Overview
This event, marking World TB Day, brings together health experts, policy makers and healthcare professionals together to discuss improving access to TB diagnostic and health services for refugees and migrants.
Chair
- Michel Kazatchkine, Special Advisor to the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe
Speakers
- Daniel Kashnitsky, Academic Relations Coordinator, Regional Expert Group on Migration and Health, Russia
- Andrei Dadu, Medical Officer, WHO Regional Office for Europe
- Askar Yedilbayev, TB Team Lead, WHO Regional Office for Europe
- Ivan Solovic, Associate Professor, National Institute for TB, Lung Diseases and Thoracic Surgery, Slovakia
Format
- Discussion
- Q&A
Topics
During the roundtable, speakers will discuss:
- Migration and TB
- TB services for refugees and migrants across the WHO European Region
- Tackling TB in refugees in Europe