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39th Union World Conference on Lung Health: Oct 16-20, 2008

Stop TB Symposium: Working with the Whole Health System 10/16/2008


 
 
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The Stop TB Symposium reviews global progress in TB control while identifying health systems challenges and opportunities for further scale-up and progress towards the Global TB control targets. The symposium provides an overview of global coordinated efforts to strengthen health systems, as well as national experiences in advancing TB control and system strengthening objectives.

Part 1 - Global TB Control Progress
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Speakers for this session:

 
Opening

P. Gondrie

Head, International Unit

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

 

Nils Bilo

Executive Director

International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

 

M. Espinal

Executive Secretary

Stop TB Partnership

 

M. Raviglione

Director

WHO Stop TB Department

 
 
Progress Towards Global Targes For TB Control - Latest Status And The Role Of Health System Strengthening

K. Floyd

Coordinator

TB Monitoring & Evaluation

WHO Stop TB Department

 
 
Report From The Stop TB Working Groups - What Are The Main Health Systems Barriers For Further Progress?

J. Chakaya

Chair

DOTS Expansion Working Group

 



Part 2 - Global Health System Strengthening Initiatives
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Speakers for this session:

 
Report From the Stop TB Working Groups - What Are The Main Health Systems Barriers For Further Progress?

H. Nakatani

Assistant Director-General, HIV, TB & Malaria

WHO

Chair

 

S. Teklemariam

State Minister of Health, Ethiopia (tentative)

 

 

 

 
 
Supporting National Efforts for Health System Strengthening To Reach The Mdgs: The International Health Partnership Plus (IHP+)

J. Worley

Head of Profession

United Kingdom Department for International Development

 
 
Panel Discussion On Advancing Systems and Results; Roles Of Governments, Multilateral Agencies, Global Health Financing Initiatives and Civil Society

A. Cassels

Director, Health Policy, Development and Services

WHO

 

R. Atun

Director, Strategy, Policy & Performance Cluster

The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

 

S. Perez

Federal Policy Director

Treatment Action Group

 
 



Part 3 - TB Programs Engaging in Health System Strengthening
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Speakers for this session:

 
Public-Private Mix: A Health Systems Approach to TB Care and Control

A. Seita

Regional Adviser

WHO Stop TB EMRO

Chair

 
 
Engaging Professional Associations - Report Back from the DEWG Meeting

S. Jittimanee

Chief of Strategy and Plan, Bureau of Tuberculosis

Ministry of Public Health, Thailand

 
 
Managing an expanded TB response within a national health planning and financing framework: the Tanzania experience

S. Egwaga

NTLP Manager

Ministry of Health, Tanzania



Part 4 - Engaging All Health Care Providers
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Speakers for this session:

 
Public-Private Mix: A Health Systems Approach to TB Care and Control

L. Vianzon

NTP Manager

Ministry of Health, The Philippines

Chair

 

M. Uplekar

Team Leader, Innovative Approaches and Health System Strengthening

WHO Stop TB Department

 
 
Engaging Professional Associations - Report Back from the DEWG Meeting

P. Hopewell

Former President

American Thoracic Society

 
 
Expanding public-private collaborations for TB in The Philippines

A. Sarmiento

Executive Director

Philippine Coalition Against Tuberculosis (PhilCAT)

 




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