Human African trypanosomiasis: treatment and drug resistance network for sleeping sickness

Overview

The Sixth Steering Committee was held at WHO Headquarters in Geneva 28-29 May 2002.

• General news from the surveillance and control
• The Working Group on drug availability and accessibility
• The Working Group on coordination of drug development and clinical trials
• The Working Group on Research
• The Working Group on Surveillance of Resistance
• Establishment of reference treatment centers
• Report on the new Working Group on HAT economics and disease burden