International workshop on epidemic preparedness for infectious diseases in the Brazilian Amazon region
Bridging Communities and Research for a Healthier Amazon
Manaus, Brazil, 25-28 June 2024
Fully funded opportunity for early career researchers from the Brazilian Legal Amazon and the UK
Organised by the Tropical Medicine Foundation Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Brazil, and School of Public Health, Imperial College London, UK.
Credit: NASA Earth Observatory by Lauren Dauphin, using NASA GEDI data from Dubayah, R.O. et al. (2022) and river basin data from World Wildlife Fund HydroSHEDS Project.
Strengthening collaborative surveillance in the Brazilian Amazon
To support collaborative strategies for strengthening preparedness against pathogens with epidemic potential within a One Health approach in the Amazon region.
To bring together early career researchers, policymakers, stakeholders, and local community leaders from the Brazilian Legal Amazon.
To empower local communities with the capacity to generate, understand, and communicate animal and environmental health data insights for infectious disease control and decision-making.
Key Thematic Areas
Human, animal, and environmental health surveillance in the Brazilian Legal Amazon
Emergence, re-emergence of mosquito-borne diseases within the One Health approach
Novel technologies for tracking pathogens with epidemic and pandemic potential
Strengthening health emergency preparedness, response and resilience
Collaborative surveillance to improve decision making for public health emergencies
Credits: Emerging zoonotic diseases and the One Health approach (WHO, 2023)