4:30–6 p.m.

Services for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People Provided

#HiddenEpidemic #EndTB

Every year, World TB Day is commemorated with the aim of spreading awareness about this devastating disease. Our speakers will discuss the present challenges and possible solutions for finding those infected with and treating tuberculosis.

Agenda

4:30 p.m. – 4:35 p.m.

OPENING REMARKS

Sandro Galea (@sandrogalea), Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health

Susan Cu-Uvin, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of Global Health Initiative, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, and Professor of Medicine at Brown University, and Director of the Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)

4:35 p.m. – 5:05 p.m.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Kogie Naidoo, Head: CAPRISA TB-HIV Treatment Research Programme, Center for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)

5:05 p.m. – 5:35 p.m.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Kenneth G. Castro, Professor, Rollins School of Public Health

5:35 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

MODERATED DISCUSSION AND Q&A

Moderator: Susan Cu-Uvin, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of Global Health Initiative, Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice, and Professor of Medicine at Brown University, and Director of the Providence/Boston Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)

6:00 p.m.

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