MINISTERIAL PARALLEL PANEL TOWARDS TB ELIMINATION IN LOW-INCIDENCE COUNTRIES

FIRST WHO GLOBAL MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ENDING TB IN THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ERA: A MULTISECTORAL RESPONSE WORLD TRADE CENTER MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION 16 17 NOVEMBER 2017 Mderatr: Ibrahim Abubakar, Directr, Institute fr Glbal Health, University Cllege Lndn & Chair, WHO Strategic and Technical Advisry Grup fr TB (STAG-TB) Panellists: Tmáš Drucker, Minister f Health, Slvakia Francisc Duran Garcia, Deputy Minister f Public Health, Cuba Søren Brstrøm, Directr General, Health Authrity, Denmark Hward Nj, Deputy Chief Public Health Officer and Vice President, Infectius Disease Preventin and Cntrl Branch, Public Health Agency, Canada Jhan Carlsn, Directr General, Public Health Agency, Sweden Andrea Ammn, Directr, Eurpean Centre fr Disease Preventin and Cntrl (ECDC) Stephanie Williams, Principal Sectr Specialist fr Health, Department f Freign Affairs and Trade, Australia Susan Malney, Glbal TB Crdinatr, Center fr Glbal Health, US Centers fr Disease Cntrl and Preventin (CDC)

TOMÁŠ DRUCKER, MINISTER OF HEALTH SLOVAKIA Key Actins Tuberculsis as scial disease / UHC Special utreach initiatives t extend access t risk grups/rma Intersectral appraches

FRANCISCO DURAN GARCIA, DEPUTY MINISTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH CUBA Lines f actin: Impact f the Natinal Prgram fr the Preventin, Cntrl and Eliminatin f TB Basis f Universal Health Cverage INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURI Strengths f the Natinal Prgram f Preventin, Cntrl and Eliminatin f TB

SØREN BROSTRØM, DIRECTOR GENERAL, HEALTH AUTHORITY DENMARK Key Actins Kingdm f Denmark (Denmark, Farae island, Greenland) has diverse TB incidence rates Cntinuus prblems with TB transmissin amng vulnerable and hard-t reach grups Special utreach initiatives needed fr active TB case finding amng these grups Future initiatives and best practice examples

HOWARD NJOO, DEPUTY CHIEF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER AND VICE PRESIDENT, INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL BRANCH, PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY CANADA Key Actins Current effrts t prevent and cntrl active TB disease are being ptimized and enhanced Greater attentin is being given t identifying persns at highest risk fr LTBI reactivatin Addressing the scial determinants f TB is a tp pririty

JOHAN CARLSON, DIRECTOR-GENERAL, PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY SWEDEN Key Actins Vluntary screening fr active and latent TB in migrants frm high incidence cuntries All TB care and treatment free f charge Cntact tracing fr all diagnsed cases f active TB

ANDREA AMMON, DIRECTOR, EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL Key Actins Supranatinal surveillance is key t mnitr prgress twards eliminatin and t assess where additinal effrts are needed Fully deply whle genme sequencing t imprve the quality and timeliness f case based surveillance Adjust natinal and supranatinal surveillance systems thrugh cllabratin and e-health

STEPHANIE WILLIAMS, PRINCIPAL SECTOR SPECIALIST FOR HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE AUSTRALIA Examples f DFAT cntributins Glbal Pledged $220 millin fr the Fifth Replenishment f the Glbal Fund. Bilateral Supprting TB cntrl in Papua New Guinea and Kiribati. Reginal Investing in Prduct Develpment Partnerships.

Tm Maguire RESULTS UK TOWARDS TB ELIMINATION IN LOW INCIDENCE COUNTRIES SUSAN A. MALONEY, MD, MHSC US CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION USA Key Actins Strng scientific and technical expertise Technical knw-hw t build sustainable TB and HIV prgrams and public health systems Strategic use f data t increase impact and cst effectiveness

Tgether we will END TB