LIBREVILLE, Gabon, June 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
- July 6-7 2013, Libreville and Lambarene, Gabon - Under the High Patronage of H.E. ALI BONGO ONDIMBA
2013 marks the centennial anniversary of Nobel Laureate Dr. Albert Schweitzer Hospital opening in Lambarene, Gabon.
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To celebrate the legacy of one of the 20th century's greatest humanitarians, the government of the Gabonese Republic is organizing an international symposium to promote an innovative and integrated approach to addressing the Triple Epidemic - HIV/AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis - in Africa.
During two days, over 200 delegates and speakers including Nobel Laureates, medical researchers, scientists, doctors, social sciences experts, NGOs, agencies and representatives of on the ground institutions as well as private sector stakeholders, will meet in Libreville to develop the Lambarene Declaration.
The objective of this symposium, organized in memory of Albert Schweitzer's scientific and medical commitment, is to promote a new approach to three of the main diseases affecting Africa: HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
At the end of the symposium, the participants will adopt the Lambarene Declaration, a concrete action plan for Gabon and more generally for promoting a stronger collaborative dynamic in Africa amongst all stakeholders.
Among the speakers…
Peter Agre, Director, Nobel Prize winner in Chemsitry and Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute
Roy Anderson, Director, London Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases
Till Barnighausen, Senior Epidemiologist, Harvard School of Public Health
Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO
Alain Deloche, Founder, La Chaine de l'Espoir and Co-Founder, Medecins du Monde
Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Founder, Women Peace and Security Network
Luc Montagnier, founder of the Fondation Mondiale Recherche et Prevention SIDA
Sylla Thiam, Lead Malaria Programme, AMREF, Senegal
Dean Schraufnagel, Vice-President of International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
MichelSidibe, Executive Director of UNAIDS
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