Newsletter 03
MEET THE EXPERTS
Urban epidemics - Dr Guenael Rodier
Dr Guenal Rodier reflects on the main points of the international consultation "Cities and Public Health crises" co-organized by the Office for National Epidemic Preparedness and Response (World Health Office, Lyon) and by the world competitive cluster Lyonbiopôle on 29-30 October 2008 in Lyon, France.
Health and Disease in Global Cities - Pr Victor Rodwin
Will global or world cities evolve into socially infected breeding grounds for the rapid transmission of disease? Or can they become critical spatial entities for the protection and promotion of population health?
Missing biodiversity target puts people at risk - WWF
Future generations face hunger, thirst, disease and disaster if we carry on trashing the environment, warned WWF International in its ‘2010 and Beyond: Rising to the Biodiversity Challenge’ report. This report contains the latest Living Planet index – the internationally agreed way to measure progress towards the global target of reducing biodiversity loss by 2010– and which reveals a continuing decline in biodiversity.
What will be discussed at BioVision 2009?
Brief descriptions of three sessions planned for BioVision 2009 are given below. Other sessions will be presented in the next newsletter.
The state of stem cell research: even more promising? - Monday March 9 - 2.00pm
Stem cell research is making headlines. How far away is the promised regenerative medicine?
The Unresolved Issue of Malaria - Monday March 9 - 3.30pm
Malaria exacts an enormous toll on lives, medical costs, school absenteeism and in lost work days. The costs of malaria in terms of strains on the health system are enormous: in endemic countries, more than 3 out of 10 hospital beds are occupied by victims of the disease.
Biofuels for the city - Tuesday March 10 - 5.30pm
Transport now accounts for about 20% of global Green House Gas (GHG) emissions and this figure is growing faster than for any other sector. The growing transport sector has become the main driver for increasing global primary demand.
What will happen at BioVision 2009?
Nobel Laureates, French Ministers and CEOs are among those participating in BioVision 2009. Over the 4 days, discussions and debates will follow two main tracks: Life Sciences and Urbanization, and Advances in Life Sciences.
BioVision is organized with the support of:
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