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12-14 February 2004, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Call for Papers
Place: 03 B.P. 7118 - Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
Hosting organization: Unité d'Enseignement et de Recherche en Démographie
Format: 3-day workshop
Local organizer: Georges Guiella (guiella@yahoo.com)
Presentations: about 25 papers: 2/3rd invited papers and roughly 1/3rd non-solicited papers
Deadline for submissions: 1 October 2003
The Scientific Committee on Emerging Health Threats was established by the IUSSP with a four-year mandate to promote research into a range of new and resurgent threats to health that are leading to stagnation and reversals in trends towards lower mortality.
The Committee has already organised its first seminar on the "Determinants of Diverging Trends in Mortality" hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock in June 2002.In a second seminar on "HIV, Resurgent Infections and Population Change in Africa", the Committee plans to review critically the concept of a global health transition involving a universal trend towards low mortality. At the meeting, researchers will analyze current evidence on the level and determinants of resurgent and new infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Particular attention will be given to disease control programmes, lessons learned, and the impact resurgent infections may have on demographic trends and development.
The following topics will be addressed:
the dynamics of infectious diseases and trends in mortality
the current burden of infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria
the major determinants of infectious disease spread such as mobility and urbanization, governance, health care systems, poverty and social exclusion
environmental changes, such as climate and agricultural systems
success and limitations in prevention and care strategies
the impact of infectious disease mortality on demographic trends.
The seminar is to be held in Africa to maximise participation of African demographers and researchers (especially young researchers who find it difficult to obtain funds to attend meetings held outside the region) concerned with the burden, determinants, and impact of the infectious disease.
The seminar will consist of the following sessions:
S 0: Opening session
S 1: General perspectives
S 2: Evidence from demographic surveillance in Africa - 1
S 3: Evidence from demographic surveillance in Africa - 2
S 4: Case studies on socio-political transformation and infectious disease
S 5: Migration and infectious disease
S 6: Socio-economic conditions and infectious disease
S 7: Development, environmental change and infectious disease
S 8: Successes and failures in disease control. What lessons can be learned?
S 9: Prospects and demographic impact of prevention and therapy
S 10: Modelling and predicting the future
Round Table: Predicting the future. What do we know and what questions should we ask?
Complete papers should be submitted in digital form to Dr. France Meslé (Mesle@ined.fr) no later than October 1, 2003. The committee will make final decisions regarding acceptance by October 20, 2003. Please note that acceptance of a paper will not automatically entail IUSSP funding to cover the travel costs of attending the Seminar.