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Both HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, belong to the biggest killers and account for millions of deaths year by year. In recent years, coinfection with both pathogens not only occurs in Subsaharan Africa, but also at tremendously increasing speed in Eastern Europe and Central Asia where the problem of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis already makes an efficient tuberculosis control virtually impossible. Although the development of new strategies, new diagnostic tools and new drugs to fight tuberculosis is currently speeding up, HIV-TB comorbidity together with multidrug-resistance are two challenges that require an even faster counter-action. The past years saw increased efforts in research in diagnostics, therapy and prevention, also thanks to an increased engagement of non-governmental organizations and a fruitful collaboration with private companies. The eighth scientific symposium on World Tuberculosis Day will review the current epidemiological situation and present the newest insights in how to fight HIV-TB comorbidity in high- and low-burden settings.
In cooperation with:
WHO-Euro, Copenhagen; Stop TB Partnership; Stop TB Forum Germany, Berlin; Charité University Medicine, Berlin; Central Tuberculosis Research Institute, Moscow, Russia; Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health, Moscow, Russia; Institutes or departments for Tuberculosis in Smolensk, Voronezh, Yekaterinburg, Russia; Institute for Phthisiopulmonology Chiril Draganiuc, Moldova; Institute for Tuberculosis, Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia.
Partners:
Becton Dickinson Diagnostics, Hain Lifescience, vfa, Otsuka
In 2014, the Koch-Mechnikov-Forum organizes the tuberculosis symposium on occasion of the World Tuberculosis Day in close cooperation with the World Health Summit. Its results will be reported and discussed at the next World Health Summit in Berlin, held in October 2014.
Organization:
Timo Ulrichs,
Koch-Metchnikov-Forum, Langenbeck-Virchow-House, Luisenstr. 59, 10117 Berlin, Germany, and
Akkon University for Human Sciences, Am Köllnischen Park 1, 10179 Berlin, Germany;
Secretariat: Sven Stabroth, stabroth@kmforum.eu, Tel.: +49-30-2345-7722
Information on participating / attending:
participation is free. Please send a Email beforhand for you registration.
Date:
03/20/2014 14:00 - 03/21/2014 18:30
Registration deadline:
03/19/2014
Event venue:
Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus
Luisenstraße 59
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Scientists and scholars, Students
Email address:
Relevance:
international
Subject areas:
Medicine, Nutrition / healthcare / nursing
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference, Presentation / colloquium / lecture, Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
02/17/2014
Sender/author:
Sven Stabroth M.A.
Department:
Pressearbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event46402
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