The 2nd WIN international Conference on ''Integrated approaches and innovative tools for combating insecticide resistance in arbovirus vectors" was held from October 1 to 3, 2018 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore.

Organized jointly by the French Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) and Duke-NUS Medical School of Singapore , the conference served as a forum for addressing the progress, research gaps and priorities for the control of vectors of emerging arboviruses and the management of insecticide resistance. The conference has been labelled "France-Singapore Year of Innovation 2018" .

The conference aimed at facilitating the involvement of scientists, stakeholders, members of the private and public sectors, and decision makers from around the world to share knowledge and ideas and to provide recommendations for the improvement of insecticide resistance surveillance and deployment of innovative vector control tools.

Conference outcomes:

• To update the global burden of arbovirus diseases and spread of their vectors worldwide
• To review the current knowledge on the distribution, levels and mechanisms of insecticide resistance
• To understand the operational implications of resistance and detail the options for management when strategies fail
• To review the performances of new technologies and strategies for the control of invasive vectors and their potential for mitigating insecticide resistance
• To foster private-public partnership for the development of new insecticide products for vector control

The conference was expected to raise awareness for strengthening the capacity of national authorities in resistance monitoring and deployment of alternative tools for arboviral diseases control. The conference focused on basic and translational research with the scope of enhancing vector control and fostering innovation. Round tables open to all participants have been set up to leverage the knowledge of the audience into strategies that may accelerate the translation of vector research into policies and programs.

Visit the conference website at https://WINSingapore2018.com for more details!

Watch some pictures of the conference on the WIN YouTube Channel

Donwload the programme of the conference here!