Join MSH at the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2024
The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2024 was held from November 12-18 in Bali, Indonesia. Focused on our approaches in Ethiopia, Afghanistan, and Indonesia, 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.
Seeking to Combat TB in Ethiopia, a Successful Optimization Plan Led to Increased Utilization of GeneXpert Testing and Higher Case Notification Rates
Presenter: Gudeta Tibesso
Time: 13:56–14:02 CIT
Location: Mangupura Printed Posters 1
Thursday, November 14
Estimating the Impact of Multiple External Shocks on the Incidence and Mortality of Tuberculosis in Ethiopia: Results from Modelling Exercise
Presenter: Demelash Abebe
Time: 13:25–13:30 CIT
Location: Mangupaura Printed Posters 3
Wide Variation in the Proportion of TB-related Catastrophic Costs among Regions of Ethiopia
Presenter: Zewdu G. Dememew
Time: 13:40–13:45 CIT
Location: Mangupura Printed Posters 3
Friday, November 15
Integration of TB Screening into a COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign to Find Missed TB Cases in Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Presenters: Daniel Gemechu and Mebrahtu Gebremikael Abraha
Time: 13:41–13:48 CIT
Location: Mangupura Printed Posters 5
Saturday, November 16
Local Outreach-based Missed TB Case Finding among the Vulnerable Population Improves Overall TB Treatment Coverage: Lessons from West Shewa Province of Oromia Region in Ethiopia
Presenters: Tilaye Tasew Zewde and Mengistu K. Wakjira
Time: 14:52–15:01 CIT
Location: Mangupura Printed Posters 1
Oral Abstract Presentation
Saturday, November 16
Enhancing Tuberculosis Case Detection in Afghanistan: The Role of Active Household Contact Screening (2018-2023)
Prevalence of TB among Prisoners in Incarcerated Populations in Indonesia
Presenter: Elly Yuzar
Time: 17:09–17:18 CIT
Location: Nusantara 1
Friday, November 15th
Strategies Bridging Education and Communication for Transformative Outcomes
Presenter: Trisasi Lestari
Time: 9:20–10:50 CIT
Location: Orchid
Unveiling the Hidden Epidemic: Prevalence of Subclinical Tuberculosis in Indonesia’s Prisons
Presenter: Hetty Widiastuti
Time: 14:20–15:50 CIT
Location: Nusantara 2
Saturday, November 16
Risk Factors Associated with Tuberculosis in Incarcerated Individuals in Indonesia
Presenter: Hetty Widiastuti
Time: 12:40–14:10 CIT
Location: Orchid
e-Poster Presentations
Thursday, November 14
Gender Barriers in TB Care in Indonesia: Insights and Recommendations for Equity
Presenter: Dini Andriani
Time: 12:20–12:25 CIT
Location: Mangupura E-Posters 4
Low Enrollment of Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment among Childhood Contacts and Limited Availability of the Drugs at Public Health Centers in North Sumatera, and Limited Availability of the Drugs at Public Health Centers in North Sumatera, Indonesia
Presenters: Khairina Ulfa and Daniel Sahanggamu
Time: 12:50–12:55 CIT
Location: Mangupura E-Posters 5
Poster Presentations
Wednesday, November 13
Challenges and Opportunities in Integrated TB and Diabetes Screening: Insights from Indonesia
Presenter: Hardini Utami
Time: 14:00–14:05 CIT
Location: Mangupura Printed Posters 2
Saturday, November 16
Clinical Audit of the Management of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis in Hospital in Indonesia
Presenter: Dr. Meilina Farikha
Time: 8:15–9:15 CIT
Location: Mangupura Printed Posters 5
Performance of TB and Drug-resistant TB Detection Tools
Presenter: Ibu Meilina Farikha, with USAID BEBAS-TB’s Mikyal Faralina
Time: 8:15–9:15 CIT
Location: Mangupura Printed Posters 1
Featured Resources
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. Learn more about our TB work.
Despite a steadily declining tuberculosis (TB) rate, averaging 8% per year, Ethiopia continues to be a high-TB-burden country. By building upon previo…
Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis Control in Rwanda Overcomes a Successful Clone that Causes Most Disease over a Quarter Century
Abstract Multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) poses an important challenge in TB management and control. Rifampicin resistance (RR) is a solid …
Tuberculosis Regimen Change in High-Burden Countries
To explore the process, major players and procedural success factors for recent public sector TB regimen changes, we conducted 166 interviews of count…
Strengthening Health Systems To Stop TB: A People-Centered Approach
Tuberculosis has been affecting humans since prehistoric times and the key to TB control may be just as old: people themselves. Putting people at the …
Strengthening Guidelines for Childhood Tuberculosis to Accelerate Diagnosis and Treatment
To better understand whether childhood TB guidelines can inform the roles and responsibilities of maternal and child health providers and to identify …
