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World TB Day
Every year on March 24, Stop TB Canada participates in World TB Day to raise awareness for TB and to stand in solidarity with all those affected by this disease. Check out our previous World TB Day 2021 and 2022 activities below!
World TB Day Webinar
Following the United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB that took place in September of 2023, this webinar will serve as a check-in for TB advocates in Canada to assess where we are and where we need to go to fulfill TB elimination commitments.
Speakers:
Monica Shandal: TB survivor & Stop TB Canada steering committee member
Monica Shandal was working in Malawi as an impact evaluation practitioner when she fell sick - she lost her voice and became extremely lethargic. Given that it was 2020, and there was a lot going on in the world with COVID-19 border closures and being alone in a new country, she assumed it was due to stress and carried on with her life. The following year, after returning to Canada and feeling much better, she needed to complete a TB skin test as a routine procedure for a PhD program she had been admitted into. She was later asked to do an x-ray, followed by many other tests including blood tests and bronchoscopies. In July 2021, Monica was diagnosed with subclinical pulmonary TB. Even in a country with ample resources, like Canada, she found that there are many barriers to care. She feels fortunate that she had access to a TB clinic. Her biggest challenge was finding communities in Canada that understood her journey. She has since joined the TBPeople Canada group and hopes to use her experience as a survivor and an advocate for good and to help with awareness and access to care for TB.
Lucica Ditiu: Executive Director of the Stop TB Partnership
Lucica Ditiu has been the Executive Director of the Stop TB Partnership since January 2011. Dr Ditiu is a physician and a public health expert, who has devoted her career to helping people living in communities heavily burdened by tuberculosis. Dr Ditiu has been instrumental in developing a clear identity for Stop TB Partnership, in ensuring a strong voice of TB Community in international arena and a great advocate for all those marginalized and vulnerable due to TB. She has deepened engagement with The Global Fund working with the board, the secretariat and at the country level. She works to ensure the provision of continued access of quality-assured TB drugs and diagnostics through the Global Drug Facility. A strong believer in innovation and change, Dr. Ditiu is restless in pushing for more ambition in TB work and in challenging status quo.
Tina Campbell: TB Advisor, Northern Inter-TRibal Health Authority & Stop TB Canada co-chair
Tina Campbell is an Indigenous woman of Cree ancestry who lived a majority of her life in Nunavut. Her passion for TB work started in 2010 as a nursing student during a summer placement at a TB clinic. With rates of TB being 290x greater than southern Canada - her learning and experience grew fast. She became a RN in 2013 and continued work as a TB Nurse for 6 years where her main roles were case management, contact tracing and surveillance. She then worked as a Territorial TB Educator for a year where she provided training, orientation and TB education to staff. Tina heavily advocated for cultural orientation for every health care professional providing TB Care, which focused on learning the historical events regarding TB and the Indigenous population. Since September of 2019, she has been in the TB Advisor role for Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA).
Yassen Tcholakov: Public Health Physician & Stop TB Canada steering committee member
Yassen Tcholakov works as a public health doctor in Nunavik and has an appointment as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Global and Public Health at McGill University. He has been involved in global health advocacy for more than a decade and has represented numerous health professional organizations in front of the United Nations. Yassen is passionate about health equity and this has driven his career choices and volunteer engagements.
Madlen Nash: Assistant Director of Policy & Engagement for SMART4TB & Stop TB Canada steering committee member
Madlen Nash is the Assistant Director of Policy & Engagement for SMART4TB at Johns Hopkins University where she guides global and nation-specific policy recommendations and ensures representation of affected communities in TB research and policy translation. Her work in TB over the past decade has spanned academic, government and non-profit sectors. While at the McGill International TB Centre her research focused on the evaluation of innovative diagnostics for TB and HIV. In 2017, Madlen co-founded SeeChange, a non-profit that supports communities to lead responses to their own health crises. Most recently, she worked for the Canadian government supporting TB outbreak responses in remote communities. Madlen holds an MSc in Epidemiology from McGill University.
Watch the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD3hwJD_iKY&t=4s
TB Talk: Pediatric TB
The First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) is pleased to invite you to a virtual
learning opportunity on Pediatric Tuberculosis.
Speakers will include:
Dr Mahli Brindamour, general paediatrician and consultant to Saskatchewan
Tuberculosis Prevention and Control
Elder Syexwaliya Ann Whonnock, Squamish Nation
Speaker with lived experience
We invite health care professionals and community health workers (including TB
champions, DOT workers, early childhood workers, administrative staff, etc) working
with First Nations, Inuit, or Métis People to attend.
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtcu2tqz8vG9TkSdaOVEdB60gtaMaAlG6D
Results Canada National Call for March
Results National Calls are monthly events gathering passionate advocates, policy makers and influencers committed to make transformational change.
Join us for the March National call and delve into the narrative of tuberculosis (TB), recognized as the world's deadliest infectious disease, revealing the stark inequities ingrained in global health.
Dr. Mahli Brindamour will be the Guest Speaker for the call. Dr. Brindamour, a general pediatrician specializing in global health, refugee health, and infectious diseases, will shed light on the challenges and barriers to diagnosis and access to care for children affected by tuberculosis.
In the second half of the call, engage in a workshop on digital advocacy and using social media with Denise MacDonald, Results Communications Manager.
Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding and contribute to the advocacy journey to end tuberculosis.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrcO2tqTMjEt3BPvHXlf6rqwv1oBz0P-Kf#/registration
Stop TB Canada National Call
Stop TB Canada National Calls are intended to provide a space for the TB community in Canada to connect, share information, and identify opportunities for collaboration. This call will be focused on sharing our plans for World TB Day 2024. The Stop TB Canada secretariat will outline our plans to commemorate this day and let you know how you can get involved with our advocacy. This will also be an opportunity for you to share your individual or organizational plans for World TB Day - we are always happy to amplify your work!
