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Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graciously arrives at the
opening ceremony of the 9th ICTP
Brief Report on the 9th ICTP
18-20 Bangkok The 9th ICTP Congress The 9th International Congress of Tropical Pediatrics ( 9th ICTP) was held under the auspices of the International Society of Tropical Pediatrics in collaboration with the Thailand Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Pediatrics (TCISTP) and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of Thailand at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), Bangkok, Thailand.
There were 2 joint congresses namely the 3rd Travel Medicine and Immunization entitled Travel Medicine in the Tropics on October 18-19, 2011 and the Dengue Conference on October 20, 2011
The 9th ICTP addressed the need for Global Partnerships and Networking for Child Health emphasizing the latest new ideas and strategies in various aspects of Tropical Pediatrics. The scientific program comprised 15 Plenary sessions, 18 symposia, 8 sessions of Meet the Experts.
There were world renowned 90 speakers who are experts in Paediatrics. There were more than 1000 participants from over 42 representing countries all over the world. 187 abstracts were submitted for poster presentation, 10 abstracts were selected for the 3 awards as the best poster award, the 2nd and the 3rd
The speakers and committee of the 9th ICTP visit Temple of the Dawn prior proceeding to the Faculty Dinner at the Royal Thai Navy Cruise runner ups which were awarded to Dr.Jia-Feng Wu, Dr. Agarawal Vishnu and Dr. Yong Poovorawan, respectively.
The first three plenary sessions on AIDS: A continuing global challenge by the President of the 9th ICTP, Prof. Usa Thisyakorn, the Rights of the Child: Key Implications for the Medical Profession by Prof. Dr. Vitit Muntrabhorn, a Professor in Law, and Serving the Underserved Children by Prof. Roberto Tapia Conyer, a former Deputy Minister of Health, Mexico gave an excellent overview of the direction of the congress.
Professor Usa Thisyakorn, President of the ISTP handovers the ISTP’s flag to Professor Fred Were, the President of the 10th ICTP
The opening ceremony was graciously presided by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on October 18,2011 followed by the Keynote speech from His Excellency Ambassador Kulkumut Singhara Na Ayudhaya, the Ambassador of Thailand to the Kingdom of Spain, entitled Global partnerships and Networking for Child Health.
There was a great exhibition of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn as the Princess Pavilion organized by the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University. Another interesting exhibition demonstrated the need for understanding the special children “Children with special needs: lesson learned from Manoy.
The committee of ISTP at the closing ceremony of the 9th ICTP
The 10thICTP will be held in Kenya in 2014
Report Submitted by Prof. Krisana Pengsaa, Secetary General,
9th ICT President, TCISTP
Brief Report on the 9th ICTP
18-20 Bangkok The 9th ICTP Congress The 9th International Congress of Tropical Pediatrics ( 9th ICTP) was held under the auspices of the International Society of Tropical Pediatrics in collaboration with the Thailand Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Pediatrics (TCISTP) and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of Thailand at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC), Bangkok, Thailand.
There were 2 joint congresses namely the 3rd Travel Medicine and Immunization entitled Travel Medicine in the Tropics on October 18-19, 2011 and the Dengue Conference on October 20, 2011
The 9th ICTP addressed the need for Global Partnerships and Networking for Child Health emphasizing the latest new ideas and strategies in various aspects of Tropical Pediatrics. The scientific program comprised 15 Plenary sessions, 18 symposia, 8 sessions of Meet the Experts.
There were world renowned 90 speakers who are experts in Paediatrics. There were more than 1000 participants from over 42 representing countries all over the world. 187 abstracts were submitted for poster presentation, 10 abstracts were selected for the 3 awards as the best poster award, the 2nd and the 3rd
The speakers and committee of the 9th ICTP visit Temple of the Dawn prior proceeding to the Faculty Dinner at the Royal Thai Navy Cruise runner ups which were awarded to Dr.Jia-Feng Wu, Dr. Agarawal Vishnu and Dr. Yong Poovorawan, respectively.
The first three plenary sessions on AIDS: A continuing global challenge by the President of the 9th ICTP, Prof. Usa Thisyakorn, the Rights of the Child: Key Implications for the Medical Profession by Prof. Dr. Vitit Muntrabhorn, a Professor in Law, and Serving the Underserved Children by Prof. Roberto Tapia Conyer, a former Deputy Minister of Health, Mexico gave an excellent overview of the direction of the congress.
Professor Usa Thisyakorn, President of the ISTP handovers the ISTP’s flag to Professor Fred Were, the President of the 10th ICTP
The opening ceremony was graciously presided by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn on October 18,2011 followed by the Keynote speech from His Excellency Ambassador Kulkumut Singhara Na Ayudhaya, the Ambassador of Thailand to the Kingdom of Spain, entitled Global partnerships and Networking for Child Health.
There was a great exhibition of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn as the Princess Pavilion organized by the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University. Another interesting exhibition demonstrated the need for understanding the special children “Children with special needs: lesson learned from Manoy.
The committee of ISTP at the closing ceremony of the 9th ICTP
The 10thICTP will be held in Kenya in 2014
Report Submitted by Prof. Krisana Pengsaa, Secetary General,
9th ICT President, TCISTP
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