On 17-19 April 2012, the GLI held its 4th Partners Meeting under the theme of "TB diagnostics and laboratory services: Actions for care delivery and sustainability". Sessions also covered early implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF and consultation of the SRL network. The overall goal of the meeting was to bring together leading global agencies, international technical and funding partners, representatives from research organizations, non-governmental agencies, country TB control programs, patient communities and other key stakeholders working in partnership to address the challenges of diagnostics and laboratory services in TB control.
| Tuesday, 17 April 2012 | ||
| Topic | Speaker | |
| OPENING SESSION | ||
| 8:00 | Registration | |
| 09:00 | Welcome and opening | World Health Organization Stop TB Partnership Fondation Mérieux |
| 09:20 | Achievements of the GLI | Rick O`Brien |
| 09:40 | Review of WHO TB diagnostics policy development | Karin Weyer |
| PLENARY SESSION | ||
| SESSION 1: | Developments in the field of TB diagnostics | Chair: Rick O`Brien |
| 10:00 | New diagnostics pipeline | Mark Perkins |
| 10:20 | TB laboratory biosafety manual | Tom Shinnick |
| 10:45 | < Break > | |
| 11:15 | TB Laboratory accreditation | Chris Gilpin Paul Klatser Armand van Deun |
| 12:00 | Discussion | |
| 12:30 | SRL Network DST proficiency testing | Armand van Deun |
| 13:00 | < Lunch > | |
| PLENARY SESSION | ||
| SESSION 2: | Reports from GLI partners | Chair: Tom Shinnick |
| 14:30 | Sahu Suvanand | |
| 14:50 | EXPAND-TB Project supported by UNITAID | Eric Adam |
| 15:15 | TB case and treatment outcome definitions | Philippe Glaziou |
| 15:30 | Discussion | |
| 16:00 | .< Break > | |
| 16:30 | Current SRL Network mapping, ToR, challenges and eligibility criteria | Chris Gilpin |
| 17:00 | Regional Laboratory Initiatives | Panel discussion |
| 17:30 | Summary of outcomes from WHO Expert Group Meeting on DST for anti-TB drugs | Fuad Mirzayev |
| 17:45 | Outcomes of the WHO technical consultation ‘Can Totally Drug-Resistant TB be defined?’ | Paul Nunn |
| 18:00 | Closing | |
| Poster display | ||
| 19:00 | Welcome dinner | |
| Wednesday, 18 April 2012 | ||
| 7:45-8:45 | Global Laboratory Initiative Core Group meeting (Closed Session) | Chair: GLI Secretariat |
| PLENARY SESSION | ||
| SESSION 3: | Xpert MTB/RIF early implementation | Chair: Karin Weyer |
| 9:00 | Xpert MTB/RIF global roll out update | Wayne van Gemert |
| 9:20 | Xpert MTB/RIF technology update | Catharina Boehme |
| 9:40 | Current dynamics in the Xpert MTB/RIF assay pricing mechanisms | Fuad Mirzayev |
| 10:00 | Q&A session/Discussion | |
| 10:30 | < Break > and Poster display | |
| 11:30 | Innovative approaches and private sector involvement | Aamir Khan |
| 12:00 | Xpert MTB/RIF operational research initiatives | Ivor Langley |
| 12:30 | Q&A session/Discussion | |
| 13:00 | < Lunch > | |
| PLENARY SESSION | ||
| SESSION 4: | Experience from implementing partners: roll out of Xpert MTB/RIF and country level coordination of activities | Chair: Aamir Khan |
| 14:30 | MSF projects | Francis Varaine |
| 14:50 | IOM projects | Levan Gagnidze |
| 15:10 | TB REACH - summary of early results from projects | Jacob Creswell |
| 15:30 | Q&A session/Discussion | |
| 16:00 | < Break > | |
| 16:30 | URC (TB CARE II) | Refiloe Matji |
| 16:45 | KNCV (TBCARE I) | Jeroen van Gorkom |
| 17:00 | Q&A session/Discussion | |
| 17:30 | Poster discussion | |
| 18:00 | Closing
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| Thursday, 19 April 2012 | ||
| PLENARY SESSION | ||
| SESSION 5: | Country perspectives with Xpert MTB/RIF introduction | Chair: Francis Varaine |
| 9:00 | South Africa | Wendy Stevens |
| 9:15 | Cambodia | Mao Tan Eang |
| 9:30 | Moldova | Liliana Domente |
| 9:45 | Indonesia | Dyah Mustikawati |
| 10:00 | Q&A session/Discussion | |
| 10:30 | < Break > | |
PLENARY SESSION | ||
| SESSION 6: | Donor perspectives on Xpert MTB/RIF introduction | Chair: Refiloe Matji |
| 11.00 | UNITAID | Janet Ginnard |
| 11:15 | USAID | Ya Diul Mukadi |
| 11:30 | PEPFAR | Bill Coggin |
| 11:45 | BMGF | Michael Kimerling |
| 12:00 | World Bank | Chris Masila |
| 12:15 | Is there sufficient support for Xpert MTB/RIF roll out in countries? | Panel discussion |
| Global TB Control | Mario Raviglione | |
| 13:00 | < Lunch > | |
| PLENARY SESSION | ||
| SESSION 7: | SRLN consultation | Chair: Sabine Ruesch- Gerdes |
| 14:30 | Presentation of activities from 4 SRLs | Armand van Deun; Daniela Cirillo; Richard Lumb; Lucia Barrera |
| 15:30 | Feedback from countries | Regional Advisers TB; Country representatives |
| 16:00 | < Break > | |
| 16:30 | Status of the SRL Network and way forward. | Chris Gilpin Facilitated discussion |
| 17:00 | Summary of the decisions Closing | Chris Gilpin |
