Panel Discussion Information
A World TB Day Panel Discussion
with International and Domestic Health Care Leaders Took Place
March 24, 2004 at the National Press
Club in Washington, DC
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| SOURCE: E. BRANSON/HHS |
Speaker:
Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
World TB Day
In recognition of World TB Day,
a panel of leaders from domestic and international health
institutions discussed current trends and strategies
for addressing this re-emerging disease.
The panel discussion, moderated
by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),featured
partners in the fight against tuberculosis. The following
organizations participated:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- District of Columbia Department of Health
- Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
- Infectious Diseases Division, USAID
- Stop TB Partnership
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| SOURCE: E. BRANSON/HHS |
Speakers:
Dr. Anne Peterson, Assistant Administrator for Global
Health, USAID
Tommy G.
Thompson, Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Phil Hopewell, Global Partnership to Stop TB
Dr. Ken Castro, Director Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, CDC
Tuberculosis is one of the world?s leading causes of death, killing more than 2 million people annually. Ninety-five percent of TB cases and 98 percent of TB deaths occur in developing countries. The global resurgence of TB has been fueled by increasing HIV/AIDS prevalence, inadequate investments in public health systems, and emerging anti-TB drug resistance. The ?directly observed treatment, short course,? or
DOTS, treatment strategy has proven highly effective at controlling TB.
The panel ?connected the DOTS? between TB?s
domestic and international impacts and the strategies to combat this disease
around the world.
A photo display of TB patients was also featured.
Stop TB Partnership: A Partnership for Global Action
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