Plenary: Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB): How Did We Get Here and What Are We Doing About it?

Plenary: Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB): How Did We Get Here and What Are We Doing About it? 11/2/2006
Paris, France

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Speakers for this session:

Convening of Session/Introduction by Session Chairpersons

Ken Castro, M.D.
USA
Director
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mario Raviglione, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Switzerland
Director
Stop TB Department
World Health Organization

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What is XDR-TB? Current Definitions, Distribution and Plans for Future Surveillance and Reporting

Sarita Shah, M.D., M.P.H.
USA
International Research and Programs Branch
Division of Tuberculosis Elimination

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GlobalHealthFacts Country Profile: United States of America

Challenges with Second-Line Drug Susceptibility Testing, Role of Rapid Diagnostics and Scaling up Laboratory Networks

Karin Weyer
South Africa
TB Research Director
South African Medical Research Council

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GlobalHealthReporting Country Profile: South Africa

Management and Treatment Outcome in Latvia

Vaira Leimane, M.D.
Latvia
MDR-TB Programme Manager
State Centre of TB & Lung Disease

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GlobalHealthFacts Country Profile: Latvia

Global Emergency Response

Paul Nunn
Switzerland
Coordinator, TB/HIV and Drug Resistance
Stop TB Department
World Health Organization

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GlobalHealthFacts Country Profile: Switzerland

Drug Resistance from a Patient’s Perspective

Elizabeth Hoff
UNITAID
Fermina Barajas
President
Concilio del Cuidado del Mundo
Maxime Lunga Nsumbu

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Perspective from the HIV/AIDS Program

Dr. Kevin DeCock
Director
World Health Organization

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