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5 March 2010

International Malaria Colloquium 2010

Bangkok Thailand

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the National Malaria Programme of Thailand

and the 50th anniversary of the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, IMC 2010
presents the past, present, and future of malaria control challenges, hopes, and solutions. While
we recognize the undeniable successes of malaria control in the last few decades, we also
acknowledge the complexity and challenging nature of current malaria control issues. The theme
for IMC is “New Challenges and Hopes for Malaria Control”. Cutting-edge scientific discoveries
such as transmission-blocking vaccine, and modified mosquitos are presented along side issues
regarding disease control policies, population and human resistance to malaria control measures,
and community’s self determination in choosing control measures. Global as well as regional
issues is addressed in this meeting, for example, issues particular to Asia and the Pacific Regions,
and malaria issues related to the ties between Asia and Africa and Asia and the Americas.
IMC 2010 is organized as an integral part of the Joint International Tropical Medicine
Meeting 2010 (JITMM 2010) 2-3 December 2010, but the event has a separate opening session
on December 1st, 2010 at 16:00. We are planning a keynote session that encompass the past,
present and future of malaria control. International authorities on malaria and its control in the
past are invited to share their experiences and view, together with those in charge of current
malaria control at the global arena. Those registered for JITMM 2010 are invited to the opening
session, and to the welcome dinner that follow the inauguration session.
Current technical partners include Armed Forces Research Institute for Medical Sciences
(AFRIMS); Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University; Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol
University (FTM); Institute for Tropical Medicine (ITM), Belgium; Malaria Consortium Asia;
World Health Organization Southeast Asia, and Western Pacific Regions, and Headquarters;
Malaria Unit, CDC, US; and Mekong Malaria programme. Professor Yongyuth Yuthavong,
former Minister of Science and Technology and a malaria research scientist on antimalarials is
Chairman of the Scientific Committee. Supports are from international partners such as USAID;
Malaria Consortium, UK; national institution such as Government Pharmaceutical Organization
(GPO); and private partner such as SD Standard.

Registration is through the JITMM 2010 website (under construction). Contact

Valaikanya Plasai Valaikanya@yahoo.com if you wish to become a technical partner, or to
propose speakers or sessions. Contact Pongwit Boalombai at imc_2010@hotmail.com to offer
supports. We are on Facebook: IMC Thailand, and Twitter: IMC Thailand.