Past EventsStop TB Symposium on "Meeting the unmet needs of women and children for TB prevention, diagnosis and care: expanding our horizons"Wednesday 26 October 2011 in Lille, France: Although the exact magnitude of tuberculosis (TB) among women and children is not known, the evidence is growing that they are disproportionally affected (1, 2). Recent studies have shown that TB is an important cause of maternal mortality, particularly in women with TB/HIV, and that there is an increased risk of transmitting TB and HIV to infants born to mothers with TB/HIV (3, 4). Confirmation of diagnosis of TB among young children is challenging. However, various initiatives around the world have come up with innovative approaches (5). In addition, public health programs, traditionally focussing on cutting transmission, have not given much attention to tuberculosis in children as young children are not infectious. The purpose of the Stop TB Symposium 2011 was therefore to highlight the unmet needs of women and children and to advance TB prevention, diagnosis and treatment among women and children by ensuring mainstreaming of TB diagnosis and treatment in Mother and Child Health (MCH) services. Specific objectives of the Stop TB Symposium included:
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Part I. Global TB Control ProgressDedication Stop TB Symposium 2011 - Mario Raviglione.pdf Part II. Women and TuberculosisDiagnosis and Treatment of TB in HIV positive women - Amita Gupta.pdf Part III. Children and TuberculosisImproving TB case detection in children at community level - Khurshid Talukder.pdf Part IV. Addressing the unmet needs of women and children for TB prevention, diagnosis and care: expanding our horizonsOvercoming challenges in access to TB drugs for children - Gregory Kearns.pdf International Meeting on Childhood Tuberculosis, 17-18 March 2011, Stockholm, SwedenThe European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), jointly with the Stop TB Partnership's Childhood TB Subgroup, organized an international meeting on childhood tuberculosis, in a joint effort to highlight the current situation and to move the agenda forward in order to achieve a concerted advocacy approach and to hear the voice of the children. The meeting was held on 17-18 March 2011 in Stockholm and was attended by a wide range of participants, including researchers, paediatricians, community representatives, civil society organizations, staff from ECDC, WHO/HQ and WHO/EURO. The objectives of the meeting were to:
Detailed programme of the meeting, with all presentations can be found at ECDC website At the end of the meeting a call to action was launched and it was posted for signature of individuals for 10 days after the meeting. The final call to action is available on the Stop TB Partnership website and we encourage you to sign up here. The TB crisis in childrenMore research needed on TB diagnostic tests in children: high-quality studies can pave the wayReport from the TDR meeting on childhood TB diagnostics RAPID ADVICE: Treatment of tuberculosis in childrenPost-Graduate course on Management of childhood TB in low-intermediate burden settings 5th Union Europe Region Conference, 27 May 2009, Dubrovnik, CroatiaThe first ever post-graduate course on Management of childhood TB in low-intermediate burden settings was held during the recent Union Europe Region conference in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Rationale: Because of children’s high vulnerability to TB morbidity and mortality, awareness of tuberculosis control among the paediatric population should remain high even in low-intermediate burden settings. Particularly, the relative high incidence among children belonging to highly TB vulnerable populations –such as migrants from high burden countries and the lower socio-economic groups- calls for a focus on measures to prevent and control the disease among these groups. This epidemiological setting is further complicated by the uncertainties and difficulties around paediatric TB diagnosis and management. Learning Objectives: (1) To provide an overview of the childhood TB situation in low intermediate burden settings particularly in Europe (2) To inform participants on current state of the art diagnostic, treatment and preventive interventions. (3) To inform participants on current challenges and controversies in the management of childhood TB in low-intermediate burden settings. The course was attended by 24 participants and the group was a mixture from Western European, low burden countries and eastern European medium and high burden countries (especially from countries with high rates of MDR-TB among the adult patients). The course discussed both clinical and epidemiological areas. Two "controversial" topics on BCG and use of IGRAs were also presented. The course was interactive with good discussion that identified some areas requiring more evidence, mostly in the field of MDR-TB treatment (such as the use of fluoroquinolones in children with active TB) and diagnosis of latent TB infection with the use of IGRAs. Presentations |
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