Published on 17 October 2008

On 13 and 14 November 2008, the European Commission (DG Research) brings together a large number of stakeholders in an International Conference on Poverty-Related Diseases (PRDs): Challenges for the Future - Research on HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. The conference aims to increase the impact of EU-funded research on controlling PRDs. Leading scientists, research managers, decision-makers, funding agencies and representatives of relevant international NGOs will attend, with significant participation from disease-endemic countries.

The goals of the Conference are to:

• regain political momentum for continuing and intensifying research addressing the “big three” global killer diseases
• set the scene by reporting on research efforts supported by the EC since 2002, when HIV/AIDS, malaria and TB first became a separate research focus under the EU's 6th Framework Programme
• gather input from relevant stakeholders (scientists from Europe and disease-endemic countries, industry, global partners, etc.) in order to set research priorities on PRDs for the remainder of the 7th Framework Programme.

Please visit the conference website for more details and to read the full programme.

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