Stop TB Symposium: XDR-TB and TB/HIV: A Threat or Opportunity for TB Control

Stop TB Symposium: XDR-TB and TB/HIV: A Threat or Opportunity for TB Control 11/8/2007
Cape Town, South Africa

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Part I

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Speakers for this session:

Opening: Welcome Address and Objectives of the Symposium

Nils Billo, M.D., M.P.H.

Executive Director

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Chair

Rick O'Brien, M.D.
Head of Product Evaluation and Demonstration
Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics

MDR-TB and TB/HIV: Global Policy Highlights

Mario Raviglione

Director, Stop TB Department

World Health Organization

Slides

Remarks on WHO's Contribution to Policy Transfer at Country Level

Stella Anyangwe
WHO Representative for South Africa

Stop TB Partnership: Progress of Working Groups

Marcos Espinal, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

Executive Secretary

Stop TB Partnership Secretariat

Slides

Stop TB Partnership Task Force on Retooling

Rosalind Vianzon

National TB Control Program

Philippines

Slides

Global Progress Towards the TB Control Targets (with a special attention to TB/HIV and MDR-TB)

Katherine Floyd

Health Economist

World Health Organization

Slides

Progress in Achieving TB Control Targets: Country Perspective

Carmelia Basri, M.P.H.

Manager

National TB Programme

Indonesia

Slides

Part 2

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New Global Policy Developments: Diagnosis of TB and Strengthening the Laboratories

Karin Weyer, Ph.D.
World Health Organization

Slides

Expanding Liquid Culture System: New Recommendations

Véronique Vincent

World Health Organization

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Expanding Liquid Culture System and Strengthening Laboratories: Experience of Lesotho

Kekeletso Kao

(in collaboration with Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics)

Lesotho

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Part 3

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Implementing Isoniazid Preventive Therapy for People Living with HIV: Overcoming the Barriers - Perspective of HIV Programme

Betina Durovni, M.D.

Head, Transmissible Diseases Department

Health Secretary of Rio de Janeiro City

Brazil

Implementation of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy for People Living with HIV: Perspective of TB Programme

Oaitse I Motsamai

Coordinator

Botswana

Discussion on INH Preventive Therapy

Part 4

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Speakers for this session:

MDR-TB and XDR-TB Global Response Plan: What Does it Entail?

Kitty Lambregts-van Weezenbeek

Chair

MDR-TB working group

Slides

MDR and XDR-TB: Country Experience in Implementation of the Response Plan

Wieslaw Jakubowiak

Russian Federation

Slides

Discussion on MDR and XDR-TB

New Developments in TB Infection Control: Global Strategy and Revised Guidelines

Bess Miller

Chair

TB/HIV sub-group on infection control

Slides

Addressing TB Infection Control: Country Experience

Martin Jagui

Peru

Slides

Discussion on Infection Control

Closing Remarks

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