World TB Day

Posted byPhilip A. Lederer MDPosted ininfectious disease

Tuberculosis is important because it is spread by the airborne route, and because of drug resistance which increases mortality. Yearly, approximately 10 million people fall ill with TB, and 1.5 million die from the disease. These numbers may be going up because of COVID and disrupted health systems. This Thursday, March 24, is World TB Day, and I wanted to share a few activities happening around the world. I’ve converted the times to EST because I live in Boston.

Wednesday, March 23

South Africa: Panel discussion: “How long is someone with TB infectious” (Zoom, 11:30 AM – 1 PM EST) – of note, Prof Ed Nardell was my mentor during my infectious diseases fellowship and I have worked with Prof Grant Theron as well.

Thursday, March 24

South Africa: In Conversation with Two Powerful TB Survivors (Instagram Live, 11 AM EST)

World Health Organization World TB Day Online Talk Show (Zoom, 7:30 AM – 10 AM EST)

London World TB Day Symposium (Zoom, 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM EST)

UCSF World TB Day Session (Zoom, 11:30 AM – 3 PM EST)

Here in Boston there apparently is a Tufts World TB Day research day but I don’t have the link.

As Dr. Madhu Pai and colleagues from the World Health Organization wrote recently,

We believe world leaders should commit to vaccinating people globally to help end the Covid-19 pandemic. They should also reaffirm their commitment to ending the tuberculosis epidemic, work harder to mitigate the effects of the pandemic, and address the social, environmental, and economic determinants of tuberculosis infection and mortality.

We can defeat tuberculosis but we must work harder and be tougher mentally. It would require more funding and better coordination with country Ministries of Health and the World Health Organization.

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Thanks for visiting my website! I was born in 1980 in Columbus, Ohio and live with my family in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. My training is in internal medicine, public health, and infectious diseases. I am an advocate, writer, and musician, and recently I completed my first marathon.

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    On Tue, Mar 22, 2022 at 5:28 AM Health and Healing wrote:

    > Philip Lederer MD posted: ” Tuberculosis is important because it is spread > by the airborne route, and because of drug resistance which increases > mortality. Yearly, approximately 10 million people fall ill with TB, and > 1.5 million die from the disease. These numbers may be going up ” >

    Reply

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