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TB is preventable & curable: Zero new infection & zero deaths must become a reality

TB is preventable, treatable and curable. Science shows how we can effectively prevent, accurately diagnose, treat with effective regimen, and eventually cure TB. But are we not failing to translate scientific wisdom to public health gains? How can we explain over 10 million new cases of TB and 1.6 million TB deaths (including 300,000 TB deaths among people living with HIV) in 2017 (source: WHO Global TB Report 2018)?

With a quarter of the world’s population infected with latent TB (not active TB disease), and in the light of the scientific fact that every new case of active TB disease comes from this pool of population infected with latent TB, the writing on the wall is clear: we cannot put TB prevention on the blindspot anymore if we are to eliminate TB globally.

[Watch recording of IAS2019 session] At the United Nations General Assembly in September 2019, a special United Nations High Level Meeting (UNHLM) will be held on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). 193 countries have promised to deliver on UHC by 2030 by committing to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

This Podcast features a conversation with Azra Talat Sayeed, Rural Sector member of CPDE (CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness), was in conversation with Shobha Shukla, CNS Managing Editor, on sidelines of 1st Senior Level Meeting (SLM) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC), which took place in United Nations, New York.

Effective partnerships uniting all key stakeholders are key for ↑ progress on #Agenda2030

This Podcast features a conversation with Richard Ssewakiryanga, Co-Chair of CPDE (CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness) and Executive Director, Uganda National NGO Forum, was in conversation with Shobha Shukla, CNS Managing Editor, on sidelines of 1st Senior Level Meeting (SLM) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) which took place at the United Nations, New York.

Development effectiveness lens does a reality check on SDGs

This Podcast features a conversation with Justin Kilcullen, Co-Chair of CPDE (CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness). He was in conversation with Shobha Shukla, CNS Managing Editor, on sidelines of 1st Senior Level Meeting (SLM) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) which took place in United Nations, New York (13-14 July 2019).

Preventing TB among people living with HIV is a standard of care

This Podcast features a conversation with Esnath Manhiri of Zimbabwe national network of people living with HIV. She calls for all people living with HIV to have access to TB Preventive Treatment (TPT). Treating latent TB is a standard of care. She was in conversation with CNS on sidelines of TB HIV Symposium (organized by Stop TB Partnership) at 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019) in Mexico.

"We are only as strong as we are united", reminds Alberto Colorado | #endTB #endAIDS

This Podcast features a conversation with noted veteran #endTB activist Alberto Colorado, who is also the coordinator of TB Coalition in Americas. He spoke with CNS on the sidelines of TB HIV Symposium organized by Stop TB Partnership and International AIDS Society (IAS) and partners, in Mexico at the 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019).

Connecting the dots: Medical #ethics, #TB preventive therapy & efforts to #endTB & #AIDS

This Podcast features a conversation with Prof Harry Hausler, Chief Executive Officer of TB HIV Care in South Africa. He spoke with CNS on sidelines of TB HIV Symposium, organized by Stop TB Partnership, International AIDS Society (IAS), and partners. He roots efforts to end TB and AIDS, and address latent TB in medical ethics, and human rights.

A tale of two positives attracting each other

Shobha Shukla - CNS

I met the two of them at the Clinica Condesa Iztapalapa, in Mexico City, where I had gone to attend the 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019). Was it a mere coincidence that they had many things in common - they share the same surname; they speak fluent English; they neither drink nor smoke nor are on drugs; they eat well; they are fitness freaks and lead a healthy life. And they both are HIV positive and live life positively. Even though it was love at first sight for them, it was not a case of opposites attracting each other.

This Podcast features conversation on people living with HIV but dying of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This dialogue took place at the 10th International Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019) in Mexico.
Panelists included:

Dr Rishi Sethi, Professor, Cardiology Department, King George’s Medical University (KGMU), India and Executive Council member, Cardiological Society of India (CSI) and Member Scientific Committee, Asia Pacific Society of Interventional Cardiology (APSIC);

Community engagement in research at all levels is must for #publichealth impact

This Podcast features conversation with Ntando Yola, Lead Community Engagement Manager, Clinical Trials Unit, University of Cape Town, South Africa. Ntando spoke with CNS Managing Editor Shobha Shukla at 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019). Communities must inform and set the research agenda as well as remain genuinely engaged as science progresses ahead so that scientific breakthroughs are geared to meet their unique needs and contexts, and translate into public health impact.

People-centered approaches drive us towards ending TB

This Podcast features conversation with Maurine Murenga who leads Lean On Me Foundation in #Kenya was in conversation with CNS on sidelines of #TB #HIV Symposium at the 10th IAS Conference on HIV #Science (#IAS2019) in #Mexico. Maurine Murenga is a powerful advocate for community and people centric approaches at all levels of policies, programmes and actions aiming to #endTB, #AIDS and deliver on other #SDGs.

Effectiveness is the driver of Agenda 2030

Effectiveness is at the heart of sustainable development, says Emele Duituturaga

This Podcast features conversation with Emele Duituturaga, former co-chair of CPDE (CSO Partnership for Development Effectiveness) and Executive Director of Pacific Islands Association of NGOs (PIANGO). She spoke with Shobha Shukla of CNS on sidelines of 1st Senior Level Meeting (SLM) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) happening at the United Nations, New York.

#UHC can help find missing TB cases and ↓ catastrophic cost in seeking care

Writing's on the wall: No #endAIDS without #endTB

Shobha Shukla - CNS
TB and HIV both are preventable, but cutting the chain of transmission of HIV and TB is proving to be a daunting task. Treatment exists for both TB and HIV but the disease-burden and deaths every year are indeed alarming. With the countdown on TB and AIDS elimination targets for 2030 already begun, the writing on the wall is clear: business as usual and 'more of the same' approach is more likely to fail us.

Is universal health coverage an opportunity to #endAIDS & #endTB?

This Podcast features a conversation on "Is Universal Health Coverage (UHC) an opportunity to accelerate progress to end AIDS and TB?"

This dialogue took place on last day of 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2019) in Mexico.

Panelists included: