NDWG Highlights - October 2022

Union World Conference on Lung Health (virtual) on 8–11 November 2022

Satellite Session | TB diagnostic tools: leveraging COVID-19 innovations

9 November, 18:15–19:45 CET

Tuberculosis (TB) diagnostics that are non-sputum based, rapid, low-cost, and user-friendly are crucial to find the “missing millions”. In this session by FIND, the global alliance for diagnostics, and the Stop TB Partnership’s New Diagnostics Working Group (NDWG), the latest advancement in TB diagnostics research and development (R&D) will be explored. You will be engaged by presentations on the TB diagnostics pipeline, including sequencing, alternate sampling, and new TB technology pitches.

*Participants registered to the conference can attend this session.

Community Connect Session | Taking TB research literacy online

9 November, 17:00– 17:45 CET

The Stop TB Partnership Working Groups on New TB Vaccines, New TB Drugs, and New TB Diagnostics (together the New Tools Working Groups) and the Stop TB Partnership NGO and Affected Community Board Delegations have developed a self-guided online learning course on TB research. The course has been specifically designed with and for advocates and affected communities to provide a base of knowledge in TB research and to generate interest and engagement in TB research advocacy. It covers key topics in TB research, including human rights, scientific concepts, and access to new tools, and learners will engage in activities and develop their own research advocacy plans as they progress through the course. In this session you’ll get to hear from the course development team on the TB research literacy curriculum and a demonstration video from the course will be played.

*Community Connect is open to all but please ensure that you complete a simple registration form to be able to attend the sessions. If you would like to attend other sessions beyond Community Connect, please register for the Union World Conference on Lung Health 2022.