Global WHO consultation meeting on the programmatic management of latent tuberculosis infection - presentations now available online
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Global TB Programme in collaboration with the Republic of Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the International Tuberculosis Research Center of Korea (ITRC) conducted a Global consultation meeting on the programmatic management of latent tuberculosis infection on April 27-28, 2016 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
The objective of the meeting was to present and discuss challenges, opportunities, and best practices on the programme management of latent tuberculosis infection and deliberate on ways to facilitate its implementation.
The meeting brought together national TB programme managers from both high and low TB burden countries as well as researchers, technical partners, and civil society representatives. The meeting encouraged free exchange of information and experiences between countries, and specific action points recommended for national TB programmes and technical partners were defined. The meeting report will be available soon.
All the presentations are now available online through the links in the agenda.
