[Ip-health] The Neglected infectious diseases conference - 8/9 November 2006 Brussels

[Alexandra HEUMBER]

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Please find below information from the EU Commission (INCO-International=0D
Cooperation) concerning a conference/workshop on Neglected Diseases/ R&D=0D
organized with support from the Member of the European Parliament Mr. J.=0D
Bowis (Rapporteur on Neglected diseases) on 8-9 November in Brussels.=0D
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It is opened to everyone interested. No registration fee.=0D
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Registration:=0D
 http://nidconference.intbase.com. Register before 30 September 2006 to=0D
guarantee your participation.=0D
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Alexandra Heumber=0D
EU Advocacy Liaison Officer=0D
M=C3=A9decins Sans Fronti=C3=A8res=0D
Access to Essential Medicines Campaign=0D
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Dear Sirs, dear colleagues,=0D
Neglected infectious diseases (NID) such as leishmaniasis, schistosomiasis=
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and childhood infections contribute significantly to premature death,=0D
disability and poverty in the developing world. Under the current 6th=0D
Framework Programme (2002-2006), the European Union has committed 42 mill=
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=E2=82=AC to support research in this area through the International Scient=
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Cooperation (INCO) programme. The scientific community and the European=0D
Parliament - in its recent report on neglected diseases in developing=0D
countries - have emphasised the need to substantially increase investment=
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in research on effective control measures and strategies. As the new 7th=0D
Framework Programme is about to start in 2007, the European Commission is=
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organising an international conference=0D
=E2=80=9CHow to meet the challenge for Europe=E2=80=99s international resea=
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in the field of Neglected Infectious Diseases=E2=80=9D=0D
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in Brussels, Belgium from 8 to 9 November 2006.=0D
Its objectives are:=0D
1.      To discuss future funding strategies for research on NIDs=0D
considering the European Parliament=E2=80=99s recent <TitreType>report</Tit=
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<Titre> and the current international debate on investing in the control=0D
of NIDs.=0D
2.      To develop an agenda for NID-related Community funding in FP7.=0D
3.      To link EU-funded projects to the wider field of national and=0D
international initiatives for NID control=0D
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The conference is organized with support from the European Parliament=E2=80=
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rapporteur on neglected diseases, and will provide a platform for dialogue=
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between the European and non-European scientific community, policy makers,=
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research managers, representatives of relevant international NGOs, UN=0D
bodies and other interested parties.=0D
Further information can be found in the attached documents (conference=0D
announcement and the preliminary programme). There is no registration fee,=
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but timely registration on our website is required. You will also find on=
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our website further technical information and background documents :=0D
http://nidconference.intbase.com.=0D
Please register before 30 September 2006 to guarantee your participation.=
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We hope very much that you or members of your institution will be able to=
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attend.=0D
Looking forward to receiving you in Brussels=0D
The INCO Health Team=0D
Karaoglou=0D
Varga=0D
Jahn=0D
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