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.