2/7: Tropical Medicine Day 1 ~ HIV, TB, Malaria

NOTE: Monday (2/7) and Tuesday (2/8) lectures will be held at New York Academy of Medicine in conjunction with the Global Emergencies Course offered through WCMC this year. NYAM's address: 1216 5th Ave. @ 103rd St. in the President’s Gallery. (Take the 6 train Uptown to 103rd street).

Introduction to Global Health Emergencies
Faculty: Satchit Balsari, Les Roberts

9:00am – 10:00am From Alma Ata to the Millennium Development Goals, and Beyond

10:00am – 11:00am The Role of Data in Global Emergencies

11:00 – 12:00pm Our role in the course of influencing emergencies



12:00 - 1:00pm Lunch Break (Lunch Provided)



Malaria: A Practice Update

Faculty: Kirk Dietsch, Sandeep Kishore

1:00 - 2:00pm Rolling Back Malaria: What’s preventing eradication?

2:00 - 3:00pm Vector Control and Personal Protection: Best global practices

3:00 - 4:00pm From Chloroquine to Artemesinin

4:00 - 5:00pm Promise of the Vaccine