A briefing and update on tuberculosis (TB), a disease that is curable but still takes the lives of 4,000 people each day and is the number one killer of people living with HIV. Special areas of focus of the briefing include US global leadership on TB, how communities are addressing the crisis, the threat of drug-resistant TB, and progress towards an effective vaccine, better medications and faster diagnostics.
Moderator: John Fawcett, Legislative Director, RESULTS Educational Fund Video
Speakers:
Ariel Pablos-Mendez, Assistant Administrator for Global Health at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
US Partnership in Advancing the Response to TB
Powerpoint
Carol Nyirenda, Executive Director of the Community Initiative for Tuberculosis (TB), HIV/AIDS and Malaria plus related diseases (CITAM +), Zambia African Leadership at all Levels Confronting TB and TB-HIV Powerpoint
Jennifer Woolley, Director of Advocacy, Aeras New Tools for TB: Investing in Long-Term Solutions
Powerpoint
Dr. Lucica Ditiu, Executive Secretary, Stop TB Partnership US leadership is crucial in winning the TB battle
Powerpoint
Co-sponsored by RESULTS Educational Fund, American Thoracic Society, Stop TB Partnership, Aeras, and Treatment Action Group
ACTION
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