The World Health Organization (WHO), in
collaboration with the TB Europe Coalition (TBEC), is hosting a series of
international #EndTB webinars dedicated to advancing the implementation of the
Multisectoral Accountability Framework to End TB (MAF-TB).
This webinar held on 11 November is the second in the three-part global webinar
series. It will focus on catalysing action to address the social determinants
and key drivers of TB through the implementation of MAF-TB. It will highlight
how strengthened collaboration across the social protection, labour, justice,
and nutrition sectors can accelerate progress towards ending TB.
The webinar will be held in an interactive format, with opportunities for
participants to ask questions, provide feedback, and share their experiences in
operationalizing MAF-TB in their respective countries. This is the second
webinar in a three-part global webinar series on MAF-TB.
🎤 Key
speakers include WHO leadership, representatives from ministries of health and
national TB programmes, donors, civil society organizations, and communities
affected by TB.
The event is open to all stakeholders committed to the fight against TB and the
goal of achieving Health for All.
📅 The
event will be held on Tuesday, 11th November from 12h00 to 14h30 CET.
🎧 Languages:
English / French / Russian (simultaneous interpretation).
🔗 Please
Save-the-Date in your calendars and register here 👉https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WxX3LOsUQJCDIvoNW_58vQ#
AGENDA
· Opening remarks - Hannah Monica Dias, Crosscutting Lead – TB & Multisectoral engagement, WHO Department for HIV, TB, Hepatitis & STIs
· Advancing implementation of WHO Guidelines on TB drivers and determinants - Kerri Viney, Team Lead - HIV, TB, Hepatitis, STIs- associated comorbidities and drivers, WHO Department for HIV, TB, Hepatitis & STIs
· Special panel: Joining forces across sectors to advance action on the drivers and determinants of the TB epidemic:
Ø Integrating nutrition and food security into the TB response: A multisectoral priority – Dr Anurag Bhargava, M.D., M.Sc., FRCP(London), Professor, Department of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal; Adjunct Professor (Medicine), McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Ø Leveraging the social development and labour sectors to deliver social protection for people with TB – Dr Tom Wingfield, Consultant Physician in Infectious Diseases; Co-founder and Deputy Director of the Centre for Tuberculosis Research; Reader in Tuberculosis and Social Medicine at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), UK
Ø Preventing and managing TB in prisons in Azerbaijan: A multisectoral approach with the justice sector – Faxriyya Huseynova, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Main Medical Department, MOJ, Azerbaijan
Ø Strengthening civil society collaboration for MAF-TB to ensure no one is left behind – Ida Léa Savadogo/Yugbare, WHO Civil Society Task Force Member, Program Officer / Technical Assistance, Access to Essential Medicines Network (RAME), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
· Interactive discussion - Moderator: Yuliia Kalancha, Executive Director, TB Europe Coalition
