases and Climatic Change | Dra. Aida Moreno de Rivera | - Medicine doctor
- Masters in Public Health
- Researcher at the ICGES
- Chief oh the Department of Research on Health Systems, Enviorment and Society (ISISAS).
| | Tropical Diseases and Climatic Change | Lic. Berta Olmedo de Quesada (HIDROMET) | | | Malari | Pending confimation | | | ICBG Project – Panamá | Pending confimation | | Methodology of the Group Dynamic Dynamic: - There will be a coordinator and 2-4 experts in each dynamic.
- The coordinator will present the expert speakers and those will give their dissertation.
- The speakers will present different aspect of a topic in an orderly manner to the audience.
- The audience will be encouraged to make clarifying questions.
Duration: - Dissertation: 90 minutes.
- Questions: 30 minutes.
Objective: - To analyze each topic from different points of view.
- Providing the audience with a comprehensive vision of the topic
Topics to address Chagas’ disease and Leishmaniasis Chagas’ disease - Basic Concepts of the infection / disease.
- Differences in his presentation in the different regions.
- Morbidity and Mortality.
- New advances!
Leishmaniasis - Basic Concepts of the disease.
- Morbidity and Mortality
- New advances!
Malaria and Viral Hemorrhagic fevers (Dengue fever and Hantavirus) Malaria - Malaria as an infection of the tropics.
- Actual status of the infection (most important statistics).
- Advances on immunization and new medications.
- Mortality, politics and human development.
Dengue - Fluctuations of the disease (regional level) with the prevention programs.
- Universal measures for prevention.
- Actual status on the infection (statistics).
- New advances!
Hantavirus - Geographic and climatologic behavior of the infection by Hantavirus.
- Current state of the infection (more important statistics).
- New advances!
Tropical Diseases and Climatic Change Concept definitions: - Climatic zones: tropical, subtropical, etc.
- Tropical diseases.
- Global warming.
How global warming has an impact on human health. Effects on the prevalence/incidence and geographical distribution of the most important tropical diseases. Measures need to control the problem, how can we help? |