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.
Event Date: 25th September 2021
Location: Online
Time: 09:30 – 16:00 IST / 04:30 – 10:30 UTC
Dr Ravindra Kumar Dewan, Director, National Institute of Tuberculosis & Respiratory Disease (NITRD)
Dr Farhat Mantoo, General Director, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) India
Dr Kuldeep S. Sachdeva, Regional Director- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)- South-East Asia
Moderator: Dr Kavita Singh, Director, Drug for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi), South Asia
Dr Homa Mansoor, TB/ HIV Medical Referent, MSF (India mission)
Dr J.K. Saini, Chest Specialist, National Institute of Tuberculosis & Respiratory Disease (NITRD)
Dr Pallavi Purwar, Thoracic Surgery Specialist, National Institute of Tuberculosis & Respiratory Disease (NITRD)
Moderator: Ms Leena Menghaney, Regional Head (South Asia), MSF-Access Campaign
Dr Vijay Chavan, Chest Specialist, MSF-OCB (Mumbai)
Dr Rupak Singla, Head, Department of TB & Respiratory Diseases, NITRD
Dr Shibu Vijayan, Global TB Technical Director, PATH
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
Dr. Bern-Thomas Nyang’wa, Medical Director, MSF-OCA
Moderator: Dr Farhat Mantoo, General Director, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) India
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Dr Sudarshan Mandal, Deputy Director General (TB), Central TB Division (CTD)
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