Scientific Advisory Committee

The Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) advises on all technical and research activities. Appointed from across the VL and broader scientific research community, SAC members have significant expertise in research, policy and funding.

Professor Shyam Sundar

Member of VL SAC

Programme Director, Kala-Azar Medical Research Centre

Dr Jorge Alvar

Senior Leishmaniasis Adviser

Professor Marleen Boelaert

Member of VL SAC

Head of Epidemiology and Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp

Dr Carlos Costa

Member of VL SAC

Head of the Department of Community Medicine, Federal University of Piauí

Dr Dinesh Mondal

Member of VL SAC

Senior Scientist, International Centre For Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh

Professor Ahmed Mudawi Musa

Member of VL SAC

Professor of immunology and infectious diseases, Institute of Endemic Diseases, University of Khartoum

Dr Koert Ritmeijer

Member of VL SAC

NTD Adviser, Médecins Sans Frontières, Operational Centre Amsterdam