02/12/2022
HYBRID GLOBAL TB SUMMIT:
Germantown, Maryland, and Hilden, Germany,
2022, October 27-28.
Published by HAG International Media Group. Euro NEWSWIRE.
"Tackling TB Together"
• Internationally leading event on tuberculosis elimination – a
• Global TB experts discussed latest scientific findings on the disease
– In times that are already extremely challenging for respiratory medicine, deaths caused by tuberculosis have increased for the first time in more than a decade, according to the latest report by the World Health Organization (WHO).
To present recent insights and foster discussion surrounding this pressing issue, QIAGEN extended an invitation to take part in its Global TB Summit on October 27 and 28, 2022. The event was accessible to as many people as possible onsite and virtually simultaneously.
Under the heading “Tackling Tuberculosis Together,” the event brought together leading TB experts from all over the world to exchange the latest insights and findings on key topics like TB and migrant health, how the disease affects children, the vicious cycle of poverty and TB, TB meningitis, novel diagnostics and costeffective TB screening as well as an update on global TB developments. Last year’s event included more than 25 experts with over 3,000 attendees from 120 countries joining.
“Tuberculosis is preventable, yet remains one of the world’s most lethal infectious diseases, with 1.5 million deaths annually. That means someone dies of TB every 22 seconds,” says Marc Destito, Vice President and Head of Global Health at QIAGEN. “This is unacceptable, and we at QIAGEN are committed to combating the disease through diagnostic innovation and close collaboration with affected communities, civil society and other TB stakeholders.”
Panelists :
Dr Ren Minghui, Assistant Director-General, Universal Health Coverage / Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases.
Dr Tereza Kasaeva Director WHO Global TB Programme.
Dr Lucica Ditiu Executive Director Global Stop TB Partnership.
Ms Hannah Monica Dias-Cross Cutting Lead, Multisectoral engagement and accountability, WHO Flagship Initiative to end TB, Public -Private Mix.
Roger Paul Kamugasha Member of WHO Global Civil Society Task Force on TB among many.