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International Conference on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Research (InCORNTD) in Africa
Conference webpage can be found here: https://cor-ntd.org/incorntd
The Coalition for Operational Research on Neglected Tropical Diseases (COR-NTD) and the African Research Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (ARNTD) are hosting the second International Conference on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Research (InCORNTD) in Africa on January 20 – 22, 2025, in Kigali, Rwanda.
Join us for the second gathering on NTD research in this region, following the success of our previous meeting. The inaugural meeting occurred in December 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya, igniting great enthusiasm within the region.
This second meeting aims to bring together key stakeholders to address how to eliminate NTDs from the region through operational and carefully focused research. The objectives of this meeting are two-fold: 1) to inform the NTD community about new research results and 2) to prioritize remaining operational research questions, the list of which will be shared with donors for funding consideration. Topics during the meeting will include but are not limited to: schistosomiasis diagnostics, monitoring and elimination guidelines, new tools and approaches for onchocerciasis elimination, skin NTD integration, last mile of trachoma elimination, harmonizing geostatistical tools and artificial intelligence for NTDs and integrated xenomonitoring for lymphatic filariasis.
We believe that together, we can make progress towards eliminating NTDs worldwide.
Registration
Registration has launched for our African colleagues. Historically, our meetings have been closed due to the nature of the format, constraints of in-person space capacity, and of course the generous support from donors which has kept this meeting free of registration fees. Those who request to be added to the COR-NTD Meeting invitation list must be working in the NTD community, as the goal of the meeting is to foster collaboration and to drive the research agenda. All members of the NTD community are welcome to apply for an invitation to the COR-NTD meeting. If you have been on the invitation list in the past, you do not need to re-apply.
Not already on this list? Please apply for invitation to this closed meeting here.
Invitations for this meeting will be issued in two waves. The first wave will be an invitation sent to any NTD stakeholders from the African continent, in order to best facilitate input about African NTDs from members residing and working in the different regions in Africa. A second wave will be sent out to any additional global NTD stakeholders interested in attending the meeting in Africa.