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Abstracts Submission Open: The 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health - ADVANCING PREVENTION - 21-24 October 2020, Seville, Spain

Thu, Mar 5, 2020

The 51st Union World Conference on Lung Health is now accepting submissions to the conference programme. We welcome submissions on issues including tuberculosis (TB) and TB co-infections, tobacco control, lung health and air pollution, as well as civil society initiatives, community engagement, human rights and other related topics. 

The Union World Conference, taking place in Seville, Spain, from 21 - 24 October 2020, will focus conversations around the theme of ‘Advancing Prevention’. Prevention is crucial to ending TB, reducing the harm resulting from tobacco use and improving lung health worldwide.

Submit now to be part of the conference programme. The following types of submissions are open: 

  • Abstracts
  • Symposia
  • Satellite sessions
  • Post-graduate courses
  • Workshops  

Please read the guidelines abstract and session submissions carefully before you begin. The deadline to submit is Tuesday, 14 April, with the exception of satellite sessions for which the deadline is Monday, 6 July. Visit https://seville.worldlunghealth.org/

For questions or queries about submissions to the conference programme, please email scientific@theunion.org

Wellcome Trust Wellcome Early-Career Awards - application deadline 18 May 2023

Mon, Mar 13, 2023

NIH Promoting Equity in Global Health Research - request for information

Tue, Jul 5, 2022 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is requesting information on approaches to promote greater equity in global health research, particularly research that engages scientists in low and middle-income countries. This request for information (RFI) is intended to improve NIH’s understanding of potential research funding, priority setting, and administrative practices and strategies that could encourage or facilitate equitable global health research.
 
NIH is actively seeking input from all interested stakeholders including members of the scientific community, trainees, academic institutions, the private sector, health professionals, professional societies, advocacy groups, as well as other interested members of the public. You are invited to read the complete RFI and respond via the online comment form by 1 August 2022. 

Series of 60-minute webinars - Building Capacity in Personalized Medicine in Africa --- first webinar 28 September

Wed, Sep 7, 2022

IRESSEF is key member of the EU-Africa PerMed initiative - aimed at contributing to successful implementation of Personalized Medicine in Africa.

The initiative is organizing a series of 60-minute webinars to introduce Africa to this topic and is targeted at active members of national ethical and regulatory committees.

The first webinar  will be held on Wednesday 28 September 11:00 to 12:00 UTC.

The URL link to register and log in will be shared as soon as available