Symposium 2：Impact of Emerging Respiratory Infectious Diseases on TB
Tuberculosis, one the oldest infectious diseases affecting the human, it still causing a significant global public health problem. The emergence of respiratory diseases outbreaks has presented with new challenges for global and national TB controls. The current pandemic of COVID-19 is a global health crisis and it cause substantial troubles to the entire healthcare systems, including TB control programs. In this symposium, we will focus on the impact of emerging respiratory infectious diseases on tuberculosis, especially by COVID-19.
Date: Saturday, April 27, 2023 | Time: 09:00-10:30 (GMT+8)
| Time (GMT+8) |
Topic | Speaker | Country / Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-09:30 | Epidemic and pandemic viral infections: impact on tuberculosis and the lung. | Prof. Charoen Chuchottaworn | Thailand |
| 09:30-10:00 | Impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis prevention and care in Malaysia | Dr. Asmah Razali | Malaysia |
| 10:00-10:30 | Control of COVID-19 pandemic and Tuberculosis, in Taiwan | Dr. Po-Wei Chu | Taiwan |
