Scientific Program

With the theme “Tropical disease control amid the COVID-19 pandemic”, JITMM Virtual 2020 will highlight the impact of the pandemic on our ability to prevent, manage and control tropical diseases and co-existing/ related diseases, and will discuss trends in tropical medicine research post-pandemic.

A variety of online symposia will cover all aspects of tropical medicine, including:

• COVID-19

• Malaria 

• Clinical studies

• Dengue and other arboviral diseases

• Controlled Human Infection Model Studies (CHIM)

• Vector control

• Vaccines

• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

• Antimicrobial resistance

• Melioidosis

• Leptospirosis

• Tuberculosis

• Research ethics

• Healthcare and technology innovations

• Other tropical diseases and related topics