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Join MSH at The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2023

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Primary Health Care, Product and Health Technology Optimization, Tuberculosis
Nov 15, 20239:00 am – Nov 18, 20239:00 am

Join MSH at The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2023

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The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2023 took place in-person this year from November 15-18 in Paris. Centered on the theme, “Transforming Evidence into Practice,” and focused on our approaches in Ethiopia and Afghanistan, our MSH delegates discussed tuberculosis (TB) prevention and treatment in post-conflict environments, engagement of local organizations to ensure the sustainability of TB programs, and the development of public-private partnerships to elevate TB care delivery. See below for the complete list of MSH’s presence.

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MSH Symposia

Friday, November 17th
Challenging the Use of Digital Technologies for TB Diagnosis: Global Vision and Experiences from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Vietnam, and Latin American and Caribbean Region 

Chairs: Dr. Pedro G. Suarez (MSH) and Degu Jerene (KNCV) 

Multi-Testing for TB and Other Diseases with WHO-Recommended Rapid Molecular Diagnostics and Clinical Monitoring: Perspectives from High TB Burden Settings

Chairs: Alaine Umubyeyi Nyaruhirira (MSH) and Jerod N. Scholten (KNCV)

Ethiopia’s USAID Eliminate TB Project  

Oral Abstract Sessions

Wednesday, November 15th
Engaging Local Organizations for Sustainability: Role of Patient Survivors in Community TB Care in Ethiopia 
TB Screening and Yield Among Health Workers in Ethiopia: Findings from Routine Program Interventions 
Thursday, November 16th
Utilizing GeneXpert for Diagnosis of Childhood TB While Maintaining Optimal Yield of TB: Program Implementation Experience in Ethiopia
Friday, November 17th
Post-Conflict Response to Ensure Continuity and Resuming Interrupted TB Services: A Lesson from Amhara Region, Ethiopia 
“Runaway TB Kits”: Strategy to Avert Unfavorable TB Treatment Outcomes in a Conflict-Affected Part of Ethiopia
Integrating Public Private Mix (PPM) TB Service into Primary Health Care Unit (PHCU) as a Solution for PPM TB Operational Challenges in Ethiopia
High TB Case Notification through Improved Utilization of GeneXpert Testing in Ethiopia
Saturday, November 18th
Implementation of Alternative Specimen Transportation to Access GeneXpert Services in Health Facilities Found in Post-Conflict Areas of Amhara Region, Ethiopia

e-Poster Presentations 

Wednesday, November 15th
High Bacteriologically Confirmed Tuberculosis among Female Children and Adolescent: High Time to Address a Gender Disparity in Ethiopia
Friday, November 17th
Designing TB Elimination Framework through Participatory Processes in Ethiopia: Results from Stakeholders’ Discussions

Afghanistan’s Urban Health Initiative  

Oral Abstract Session

Thursday, November 16th
Role of Patients’ Support Package on Pre-Treatment Lost to Follow-Up among Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Assistance for Families and Indigent Afghans to Thrive (AFIAT) Project  

Oral Abstract Sessions

Friday, November 17th
Role of TB Patients’ Family Members as Compared to Traditional Healers on TB Case Detection in 86 Health Facilities of 7 Provinces, 2020-2022, Afghanistan
Private Health Sector Engagement in TB Services in Afghanistan, 2018-2022

Additional MSH Participation

Oral Abstract Session

Wednesday, November 15th
Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) for Drug Resistant TB (DRTB)

Chairs: Alaine Umubyeyi Nyaruhirira (MSH) and Jerod N. Scholten (KNCV)

Additional TB Resources from MSH 

Authored or co-authored by MSH technical experts, these resources are important contributions to the evidence base of our work in the fight against TB.

For more than 20 years, we have managed complex TB projects, partnering with public- and private-sector partners to develop quality and sustainable solutions at all levels of the health system to meet the needs of communities affected by TB. Read more about our work on TB. 

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