On November 13 at the 2012 International Union Against TB and Lung Disease World Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Treatment Action Group (TAG), the Stop TB Partnership, the Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Partners In Health (PIH), and the Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and Social Medicine sponsored a symposium titled “Aspiring to Zero TB Deaths, New Infections, and Suffering.” TAG’s executive director, Mark Harrington, introduced the symposium. A video message from PIH cofounder Paul Farmer follows. Dalene von Delft, a South African physician and MDR-TB survivor, gave her personal account at the symposium. Panels then convened around four key topic areas: pediatric TB, case finding and diagnosis, TB treatment, and political will. By clicking the following links, you will be able to access the presentations and corresponding slides.
Welcome and Introductions
Mark Harrington, Treatment Action Group
A Personal Account with MDR-TB
Arne and Dalene von Delft, TB Proof
Power Point Slides
PEDIATRIC TB
TB/HIV in Children
Ben Marais, Sydney Emerging Infections and Biosecurity Institute
Slides
Family-Centered Approach
Mercedes Becerra, Partners In Health
Slides
Discussion
CASE FINDING AND DIAGNOSIS
Zero Transmission
Elizabeth Corbett, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Slides
Zero TB Deaths among People Living with HIV
Haileysus Getahun, World Health Organization
Slides
TB TREATMENT
Slides
Rationale for New Drugs
Richard Chaisson, Johns Hopkins University
Compassionate Use
Francesca Conradie, Right to Care
MDR-TB
Helen Cox, Médecins Sans Frontières
Discussion
POLITICAL WILL
TB Political Will: The “Tuk Tuk” Syndrome
Khairunisa Suleiman, Global TB CAB
Slides
Setting the Stage for TB Elimination
Ken Castro, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Slides
Closing Remarks
Mark Harrington, Treatment Action Group