The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) and the National Institute of Health (NIH), under the leadership of Director Park Hyun-young and Director Jang Hee-chang respectively, have announced the forthcoming 2024 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Pacific Rim (EID). Scheduled to take place from March 5th to 8th, the event will span four days and will be hosted at the Grand Hyatt Incheon Hotel.
This collaborative effort is spearheaded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the United States, in partnership with the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) and the Korea National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID). Additionally, the International Vaccine Institute (IVI) will participate as a partner institution.
The conference will commence with welcoming remarks from Director General Ji Young-mi of the KCDC, Dr. Diane Griffin, a Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Dr. Hiroshi Kiyono from Chiba University. The overarching theme of the conference will revolve around "Rapid Emergence of Pathogens Due to Climate Change and Pandemic Preparedness."
As an integral part of the event, the NIID will organize the 2nd International Symposium for Infectious Diseases Research Institutes Cooperation (IDRIC) on March 8th, aimed at bolstering collaboration among domestic and international research institutions.
Under the theme "Current Status and Rapid Development Strategies for Vaccine and Therapeutics Development against Pandemic Preparedness," IDRIC will feature discussions focusing on the development of vaccines and treatments in response to the "Government-wide Mid-to-Long-Term Plan for Preparedness against Emerging Infectious Diseases."
Director Jang Hee-chang of the NIID expressed, "We plan to enhance close cooperation with domestic and international institutions and companies by developing treatments and vaccines for emerging infectious diseases in cooperation with the United States, Japan, and others, and upgrading infrastructure, such as establishing a national advanced vaccine development center."
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