The annual International Conference on Lung Health UNION starts in Paris on November, 15th.
Traditionally, the TB Europe Coalition takes an active part in this event and
invites you to attend conference sessions where TBEC Board members or
Secretariat staff will present the latest developments and share best practices
in advocacy on key issues in the fight against TB.
For more information about the schedule of sessions, speakers and topics of
presentations by TBEC representatives in the main part of the conference and
the Community Connect section, read the link.
Plan our meeting in Paris! And for those participating in the conference
online, the organizers broadcast live presentations on the website.
PROGRAM OF PARTICIPATION OF BOARD MEMBERS AND
STAFF OF THE TBEC SECRETARIAT IN UNION-2023
Wednesday, November 15
Session time (CET) 07:00-08:00
Space: Room 202/203
Session Type Meet the expert session
Session title Multisectoral engagement and accountability to end TB: Insights from a civil society and community perspective
Track Other
Time: 07:05 - 07:20
Presenter: Ms Yuliia Kalancha
Presentation Title: The WHO multisectoral accountability framework
Session time (CET) 12:00-13:00
Space: Amphitheatre Bleu
Session Type Plenary session
Session title Closing the gap between evidence and implementation
Track Other
Time: 12:35 - 12:50
Presenter: Ms Olya Klymenko
Presentation Title: Community-led monitoring is a tool for building effective, personcentred approaches to TB care
Session time (CET) 17:00-17:45
Space: Foyer Bleu Paris
Session Type Community Connect
Session title The Power of Storytelling
Track Track 1: Community rights, gender and stigma
Time: 17:18 17:24
Presenter: Ms Oxana Rucșineanu
Presentation Title: Oxana's experience of the TB care cascade in Moldova and her subsequent work in engaging the community in TB research and development
Time: 17:24 - 17:30
Presenter: Ms Olya Klymenko
Presentation Title: Olya's experience of the TB care cascade in Ukraine and her passionate work as a TB advocate since her cure
Thursday , November 16
Session time (CET) 10:30-11:45
Space: Foyer Bleu Paris
Session Type Community Connect
Session title Reflecting and learning from community, academic and health professional engagement with the UN High Level Meeting on the Fight Against Tuberculosis for actionable next steps.
Track "Track 3: Political contexts for community led advocacy and accountability"
Chair Dr Lucica Ditiu (recordered)
Chair Dr Kerry Millington
Dr Robyn Waite
Time: 10:30-10:35
Introduction
Time: 10:35 - 10:45
Presenter: Ms Priyanka Aiyer
Presentation Title: Reflections and learnings from coming together as TB communities at the national, regional and global level
Time: 10:45-10:55
Presenter: Ms Dr Jessica Potter
Presentation Title: Using our voice to call for change – an academic’s perspective
Time: 10:55-11:05
Presenter: Ms Olya Klymenko
Presentation Title: "The experience of Ukraine in preparation for the UN HLM on TB from the perspective of civil society and community"
Time: 11:05-11:15
Presenter: Dr Viorel Soltan
Presentation Title: "The development of national indicators in line with global goals and commitments as a condition for implementation of provisions of the Political Declaration on TB"
Time: 11:15-11:25
Presenter: Ms Yuliia Kalancha
Presentation Title: Multisectoral accountability framework for fulfilling commitments and achieving the goals of the UN Political Declaration on TB
Time: 11:25-11:45
Facilitator: Dr Robyn Waite
Presentation Title: Q&A
Session time (CET) 15:00-16:30
Space: Room 231M+232M
Session Type Oral Abstract Session
Session title Changing policies through advocacy and community based interventions
Track Track E1: Civil society, advocacy and community engagement
Chair: Dr Jonathan Stillo
Friday, November 17
Session time (CET) 10:30-11:30
Space: Foyer Bleu Paris
