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Report on the 2nd International Conference on Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever The 2nd International Conference on Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever, led by Professor Emeritus Prasert Thongcharoen, was held at the Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa, Phuket, Thailand, October 14-16, 2008. Nine hundred and forty-one participants from 47 countries joined the meeting, to review the current dengue situation and research conducted to date, and to ascertain what still needed to be done.  The 1st International Conference on Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever was convened in Chiangmai, Thailand, November 20-24, 2000, and aimed to strengthen efforts to control dengue in the new millennium.
The forum for the 2nd International Conference on Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever, consisting of physicians, nurses, academics, and scientists from both governmental and non-governmental organizations, gave everyone the opportunity to exchange their experiences, skills and techniques, including new conceptual research into approaches to prevention and control of the disease, reflecting the theme “Global innovation to fight dengue”. The Scientific Program comprised state-of-the-art, plenary, and symposium sessions in which dengue experts participated. Presentations covered virology, epidemiology, pathophysiology, immune response, new tools for laboratory diagnostic methods, clinical management, surveillance, vector biology and ecology, community involvement, and vaccine development. Participants had the opportunity to deliver 84 oral presentations and display 212 posters. Dengue experts from all around the world participated fully in the accompanying discussions. The 2nd International Conference on Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever was a successful event, identifying research priorities, improving surveillance, vector control, better case diagnosis and management, and the development of effective vaccines. Most of all, it created and consolidated a worldwide network that transcends borders, extending not only to experts, practitioners, researchers and scientists, but to the wider community, as well. Professor Usa Thisyakorn, M.D.
President, 9th International Congress of Tropical Pediatrics, 2011
Executive Committee, International Society of Tropical Pediatrics Report on the 8th International Congress of Tropical Pediatrics (8thICTP) The 8th International Congress of Tropical Pediatrics (ICTP), led by Prof. Lulu C. Bravo, was held at Manila Hotel, Manila, Philippines from April 11-13, 2008 with 1,800 participants from more than 20 countries.The theme “Improving Child Survival: A Continuing Challenge” covered a broad spectrum of relevant issues that influence child survival in both medical and non-medical settings. .  The International Society of Tropical Pediatrics (ISTP) was founded 22 years ago, with the purpose of bringing together the chapters and members of the ISTP for bringing to children in the tropics, the blessing of good health and a better quality of life. Previous meetings have been held in Bangkok, Thailand (1987); Kenya (1990); Luxor, Egypt (1993); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1996); Jaipur, India (1999); Ankara, Turkey (2002); Sham El Sheik, Egypt (2005); Manila, Philippines (2008). The opening ceremony of the 8th ICTP started in the early morning of the 11th April, 2008 with a “March for Children’s Right to Survive” by a big crowd demonstrating for a much stronger commitment not just of medical staff but of government as well as international organizations and the private sector. An inspiring opening speech was delivered by Professor Hussein Bahaa El Din, the President of ISTP and the former Minister of Education, Egypt. The scientific program focused on improving child survival worldwide expanding from support for pregnant women and mothers, improved neonatal care, child feeding, immunizations, to management of childhood illnesses including dengue, malaria and tuberculosis. Eminent speakers from 5 continents presented the most recent information. Special attention was given to immunizations. Whereas in many resource-poor areas of the world, health services providing immunizations are deficient and cannot meet the task, in more developed areas an increasing lack of awareness and ignorance concerning immunizations is observed with great worries of pediatricians about future epidemics. At the closing, young investigator award was given to Dr. Wasana Hongkan from Chonburi, Thailand for poster presentation on “Transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus: The initial experience in Chonburi Hospital”. the 8th ICTP was a successful event in opening dialoque of Tropical Pediatrics worldwide, exchanging ideas, sharing new informations. Most of all, it creates the worldwide partnerships that can cross borders not only to specialists, practitioners, researchers and scientists, but to the patients as well. Professor Usa Thisyakorn, M.D.
President, the 9th International Congress of Tropical Pediatrics
Executive Committee, International Society of Tropical Pediatric
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