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Session N.00171 12. Tuberculosis screening programmes for healthy migration and strengthening tuberculosis control programmes Thursday, 15 November 2012, 14:30 - 16:30 - Room (to be confirmed) Description With their movement and risk factors for tuberculosis, globally mobile populations pose a unique challenge to tuberculosis programmes. Different countries, especially those with low-incidence of TB, implement extensive overseas screening programmes as part of the response to this challenge. Others implement migrant screening within their borders or for mobile populations during complex emergencies. This symposium will present experiences and highlight links of such programmes to broader TB control efforts, including building diagnostic and treatment capacity of National TB programmes. Relation to Conference theme As migrants and mobile populations cross borders, countries share a mutual responsibility to work together to address issues of tuberculosis control in these populations. TB screening programmes can be an effective tool to ensure quality tuberculosis care for migrants and serve as an innovative catalyst for building capacity of National TB programmes to control TB. Target audience Policy makers, public health officials, health care workers, NGOs working with migrants, migrant associations, migration authorities Objectives 1) To share research and experiences from tuberculosis screening programmes for migrating populations; 2) To provide insights into migrant screening programmes of different countries from policy perspective; 3) To highlight the ability to strengthen national laboratory infrastructure through migrant screening programmes; 4) To discuss how migrant screening programmes can be used to benefit national tuberculosis control efforts in the source communities/countries of origin. Keywords Tuberculosis; immigration; refugees; migrants; sustainability Presentations 14:30-14:45 Public-private partnership for immigration screening in the Dominican Republic Angel Contreras (Dominican Republic) e-mail: [email protected] 14:50-15:05 Laboratory development for immigrant and refugee screening programmes Warren Jones (Kenya) e-mail: [email protected] 15:10-15:25 How immigration programmes can benefit Viet Nam Nguyen Nhung (Viet Nam) e-mail: [email protected] 15:30-15:45 Health screenings for conflict-affected communities: an opportunity for tuberculosis control Dhikrayet Gamara (Tunisia) e-mail: [email protected] 15:50-16:05 Capacity building beyond traditional typical health settings Navin Kumar Thakur (Nepal) e-mail: [email protected] 16:10-16:25 The UK screening programme Ibrahim Abubakar (UK) e-mail: [email protected] Type Symposium Section(s) Tuberculosis | No subsection Coordinator(s) Deliana Garcia (USA) e-mail: [email protected] Drew Posey (USA) e-mail: [email protected] Chair(s) Paul Douglas (Australia) e-mail: [email protected] Kashi Jha (Nepal) e-mail: [email protected]
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Session N.00171
12. Tuberculosis screening programmes for healthy migration and strengthening tuberculosiscontrol programmes
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 14:30 - 16:30 - Room (to be confirmed)DescriptionWith their movement and risk factors for tuberculosis, globally mobile populations posea unique challenge to tuberculosis programmes. Different countries, especially thosewith low-incidence of TB, implement extensive overseas screening programmes as partof the response to this challenge. Others implement migrant screening within theirborders or for mobile populations during complex emergencies. This symposium willpresent experiences and highlight links of such programmes to broader TB controlefforts, including building diagnostic and treatment capacity of National TBprogrammes.
Relation to Conference themeAs migrants and mobile populations cross borders, countries share a mutualresponsibility to work together to address issues of tuberculosis control in thesepopulations. TB screening programmes can be an effective tool to ensure qualitytuberculosis care for migrants and serve as an innovative catalyst for building capacityof National TB programmes to control TB.
Target audiencePolicy makers, public health officials, health care workers, NGOs working with migrants,migrant associations, migration authorities
Objectives1) To share research and experiences from tuberculosis screening programmes formigrating populations; 2) To provide insights into migrant screening programmes ofdifferent countries from policy perspective; 3) To highlight the ability to strengthennational laboratory infrastructure through migrant screening programmes; 4) To discusshow migrant screening programmes can be used to benefit national tuberculosis controlefforts in the source communities/countries of origin.
KeywordsTuberculosis; immigration; refugees; migrants; sustainability
Presentations
14:30-14:45 Public-private partnership for immigration screening in the DominicanRepublic
Angel Contreras (Dominican Republic)e-mail: [email protected]
14:50-15:05 Laboratory development for immigrant and refugee screeningprogrammes
Warren Jones (Kenya)e-mail: [email protected]
15:10-15:25 How immigration programmes can benefit Viet Nam Nguyen Nhung (Viet Nam)e-mail: [email protected]
15:30-15:45 Health screenings for conflict-affected communities: an opportunity fortuberculosis control
Dhikrayet Gamara (Tunisia)e-mail: [email protected]
15:50-16:05 Capacity building beyond traditional typical health settings Navin Kumar Thakur (Nepal)e-mail: [email protected]
16:10-16:25 The UK screening programme Ibrahim Abubakar (UK)e-mail: [email protected]
TypeSymposium
Section(s)Tuberculosis | No subsection
Coordinator(s)Deliana Garcia (USA)e-mail: [email protected] Posey (USA)e-mail: [email protected]
Chair(s)Paul Douglas (Australia)e-mail: [email protected] Jha (Nepal)e-mail: [email protected]
