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TROPICAL DISEASES AND POVERTY
Expert speakers
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Topic
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Speaker
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Comments
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Chagas’
Disease
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Dr. Azael
Saldaña
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- 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
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Gorgas Commemorative Institute of Health Studies
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Leishmaniasis
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Dr. José
Calzada
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Dengue
fever
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Dra.
Evelia Quiroz
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Hanta
Virus
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Dr. Blas
Armién
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Tropical Diseases and Climatic Change
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Dr. Jorge
Montalván
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Tropical Diseases and Climatic Change
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Dra. Aida
Moreno de Rivera
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- Medicine doctor
- Masters in Public Health
- Researcher at the ICGES
- Chief oh the Department of Research on Health Systems, Enviorment and Society (ISISAS).
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Tropical Diseases and Climatic Change
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Lic. Berta
Olmedo de Quesada (HIDROMET)
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Malari
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Pending confimation
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ICBG Project
– Panamá
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Pending confimation
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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?
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