India will host a four-day conference starting from March 2 in Hyderabad, which aims to discuss a slew of infections-related healthcare challenges.
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‘With the continued importance of threats including antibiotic resistance, malaria, Ebola and Zika viruses, the conference underscores the continued importance of infectious diseases in India.’
The conference, which will be the seventh edition, is being organised by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) in collaboration with the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the Department of Biotechnology. "The meeting will provide an outstanding opportunity for colleagues from around the world to share their experience and learn from our internationally respected faculty," said Jonathan Cohen, president of the International Society for Infectious Diseases.
Ramanan Laxminarayan, vice-president for Research and Policy at PHFI, said: "The international and the national organising committees of the ICID have put together a tremendously interesting programme on infectious disease research and practice."
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Source-IANS
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