Biomedical Seminar “Improving Buruli ulcer and leprosy control in Africa”

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Biomedical Seminar “Improving Buruli ulcer and leprosy control in Africa”

December 1, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

El Aragon Health Research Institute in collaboration with Mycobacterial Genetics Group and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Zaragoza They organize on Friday, December 01, 2023 from 10:00 el Biomedical Seminar «Improving Buruli ulcer and leprosy control in Africa»

Summary:

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) are a diverse group of communicable diseases prevalent in tropical and subtropical areas. They affect more than a billion people and cost developing economies trillions of dollars every year. The socio-economic consequences are enormous. Of the 20 NTDs, 12 are endemic in Africa. The co-endemicity of certain diseases; the similarity of the clinical signs as well as the scarcity of financial, human and temporal resources called for an integrated management of these diseases, including Buruli ulcer and leprosy. The World Health Organization road map 2021-2030 aims to accelerate progress towards the prevention, control, elimination and eradication of the 20 NTDs. Leprosy elimination and Buruli ulcer control are among the priorities. The objective of elimination of leprosy as a Public Health Problem has been achieved since 2000 at the African regional level except the Comoros. Current Buruli ulcer treatment requires 8-weeks of daily rifampin and clarithromycin, wound care and, sometimes, tissue grafting and surgery. Several clinical trials are currently ongoing and other experimental interventions have been proposed aiming to improve Buruli ulcer treatment by shortening its duration.

Furthermore, pilot integration experiences have been implemented in different countries, particularly in Benin and Ivory Coast, with success, suggesting that this strategy is effective and efficient in consolidating the achievements of the fight against these diseases.

Speaker:

Dr. Roch Christian Johnson, Medical Director of the Raoul Foundation Follereau and Senior Lecturer at the University of Abomey-Calavi, Benin.

 

Place: Lorente de No Assembly Hall, CIBA building, Zaragoza

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Date:
1 December, 2023
Time:
10: 00 am - 12: 00 pm
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