The Child and Adolescent TB Working Group met on 24 October to share country experiences and global developments, including the recently launched Roadmap towards ending TB in children and adolescents. The focus of this annual meeting was on contact investigation and preventive therapy. The meeting was attended by over 180 participants representing a broad range of stakeholders including paediatricians, NTP managers and childhood TB focal points from the NTP, Maternal and Child Health representatives, technical and financial partners, community TB representatives, and WHO staff from headquarters, Regional and Country offices.
Presentations
- Anneke_Hesseling_TB-trials_Children_Update [.pdf]
- Annemieke_Brands_Objectives [.pdf]
- Betina_Gabardo_Brazil [.pdf]
- Debrah_Vambe_Eswatini_DR-TB_prevention [.pdf]
- Eugene_Niringiyimana_CI_Prevention_Rwanda [.pdf]
- Farhana_Amanullah_Chair_WG_Activities_Report [.pdf]
- George_McSherry_CI_Prevention_USA [.pdf]
- James_Seddon_Publication_Update_2018 [.pdf]
- Malgosia_Grzemska_WHO_Childhood TB_Policies [.pdf]
- Moorine_Sekadde_TB_prevention [.pdf]
- Rina_Triasih_Contact_Investigation_Indonesia [.pdf]
- Simon_Schaaf_MDR-TB_prevention [.pdf]
- Valerie_Schwoebel_Titi_study [.pdf]