Session Type Community Connect
Session title Empowerment and Engagement: Strengthening Communities and CSOs in TB Response through Technical Support and Systematic Data
Chair Ms Vlada Rabinova
Chair Ms Lesya Tonkonog
Time: 10:30-10:35
Introduction
Time: 10:35-10:42
Presentation Title: Examining the Role of Technical Support in Azerbaijan's Tuberculosis Response: Transitioning from Obstacles to Resolutions
Presenter: Ms Parvana Valiyeva
Time: 10:42-10:49
Presentation Title: Regional Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing: creating the demand for the Global Fund related technical assistance in the EECA region
Presenter: Ivan Varentsov
Time: 10:49-10:56
Presentation Title: Overview of the 4 new WHO Europe indicators on community engagement, included in the new TB Action Plan for the WHO European Region for 2023–2030
Presenter: Giorgi Kuchukhidze
Time: 10:56-11:03
Presentation Title: Overview of the Algorithm developed for data collection for the four WHO Europe indicators to measure community and CSO engagement in the National TB response
Presenter: Ms Lesya Tonkonog
Time: 11:03-11:10
Presentation Title: Empowering the TB Community in Ukraine: Lessons Learnt from Short and Long-Term Technicals Assistance
Presenter: Ms Olya Klymenko
Time: 11:10-11:30
Presenter: Q&A
Session time (CET) 10.15
Presenter: Mr Daniel
Kashnitskiy
OA45 Can we find everyone by 2030? Missing TB Cases! E1: Civil society, advocacy and community engagement
Ukrainian
refugees in host countries: barriers, coping strategies and community
response to provide effective access to HIV and TB treatment and
prevention
Session time (CET) 15:00-16:30
Space: Room 231M+232M
Session Type Short Oral Abstract session
Session title Achieving results through community interventions
Chair Mr Mike Frick United States
Chair Dr. Ferdiana Yunita Indonesia
Time: 15:54-16:01
Presentation Title: "Multisectoral engagement and accountability to end TB in the EECA region: civil society and community perspective"
Presenter: Ms Yuliia Kalancha
Session time (CET) 16:45-18:15
Space: Room 243
Session Type Short Oral Abstract session
Session title Global and local policies to Improve TB care and services
Chair Ms Lindsay McKenna
Chair Mr Paul Sommerfeld
Saturday, November 18
Session time (CET) 8:30-9:15
Space: Foyer Bleu Paris
Session Type Community Connect
Session title From TB survivor to TB advocate: How trials and participants can work together in disseminating findings and demanding change
Track: Track 4: Driving equitable access to new tools and technologies
Chair Ms. Lindsay McKenna
Chair Mr Bern-Thomas Nyang’wa
Time: 8:55-9:00
Presenter: Ms Oxana Rucsineanu
Presentation Title: From TB survivor to TB advocate
Session time (CET) 13:15-14:45
Space: Room 242 A
Session Type Oral Abstract session
Session title Diagnosis for TB Diagnosis
Track: B3: Clinical trials and operational research for new treatments for TB (for adults and children)
Chair Dr. Ravindra Kumar Dewan
Chair Dr. Veronique Suttels
Time: 13:47-13:56
Presenter: Ms Sharonann Lynch
Presentation Title: Poor adoption of TB lipoarabinomannan testing in national guidelines in 30 high TB-HIV burden countries
Session time (CET) 14:15-14:45
Space: Foyer Bleu Paris
Session Type Community Connect
Session title How Migrants and Refugees Access HIV and TB Care in Eastern Europe and Central Asia – the example of migrants from Azerbaijan
Track: Track 1: Community rights, gender and stigma
Chair Mr Paul Sommerfeld
Chair Mr Ivan Varentsov
Time: 14:15-14:20
Introduction
Time: 14:20-14:27
Presenter: Ms Parvana Valieva
Presentation Title: Barriers to accessing HIV and TB services among migrants in Azerbaijan
Time: 14:27-14:34
Presenter: Mr Daniel Kashnitskiy
Presentation Title: Migrants' and refugees' access to HIV and TB care in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Time: 14:34-14:45
Q&A
