Partnership in the Fight against NTDs in the Next Decade: What Kind of Innovation?
March 1, 2021 – The Swiss Alliance against Neglected Tropical Diseases (SANTD), in collaboration with SDC, held a webinar on the transition from a disease-specific approach to cross-cutting collaborations in fighting against Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), highlighting the importance of health determinants and innovation. Partners from different sectors shared their experiences, followed by a panel discussion on approaches and innovations for more intersectoral interventions in the fight against NTDs.
Guest speakers: Dr. Mwele Malecela (WHO); Anthony Mann (Novartis), Dr. Olaf Valverde (DNDi), Dr. Joseph Ndung'u (FIND),
Dr Jutta Reinhard-Rupp (Merck Global Health Institute) and Dr. Stefanie Knopp (Swiss TPH).
Panelists: Dr Alexander Schulze (SDC), Dr Lutz Hegemann (Novartis), Dr Mwele Malecela (WHO) and Dr Peter Steinmann
(Swiss TPH)