The 14th Asian conference on diarrhoeal disease and malnutrition will commence here from Monday.
The three-day conference, to he held for the first time in Kerala, would offer a platform to global experts to discuss and hammer out solutions for one of the world's most urgent public health problems of diarrhoeal illness and malnutrition through innovative scientific research and healthcare delivery.
The conference is being organised by among others the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), a national institute under the Department of Biotechnology, in association with International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR-B).
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The conference is themed on "saving lives: innovations and solutions for diarrhoeal diseases, enteric fever and malnutrition," which is majorly supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, organisers said here in a release here.
Over 60 scientists from countries, including the UK, the US, Bangladesh, Germany, India, France and Sweden, will present papers and lead discussions in 10 sessions spread over the three days, it said.
Special sessions will be held to deliberate on effective strategies and innovative technologies in diarrhoeal disease surveillance, vaccine research and other point of care diagnostics for enteric diseases.
"Diarrhoea is a killer, especially in children below the age of 10. Globally, it is the second leading cause of death among children," said noted Prof M Radhakrishna Pillai, the Organising Chair and Director of RGCB.
During the conference, budding scientists will get an opportunity to present their papers in an exclusive session and there will be poster presentation of each session.
Representatives from the WHO and the Indian Council of Medical Research will also attend, the organisers said.
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