At the 49th Union World Conference on Lung Health (October 24-27, 2018, The Hague, Netherlands) FHI 360 joins global health leaders, civil society representatives and technical experts to share lessons on strategies to find missing cases of tuberculosis (TB), strengthen TB service provision and improve treatment outcomes for TB patients worldwide. Our work is guided by the vision of a world with zero deaths, disease and suffering due to TB.

At the conference, FHI 360 will present results from our latest research, programs, interventions and digital technologies around the world. Below are some of the highlights from our staff. Please see the complete list of    FHI 360’s activities at the conference.

HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR TECHNICAL PRESENCE

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24
Delivering high-quality care to people with DR-TB: Results and lessons learned from piloting a systematic, patient-centered supportive care package to improve outcomes in four countries
Ling Li, Zhixiang Xu, Li Zhong, FHI 360, CAP-TB China
Workshop

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25
Health promotion through surgical mask use among TB patients and visitors at Xinjiang Chest Hospital, China
Kai Wang, FHI 360, CAP-TB China
Short oral abstract

Effectiveness of thematic TB health education on outcomes for 125 pulmonary MDR-TB patients
Zhixiang Xu, FHI 360, CAP-TB China
Short oral abstract

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
Person-centered care for TB and DR-TB: A practical framework for delivering individualized care and cure
Ling Li, Zhixiang Xu, Li Zhong, FHI 360, CAP-TB China
Community space session

Meeting the patients where they are: A patient-centered approach to TB
Robert Makombe, Lisa Stevens, Chanda Mulenga, Li Ling, FHI 360
Symposium

Effective approach: TB screening among close contacts
Chanthol Eang, Hai Van, Bak Khim Team, Ngak Song, Lisa Stevens, FHI 360, CTB Cambodia
Oral abstract session

Harnessing the full potential of private providers across the TB cascade of care
Robert Makombe, Lisa Stevens, Otto Chabikuli, FHI 360
Satellite session

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27
Tuberculosis contact investigation in Mozambique improves case detection and preventive therapy initiation
Algy Abdula, Omar Primeiro, Daniel Bomba, Zaina Cuna, Alejandro Soto, FHI 360, CTB Mozambique
Oral abstract session

Strategic collaboration to enhance TB case finding in Nampula and Zambézia Provinces, Mozambique
Alejandro Soto, FHI 360, CTB Mozambique
Short oral abstract

Finding the missing cases among the elderly – a hard-to-reach and vulnerable group
Hai Van, Chanthol Eang, Bak Khim Team, Menghak Ngo, Ngak Song, Lisa Stevens, FHI 360, CTB Cambodia
Short oral abstract

Systematic TB symptom screening increases yield of TB case finding in hospital settings: Lessons from Cambodia
Ngak Song, Mena Ly, Chanthol Eang, Lisa Stevens, FHI 360, CTB Cambodia
Oral abstract session

For more information about FHI 360’s work on TB, please watch FHI 360’s Transformative Work to End Tuberculosis or read our overview.

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Photo credit: Mbuto Machili/FHI 360