CDC Webinar | Mycetoma: Understanding the Disease, Seeking Solutions
September 18 at 10:00 am – 11:15 pm CDT
Follow the CDC online during Fungal Disease Awareness Week, September 16-20. Join the CDC Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative in bringing together leading experts, a patient advocate, and healthcare professionals, we will explore the hidden toll of mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease that causes devastating disabilities and death. Register. This webinar will highlight the challenges of diagnosis and treatments and discuss the path forward in relation to research advancements and the future of mycetoma control.
Presenters:
- Dr. Wendemagegn Enbiale, CEO of Selam Global Health consultancy, Professor of Dermatovenerology Bahir Dar University and Arba Minch University, Ethiopia
- Dr Augustin Kadima Ebeja, NTD Medical Officer, Focal Point | Human African Trypanosomiasis & Mycetoma, WHO Regional Office for Africa
- Dr Dilip Kachhwaha, Senior Professor in Dermatology and STD at MDM Hospital, Jodhpur, India
- John Ekai, Lab Technologist/Community Advocate, Lodwar Hospital, Kenya
- Dr Borna Nyaoke -Anoke, Head of Mycetoma, Drugs for neglected Diseases initiative