Board of Directors’ Message

The Board of Directors of the Institute for Infectious Diseases and Environment (2IDE) reaffirms its commitment to promoting scientific excellence and the integration of research as a fundamental lever in the fields of public health and environmental protection.

Recognizing the increasing complexity of the interactions among human health, the environment, and socio-economic dynamics, 2IDE promotes a multidisciplinary and evidence-based approach. This approach is designed to address contemporary challenges related to the control of infectious diseases and environmental changes.

The Board of Directors ensures that the Institute’s strategic priorities are guided by scientific rigor, ethics, innovation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The Board supports the implementation of integrated research programs that combine medical entomology, epidemiology, parasitology, socio-anthropology, and environmental sciences with the goal of generating knowledge that better informs health and environmental management policies.

Through its governance, the Board also ensures the strengthening of local scientific capacities and the development of partnerships with national and international institutions, thereby positioning 2IDE as a center of excellence in infectious disease and environmental research.

2IDE remains firmly committed to producing meaningful scientific knowledge, training the next generation of scientists, and promoting sustainable solutions for public health and environmental protection.