19 September 2023
9.00 - 16.30
Geneva, Switzerland

Accelerating R&D for Snakebites:
Building a Common Agenda for Progress

The Geneva Health Forum, the University of Geneva, Médecins Sans Frontières and Policy Cures Research, with support from Wellcome, are delighted to invite you to our upcoming event on International Snakebite Awareness Day.

Registration

Background

There has been a concerted effort over the recent years to raise the profile of snakebite envenoming (SBE) and stimulate investment in R&D for this burden. SBE has been one of the only WHO NTDs to see significant increases in its R&D funding, with many other diseases experiencing a decline or plateau in recent years. Despite this positive trend, there is concern around the sustainability of funding and translating research into impact due to the lack of long-term funding commitments.
Now is the time to build on recent achievements and for the SBE community to examine structural weaknesses in the R&D ecosystem, with learnings from the wider NTD community, to accelerate progress for SBE R&D. There is an urgent need to diversify SBE funders, build clear consensus on R&D priorities, and highlight the return on investment of SBE R&D.
This event will gather SBE actors, as well as traditional NTD stakeholders, to define the future direction of the SBE R&D ecosystem and apply learnings from other NTD experiences. Building on Policy Cures Research’s SBE medicines landscape report and database, we will discuss a common approach to shape decision-making and ensure that SBE continues on its upward trajectory.

Presentations

9.00-16.30

Spring Gombe

Market Access Africa

Moderator

Juliette Borri

Policy Cures Research

How is the Snakebite Envenoming Research and Development ecosystem hindering progress?

Rafael Ruiz de Castañeda

University of Geneva

How do we leverage the One Health agenda to elevate Snakebite Envenoming research?

Gabriel Alcoba

Médecins Sans Frontières

How do we clarify the priorities for Snakebite Envenoming Research and Development?

Isabela Riberio

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)

How do we clarify the priorities for Snakebite Envenoming Research and Development?

Diogo Martins

Wellcome

What is the business case for investing in Snakebite Envenoming?

Coming soon

World Health Organization (WHO)

How do we begin to build a sustainable and effective ecosystem for Snakebite Envenoming?

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Address:
Route de Ferney 140
1202 Geneva

Date:
Tuesday September 19th
from 9.00 to 16.30

Registration

19 September 20239.00 - 16.30Geneva, Switzerland

Accelerating R&D for Snakebites: Building a Common Agenda for Progress

Background

Presentations

Spring Gombe

Market Access Africa

Moderator

Juliette Borri

Policy Cures Research

How is the Snakebite Envenoming Research and Development ecosystem hindering progress?

Rafael Ruiz de Castañeda

University of Geneva

How do we leverage the One Health agenda to elevate ​Snakebite Envenoming research?

Gabriel Alcoba

Médecins Sans Frontières

How do we clarify the priorities for Snakebite Envenoming Research and Development?

Isabela Riberio

Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi)

How do we clarify the priorities for Snakebite Envenoming Research and Development?

Diogo Martins

Wellcome

What is the business case for investing in Snakebite Envenoming?

Coming soon

World Health Organization (WHO)

How do we begin to build a sustainable and effective ecosystem for Snakebite Envenoming?

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Contact Us

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Address: Route de Ferney 1401202 Geneva Date: Tuesday September 19th from 9.00 to 16.30

19 September 2023
9.00 - 16.30
Geneva, Switzerland

Accelerating R&D for Snakebites:
Building a Common Agenda for Progress

How do we leverage the One Health agenda to elevate Snakebite Envenoming research?

E-mail:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Address:
Route de Ferney 140
1202 Geneva

Date:
Tuesday September 19th
from 9.00 to 16.30