From 2-4 April, over 150 people attended this meeting. Participants came from 26 countries (Australia, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Spain, Sudan, Switzerland, Togo, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America).
The progress on the development of treatment with antibiotics for Buruli ulcer was on top of the agenda.