The 8the workshop for RNAS+ was held in linkage with the XVIIth International Congress for Tropical Medicine and Malaria (ICTM2008) in, Korea from Monday, September 29, 2008 to Friday, October 3, 2008. A total of three series sessions were arranged for the workshop, and 18 oral presentations were presented to demonstrate the progress in research and control of the RNAS+ targeted diseases. Here, the abstracts of the presentations were complied with the efforts from Lydia Leonardo, Professor of the University of Philippines.

    At the same time, the board member meeting was held in the afternoon of September 30,2008 in the venue of the conference. The annual work plan was agreed with all board members of RNAS+.

RNAS+8 Proceedings ---- click to download

Presentations

• RNAS+: A win-win collaboration to combat neglected tropical diseases in Southeast Asia 
• Rethinking the Burden of Schistosomiasis and its Links to Poverty
• National Prevalence Survey of Schistosomiasis in the Philippines