Faculté de médecine Faculté de médecine

Colloques de l'ISG

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The next "Colloque de l'ISG" will take place on :

 

  • Date : 24 May 2024
  • from 11:45 am to 01:45 pm (Lunch 11:45 am - 12:15 pm / Talk 12:15 pm -01:45 pm)
  • Meeting Room Institute of Global Health G6-02
  • Registration mandatory via link or by email contact-igh@unige.ch
  • Colloque also available on zoom - Please note that upon registering for the conference, you agree that it will be streamed live online and recorded.
  • This presentation validates 2 credits in Prevention and Public Health. A fee of 25.- is charged for participants who wish to receive a certificate with FMH credits in Prevention and Public Health.

 

REGISTRATION HERE but not possible yet

 

Professeur Daniel Bausch, MD, MPH&TM

« Outbreaks of Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers : The Virus is the Messager, but Human Rights Failures are the Problem »

Outbreaks of dangerous viral hemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola and Marburg Diseases and Lassa fever are increasing in frequency and magnitude. These are often portrayed as “mysterious” diseases that emerge inexplicably to randomly wreak havoc on unsuspecting populations. However, while significant questions remain regarding the disease ecology—the specific animal reservoirs and the precise factors that result in virus introduction into humans—once virus is introduced it is very clear why these outbreaks are so severe. Large outbreaks are almost invariably associated with populations where the human right to health, including access to medical care and countermeasures (diagnostics, vaccines and therapeutics) and the presence of adequate disease surveillance systems and outbreak response capacity, have been degraded from years of war and civil unrest. In this colloquium, Professor Bausch will discuss the underlying human rights context, giving examples from recent outbreaks, as well as essential measures for future prevention and control.

 

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  • Date : 4 June 2024
  • from 11:45 am to 01:45 pm (Lunch 11:45 am - 12:15 pm / Talk 12:15 pm -01:45 pm)
  • Meeting Room Institute of Global Health G6-02
  • Colloque also available on zoom
    Please note that upon registering for the conference, you agree that it will be streamed live online and recorded.

  • This presentation validates 2 credits in Prevention and Public Health. A fee of 25.- is charged for participants who wish to receive a certificate with FMH credits in Prevention and Public Health.