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GHIT Fund R&D Forum 2024

— Leap from Basics! Rethinking the Needs & Exploring Innovative Solutions for Neglected Diseases —

2024年12月5日に開催されたGHIT R&D Forum 2024では、民間企業、アカデミア、研究機関、NPO/NGOのリーダーが日本に集まり、革新的なパートナーシップを通じてグローバルヘルスの研究開発を推進するべく、感染症対策のための新しい技術や治療法の開発など熱い議論が交わされました。各領域の専門家によるパネルディスカッションでは、結核、マラリア、顧みられない熱帯病における重要な課題について、低中所得国における解決策を探りながら、それぞれの考察やアイデアが共有されました。基調講演および各セッションの動画は以下よりご覧いただけます。
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Keynote Speech — People centered innovation: connecting the dots on innovation, access and delivery —

Speaker

Dr. Mandeep Dhaliwal, Director,
HIV and Health Group, Bureau of Policy and Programme Support,
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Session 1:

Needs on TB — From innovation in health technologies to reaching the last mile —

Speaker

1. Dr. Jacob Creswell, Head, Innovations and Grants, Stop TB Partnership
2. Dr. Elana Van Brakel, Medical Director, IAVI
3. Mr. Hirotaka Michiba, Manager, FUJIFILM Corporation

Session 2:

Linking NTD Innovations with Health Systems for Pandemic Preparedness

Speaker

1. Dr. Aya Yajima, Regional Advisor - Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), WHO South-East Asia Region (SEARO) [Video Presentation]
2. Dr. Charles Mowbray, Discovery Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)
3. Dr. Nobuo Saito, Associate Professor, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University
4. Dr. Masahiro Kajihara, Associate Professor, International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University

Session 3:

Needs on Malaria — Approaches to address geographic variations —

Speaker

1. Dr. Paul Willis, VP Head of Early Development, Medicines for Malaria Venture
2. Prof. Arjen Dondorp, Deputy Director and Head of Malaria & Critical Illness Department, Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU)
3. Dr. Eizo Takashima, Associate Professor, Ehime University
4. Prof. Osamu Kaneko, Dean and Professor, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University

Session 4:

Technologies on the Ground — Adapting new technologies in the context of LMICs —

Speaker

1. Dr. Peter Warner, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
2. Dr. Jeremy Burrows, VP Head of Research Drug Discovery, Medicines for Malaria Venture
3. Ms. Mariko Kitahama, Assistant Manager, NEC Corporation
4. Dr. Keita Wagatsuma, Assistant Professor, Division of International Health, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University

Session 5:

From R&D to Access and Delivery — Connecting for an end-to-end Ecosystem —

Speaker

1. Dr. Ashley Birkett, Global Head, Bacterial & Parasitic Diseases, PATH
2. Dr. Timothy Endy, CEPI Program Leader for the Disease X Vaccine Library and Chikungunya Vaccines, CEPI
3. Dr. Loice Kikwai, Regulatory Affairs Lead, MARKET ACCESS AFRICA
4. Dr. Oumar Ndiaye, R&D and Technology Transfer Specialist, Institut Pasteur de Dakar

R&D Forum 2024 Programme (PDF)

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