Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases, South African Embassy Host Panel On NTD Control
On Tuesday, "the Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases [NTDs], in partnership with the Embassy of South Africa, hosted a panel called 'Integrated Approaches to Health and Development through NTD Control,'" according to the network's "End the Neglect" blog. "The Global Network's managing director, Dr. Neeraj Mistry, moderated the panel and hopes the discussion will improve awareness of and support for solutions to NTDs, diseases that have often been 'hidden in the shadows,'" the blog writes, noting panelists included Peter Hotez, president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute; Jennifer Kates, vice president and director of global health and HIV policy at Kaiser Family Foundation; and Ok Pannenborg, former chief health adviser for the World Bank Group (Garlow, 5/9).
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