Program

DAY 1 • 22 November 2026
6:00 pm
Opening Ceremony
7:00 pm
Opening Conference
DAY 2 • 23 November 2026
08:00 am – 09:00 am
Short Courses
  • SC1: Best Practices on Schistosomiasis Drug Screening
  • SC2: Guidelines for Diagnosis and Epidemiological Surveillance of Schistosomiasis within the Health Services System: Malacological Surveillance
  • SC3: Sanitation in the Context of Schistosomiasis
09:00 am – 10:00 am
Conference 1
BREAK • 10:00 am – 10:20 am
10:20 am – 12:00 pm
Roundtables (RT1, RT2 and RT3)
  • RT1: Innovation, Partnerships and Transnationality in Schistosomiasis Research
  • RT2: Global and Multi-country Initiatives for Schistosomiasis Elimination
  • RT3: Diagnosis, Treatment and Environmental Surveillance for the Elimination of Schistosomiasis
LUNCH • 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Oral Presentations & Panel 1
  • OP1: Epidemiology, Control and Health Education
  • OP2: Intermediate Hosts
  • Panel 1
BREAK • 3:00 pm – 3:20 pm
3:20 pm – 5:00 pm
Roundtables (RT4, RT5 and RT6)
  • RT4: Drug Screening, Development and Resistance
  • RT5: New Approaches to Human Diagnostic I
  • RT6: Epidemiology of Schistosomiasis
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Conference 2
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Poster Session 1
DAY 3 • 24 November 2026
08:00 am – 09:00 am
Short Courses
  • SC1: Best Practices on Schistosomiasis Drug Screening
  • SC2: Guidelines for Diagnosis and Epidemiological Surveillance of Schistosomiasis within the Health Services System: Malacological Surveillance
  • SC3: Sanitation in the Context of Schistosomiasis
09:00 am – 10:00 am
Conference 3
BREAK • 10:00 am – 10:20 am
10:20 am – 12:00 pm
Roundtables (RT7, RT8 and RT9)
  • RT7: New Approaches to Intermediate Host Studies
  • RT8: Vaccines and Therapeutic Targets for Schistosomiasis Control
  • RT9: New Approaches to Human Diagnostic II
LUNCH • 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Oral Presentations & Panel 2
  • OP3: Diagnosis, Treatment and Clinical Aspects
  • OP4: Immunopathology, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
  • Panel 2
BREAK • 3:00 pm – 3:20 pm
3:20 pm – 5:00 pm
Roundtables (RT10, RT11 and RT12)
  • RT10: Host-Parasite Interaction
  • RT11: Climate Change and Schistosomiasis
  • RT12: Molecular-based Environmental Surveillance
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Conference 4
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Poster Session 2
DAY 4 • 25 November 2026
08:00 am – 09:00 am
Short Courses
  • SC1: Best Practices on Schistosomiasis Drug Screening
  • SC2: Guidelines for Diagnosis and Epidemiological Surveillance of Schistosomiasis within the Health Services System: Malacological Surveillance
  • SC3: Sanitation in the Context of Schistosomiasis
09:00 am – 10:00 am
Conference 5
BREAK • 10:00 am – 10:20 am
10:20 am – 12:00 pm
Roundtables (RT13, RT14 and RT15)
  • RT13: New and Longstanding Scenarios of Schistosomiasis in Endemic Areas
  • RT14: Clinical and Pathological Studies
  • RT15: Genomic Tools for Schistosome Studies
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Closing Ceremony