Join MSH at the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2024

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.

Featured Sessions

MSH Workshop: Sharing Experiences and Practical Lessons in Scale-up, Introduction and Innovation of Stool-based Testing to Diagnose TB, Zooming in on Asia

Presented by MSH and KNCV Together with National TB Programs and Partners

Community Connect: Challenging Local Funding Support for Community-based TB Initiatives to End TB—Experiences from Indonesia

  • Date: Thursday, November 14
  • Time: 16:30–17:30 CIT
  • Location: Singaraja
  • Chairs: Dini Andriani, MSH, USAID BEBAS TB Project—Indonesia
A clinic in Indonesia

Community Connect: “Beyond Cure”: Interactive Art and Overlooked Struggles—Engage in the Post-PTB Journey

  • Date: Thursday, November 14
  • Time: 16:3017:30 CIT
  • Location: Auditorium
  • Chair: Trisasi Lestari (MSH, USAID BEBAS TB Project—Indonesia)
A nurse administers TB treatment under CTB in Bangladesh. Photo Credit: Shehzad Noorani

Technical Aspects and New Developments—Cutting-Edge Sequencing Technology

  • Date: Friday, November 15
  • Time: 14:20–15:50 CIT
  • Location: Jakarta A
  • Alaine Nyaruhirira (MSH, South Africa) and Ajoy Kumar Verma (National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, New Delhi, India)
A lab technician analyzes a TB sample. BEBAS-TB, Indonesia

Project Presentations

Oral Abstract Presentations

Wednesday, November 13

Tuberculosis Case Detection in Children and Adolescents in High Load Health Facilities in Ethiopia: Lessons from Health Facility Intervention 
  • Presenters: Tilaye Tasew Zewde and Eshetu Abdissa 
  • Time: 9:43–9:52 CIT
  • Location: Jakarta A 
Contribution of Alternative Courier Specimen Referral to Enhance Access to TB Diagnostics in Ethiopia 
  • Presenter: Gudeta Tibesso 
  • Time: 17:18–17:27 CIT
  • Location: Nusantara 1 

Thursday, November 14

Private Health Facilities: Frontlines in Diagnosing TB during Conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia 
  • Presenter: Tilaye Tasew Zewde 
  • Time: 14:52–15:01 CIT
  • Location: Nusantara 3 
Sustaining TB Program Interventions amid Conflict: Remote Phone Mentorship Experience from Amhara, Ethiopia   
  • Time: 15:01–15:10 CIT
  • Location: Jakarta A  
A ‘Hybrid’ Approach to Improve Community TB Contributions: Volunteers and TB Survivors Augmented Health Extension Workers in Ethiopia 
  • Presenter: Zewdu G. Dememew 
  • Time: 15:19–15:28 CIT
  • Location: Nusantara 2 

Friday, November 15 

Ensuring Tuberculosis Data Quality in Ethiopia: Role of Digitalizing Mentorship and Drug-Resistant TB Patients’ Registers 
  • Presenter: Zewdu G. Dememew 
  • Time: 10:19–10:28 CIT
  • Location: Jakarta A 

Saturday, November 16 

What Drives the Tuberculosis Epidemic in Ethiopia? A Paradoxical Increase of TB Cases amid Conflicts and Drought 
  • Presenter: Zewdu G. Dememew 
  • Time: 13:46–13:55 CIT 
  • Location: Bougainville 

e-Poster Presentations

Thursday, November 14

Revitalizing Access to Diagnostics after Conflict in Tigray Region, Ethiopia 
  • Presentr: Gudeta Tibesso 
  • Time: 12:35–12:40 
  • Location: Mangupura e-Posters 1 
Improving GeneXpert Uptime in Ethiopia: Overcoming Maintenance Hurdles 
  • Presenters: Tilaye Tasew Zewde and Endale Menaesha 
  • Time: 12:35–12:40 
  • Location: Mangupura e-Posters 1

Poster Presentations

Wednesday, November 13 

Demonstration and Cross Learning Forums Contributed to the Transformed TB Program in Ethiopia 
  • Time: 13:20–13:26 CIT
  • Location: Mangupura Printed Posters 9 
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)  
  • Presenter: Basir Ahmad (AFIAT)
  • Time: 15:05–15:15 CIT
  • Location: Nusantara 1 

Poster Presentation

Saturday, November 16

The Role of a Shorter Treatment Regimen in the Treatment Outcome of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Afghanistan
  • Presenter: Said Mirza Sayedi for the Urban Health Initiative
  • Time: 8:15–9:15 CIT
  • Location: Mangupura Printed Posters 5

Oral Abstract Presentations

Thursday, November 14

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.

View Page: To Tackle Tuberculosis, a Focus on Key Populations Drives Progress in Ethiopia
A medical lab technician holds up a microscope slide containing TB bacteria toward the camera.
To Tackle Tuberculosis, a Focus on Key Populations Drives Progress in Ethiopia
View Page: The State of Health Financing in Ethiopia: Q&A with Local MSH Technical Experts
Dagnachew Hailemariam the head pharmacist at Bishoftu General Hospital in Ethiopia photo credit MSH
The State of Health Financing in Ethiopia: Q&A with Local MSH Technical Experts
View Page: We Have the Technology to End Tuberculosis, but Do We Have the Will?
{Photo credit: Francies Hajong/MSH}
We Have the Technology to End Tuberculosis, but Do We Have the Will?
View Page: Tackling TB in Conflict Settings: The Value of Community-Based Interventions in Afghanistan
Female CHWs play a critical role in making sure that women in their communities can access health services in Afghanistan. Photo credit: AFIAT staff/MSH staff.
Tackling TB in Conflict Settings: The Value of Community-Based Interventions in Afghanistan