MSF Scientific Day 2013

MSF Scientific Day 2013 will take place on 10th May at the Royal Society of Medicine, London, UK and will be streamed live online on the MSF website.

Highlights include:

• The keynote speech by international health expert, co-founder of the Gapminder Foundation and TED talks alumnus Hans Rosling on the synergy and conflict between research and advocacy. This will be followed by a panel discussion on the impact of MSF’s research.
• Treatment in conflict and emergency settings including TB in Somalia and hepatitis E in South Sudan
• New approaches to preventing malaria in Mali and Chad, cholera vaccination in an outbreak in Guinea, and preventing malnutrition in Niger by cash transfer and food supplementation
• Challenges for MSF including the introduction of a medical error reporting system and parenteral artesunate for severe malaria
• The role of social media and health looking at the effect of MDR-TB patients blogging about their experiences

Visit the agenda page for full programme details

The event is full but everyone can still take part by watching the live stream online.