📢 MEDIA INVITE: MSF Annual Scientific Day – Uncovering the Frontlines of Medical Innovation and Neglected Diseases
Join Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for our Annual Scientific Day – a powerful convergence of frontline research, global health innovation, and urgent medical realities from the world’s most vulnerable settings.
Date: Thursday, 22 May 2025
🕤 Time: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM (BST)
📍 Venue: The Royal Society of Medicine, London
🗣 KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr Sania Nishtar, CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance – joining live online to discuss the future of equitable vaccine access and global health partnerships.
This year’s event offers unprecedented insights into life-saving interventions, including:
- The first-ever genetic study of Noma, revealing a newly discovered bacterial strain that could transform care for children with this neglected facial gangrene disease.
- A breakthrough discovery of paediatric melioidosis in Mali, reshaping our understanding of this deadly disease in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Field-tested integration of the R21 malaria vaccine and intermittent preventive therapy for refugee children in Ethiopia.
- Evidence showing how psychosocial support for mothers of severely malnourished children improves both recovery and maternal well-being.
- Innovation spotlight: 3D-printed axillary crutches, personalizing recovery for war-injured patients in low-resource contexts.
Live Demo: Learn how improved faecal sludge treatment can prevent cholera and other deadly outbreaks in crisis settings – an urgent issue in today’s climate-fuelled humanitarian emergencies.
This is a must-attend event for journalists covering:
- Health innovations in conflict and humanitarian setting
- Neglected diseases and antimicrobial resistance
- Vaccine equity and maternal-child health
- The future of global health technologies
Interviews with MSF researchers and speakers will be available.
If you would like to attend, please let me know as soon as possible.
Best wishes,
Heba Yousef
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