Focal Point: Liaison Office
The Liaison Office serves as a strategic hub to connect FESTMIH with European and global partners in tropical medicine and global health. Its purpose is to strengthen partnerships, coordinate joint initiatives, and foster structured engagement with key societies, academic institutions, and NGOs.
As a dedicated point of contact, the office streamlines communication, opens avenues for collaboration in research, advocacy, and training, and helps align activities with shared long-term goals. We welcome colleagues and organizations to reach out to the Liaison Office to connect, collaborate, or explore new opportunities.
Co-Lead: Hendrik Sy
Hendrik Sy, MD, MSc, CTropmed, is a member of the German Society for Tropical Medicine, Travel Medicine and Global Health e.V. He is an internist and infectious diseases physician trained in Berlin and New York. Hendrik works to foster trans-Atlantic activities that link FESTMIH’s European efforts with partners in the U.S. and Latin America to strengthen research collaboration, advocacy, and trainee engagement. We invite you to reach out to connect and collaborate on opportunities in tropical medicine and global health with FESTMIH.
Co-Lead: Sophie Schneitler
Sophie Schneitler, MSc PH (LSHTM), DTM&H is a specialist in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases with a focus on tropical medicine. She is a member of the DTG. Her professional career abroad includes experience in South America, Africa and Asia. She maintains close cooperative relationships with a broad network of partners throughout Europe, Africa and especially Asia, and promotes international cooperation in the field of infectious diseases.
