Doctors Without Borders (India), in collaboration with the National Institute of Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases (NITRD) is organising our first annual TB Day event.
Through the ‘TB Day’ sessions, we aim to track the journey of Indian healthcare systems and highlight the significant role that India can play in leading efforts to combat this major public health challenge at the national and global level. We also aim to highlight what are some of the key gaps and opportunities in current service delivery models and how close we are to eliminate TB by 2025. The event will be a mix of symposia, presentations and panel sessions by eminent speakers from MSF, NITRD, WHO, PATH, CTD among others.
9:30 – 10:00 | Registration & Tea
10:00 – 10:55 | Introduction
Brief overview of TB burden in India and NITRD’s response Dr Ravindra Kumar Dewan, Director, National Institute of Tuberculosis & Respiratory Disease (NITRD)
Global context of TB burden: Challenges, management strategies, potential solutions Dr Farhat Mantoo, General Director, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) India
Current TB scenario in India: How close are we to eliminate TB (2025) Dr Kuldeep S. Sachdeva, Regional Director- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)- South-East Asia
10:55 – 12:00 | Session 1: Lessons learnt of DR-TB care in resource-limited settings
Moderator: Dr Kavita Singh, Director, Drug for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), South Asia
Paediatric drug-resistant TB care: MSF experience Dr Homa Mansoor, TB/ HIV Medical Referent, MSF (India mission)
Post-TB sequelae in patient management Dr J.K. Saini, Chest Specialist, National Institute of Tuberculosis & Respiratory Disease (NITRD)
Rising importance of thoracic surgery in Indian TB care Dr Pallavi Purwar, Thoracic Surgery Specialist, National Institute of Tuberculosis & Respiratory Disease (NITRD)
Q&A session
12:00 – 13:00 | Session 2: Recent advances in TB treatment and care (Introduction)
Moderator: Ms Leena Menghaney, Regional Head (South Asia), MSF-Access Campaign
Experience of newer drug-based regimens in drug-resistant TB management with extensions and outcomes Dr Vijay Chavan, Chest Specialist, MSF-OCB (Mumbai)
Multidrug-resistant TB strategy and need to standardize guidelines Dr Rupak Singla, Head, Department of TB & Respiratory Diseases, NITRD
Overview for the role of innovation in TB ecosystem – Dr Shibu Vijayan, Global TB Technical Director, PATH
Q&A session
13:00 – 13:45 | Lunch Break
13:45 – 14:30 | Panel Discussion: Measures to Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 on TB – National Level
Moderator: Dr Vineet Bhatia, Medical Officer, World Health Organisation (WHO)
Dr Aparna Iyyer, Project Medical Referent, MSF-OCB (Mumbai)
Dr Rohit Sarin, Principal Consultant, National Institute of Tuberculosis & Respiratory Disease (NITRD)
Ms Bulbul Sharma, Survivors Against TB
14:30 – 14:55 |Keynote: Global role of India in TB ecosystem
Dr. Bern-Thomas Nyang’wa, Medical Director, MSF-OCA
14:55 – 15:20 |Free discussion – around MSF panels and how we can take the collaboration further
Moderator: Dr Farhat Mantoo, General Director, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) India
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15:20 – 15:45 | Future plan of NTEP for improving access and quality of TB care to citizens
Dr Sudarshan Mandal, Deputy Director General (TB), Central TB Division (CTD)
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15:45 – 15:50 | Vote of thanks and closing notes
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