English - Global Alliance to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis

REPORT OF THE 6 TH GAELF MEETING, JUNE 2010
Dr Engels emphasized that teaming up
with NTDs offers new opportunities for
advancing LF elimination. He thanked the
Korean hosts of the GAELF6, as well as Dr
Malecela and Professor Molyneux, and
pledged WHO support to Professor El-
Setouhy and Dr Lammie in the months
ahead. These thanks were echoed by Dr.
Malecela.
Professor Molyneux thanked Dr Lee,
Professor Chai and Professor Rim for their
enthusiastic support of this meeting. He
praised the strong tradition of
parasitology in Korea. He also
acknowledged, with gratitude, the work of
the GAELF secretariat in Liverpool.
Dr Jong-Koo Lee expressed his gratitude
and thanks to several individuals and to all
participants for a successful meeting. He
thanked the participants for their
commitment to eliminate LF and he
expressed hope that the collaborative
network represented in this GAELF
meeting had been strengthened. He
pledged Korea’s continued participation in
LF elimination through sharing its
experience and providing technical
support. Dr Lee thanked all the staff from
KCDC for their work in preparing for
GAELF6, and he declared the meeting
closed.
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