December 2009

Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Experts Gather at the 58th Annual ASTMH Meeting

The 58th annual American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) meeting was held in Washington, D.C. from November 18 – 22, 2009. Scientists, clinicians and program professionals from across the globe gathered to present the latest research on tropical medicine and hygiene. Delegates discussed topics including malaria, diarrhea, tuberculosis, water, sanitation and hygiene, and other neglected tropical diseases. Malaria sessions covered topics on drugs, insecticides, and vaccines, as well as eradication, elimination, resistance, and expanding access to interventions. The ASTMH was founded in 1903 and is a worldwide organization of public health scientists, clinicians and program professionals whose mission is to promote global health through the prevention and control of infectious and other diseases that disproportionately afflict the global poor. The 59th annual ASTMH meeting will be held in Atlanta, GA from November 3 - 7, 2010.