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China CDC hosts the 11th virtual BRICS tuberculosis research meeting
Updated: Jul 7, 2022
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The tuberculosis control and prevention center of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) held the 11th BRICS tuberculosis research meeting, with the theme of "mitigating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and achieving the goal of ending TB", via video link on Jun 28, 2022.
The webinar, moderated by Zhao Yanlin, director of the TB control and prevention center at the China CDC, brought together 34 renowned scholars and officials from BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) with the aim of improving the capacity, as well as sharing the latest research progress, prevention and control measures and achievements of BRICS nations in the field of TB prevention and control amid COVID-19.
Wang Xiaoqi, director of the office of international cooperation of the China CDC, welcomed the global experts and expressed her appreciation of the joint efforts made on TB prevention and treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. She said it is significant for BRCIS to work together on TB prevention and control in areas such as science and technology.
Tereza Kasaeva, director of the WHO Global Tuberculosis Programme, made a report on strategies and innovations in the field on TB prevention and control. She also appreciated the implementation plans for the "three major actions", including patient care, Zero-TB community action and social mobilization, which were mentioned by the TB control and Prevention Center of the China CDC earlier this year.
The WHO report shows that the prevention and control of tuberculosis in BRICS countries have been greatly affected during the COVID-19. It is essential that digital health technology plays an increasingly important role in the prevention and control of TB during the pandemic. The effective use of digital health devices can promote the continuous diagnosis, treatment and management care services for TB patients.
The experts from BRICS countries called on governments to further increase funding for TB,enhance the R&D and innovation capacity of TB, and ensure that the prevention and control of TB affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will go back on track as soon as possible.