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqfu-urjkrGtXHz5s4sTSwR7P1raH0Tyvf#/registration
Setting the scene for TB R&D advocacy in 2024
As we prepare for another busy year for TB vaccine development and TB R&D at large, join the first TB Vaccine Advocacy Roadmap (TB Vax ARM) call of the year.
On Wednesday 14 February 2024, get updates and insights on:
2023 TB Research Funding Trends (Mike Frick, Treatment Action Group)
Reflections from the pre-HLM on TB New TB Tools side event (Karishma Saran, FIND)
Update on the H56:IC31 Phase 2b results
Register here: https://iavi.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAscemoqzMuGtIvUuE7fVasTa7ifd2ya-QD#/registration
The Global Fund’s Unique Contribution to Universal Health Coverage and Stronger Health Systems
On UHC Day 2023, Friends of the Global Fight will host a global webinar discuss to the findings and implications of our new report, The Global Fund’s Unique Contribution to Universal Health Coverage and Stronger Health Systems, for health policy, health systems strengthening and UHC. The webinar will include an overview of the report, a panel discussion of experts and Q&A with the audience.
Register here:
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_aRimR_9gThC2_3XDcAI_ow#/registration
Investing for Global Health Impact: Making the Impossible Possible
Join us in a 1-hour roundtable discussion with Peter Sands (Executive Director of The Global Fund) and Bill Rodriguez (CEO of FIND) on the pathway to 2030.
A briefing on the upcoming High Level Meeting on TB: Taking action to close the deadly divides
In this online event you will be introduced to the findings and voices of the Accountability Report of TB-Affected Communities & Civil Society: Priorities to Close the Deadly Divide. From stories of traversing the deadly divides to reflections on challenges and opportunities at hand, we will explore how to squeeze impact and action out of the upcoming HLM on TB.
Research & Development #GameChangers to End Tuberculosis
This webinar on July 31 at 11:00am ET co-hosted by Stop TB Canada and Results Canada will provide an overview of the research & development (R&D) landscape for TB, including an assessment of how global TB R&D investments compare to the financial need identified in the new Global Plan to End TB.
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Canada: What public health needs to know
In this webinar, our speaker, Dr. Brett Edwards will describe concerns related to the global and national epidemiology of multidrug resistant tuberculosis, and review key steps in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. He will also discuss important challenges faced by Canadian public health systems in responding to MDR TB and solutions to support people who are affected. Dr Edwards is an infectious disease physician practicing in Calgary with a special interest in TB and MDR TB.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/multidrug-resistant-tb-in-canada-what-public-health-needs-to-know-tickets-629503761697
Additional information: https://nccid.ca/webcast/multidrug-resistant-tb-in-canada-what-public-health-needs-to-know/
The State of Tuberculosis Surveillance in Canada: Landscape and Ways Forward
This webinar considers the current state of tuberculosis (TB) surveillance in Canada and what a robust strategic plan supported by high-quality surveillance data could achieve for TB elimination.
Results Canada National Conference
Game-changers for achieving Global Goals by 2030
Results Canada is having a National Conference this spring! On May 6-7, we will come together to focus on the game changers that are needed to get us back on track to achieving the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. You will be able to connect with volunteers and partners, learn new skills through interactive workshops, and hear from advocacy champions from around the world so you can grow your own advocacy strength.
Immediately following on May 8, you will have the opportunity to use your newly developed advocacy skills to meet with parliamentarians in a ‘Lobby Day’. Along with other volunteers in your area, we will support you to meet with Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators to put your advocacy skills into action and advocate for global development. You don’t want to miss out on the action!
Register here: Results Canada National Conference May 6-8, 2023 - Results Canada
Town Hall for Civil Society & Affected Community
The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening a Civil Society Town Hall in close collaboration with WHO's Civil Society Task Force on TB, on preparations for the upcoming UN High-Level Meeting on TB.
The Town Hall will be led by WHO's Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, senior WHO leadership and members of the Task Force.
The event will aim to:
1. Highlight the actions taken by the Task Force in the context of preparations for the upcoming UN High Level Meeting on TB;
2. Consult with participants and harness their feedback and recommendations to strengthen civil society participation and input to the deliberations at the UN High Level Meeting on TB.
The event is open to all stakeholders in the fight to end TB, and we especially invite civil society and affected communities to participate in the discussions.
Register for the event here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJ2jvUcfSC1tRvK-TOZW6oo2Wt7bTFzzWnuRGY83VwqE0AbA/viewform
A zoom link will be shared upon registration, closer to the date.
TB Vaccine Development: The Next Chapter Starts Now
Join Treatment Action Group (TAG) for a webinar to learn more about important developments in TB vaccine research. The webinar will provide an overview of the TB vaccine pipeline, based on TAG’s recent Tuberculosis Vaccines Pipeline Report, including the different candidates at different stages of research and ongoing and upcoming studies that advocates should closely follow. This webinar is intended for the community, civil society, and other advocates and interested stakeholders. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions about the pipeline with no specialized knowledge of TB vaccine research assumed.
By better understanding the pipeline, participants will be equipped to advocate for TB vaccines at upcoming events like the UN High-Level Meeting on TB; build demand for new TB vaccines by sharing information with communities; and support governments as they undertake clinical trials and begin preparing for new TB vaccine policymaking and introduction.
Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkdO6gqzgjEtX8t26V_yF9rDhgJNX2k632
We must find TB, to end TB
As a world-leader in TB diagnosis, treatment and management - with in-depth expertise and experience of working in high-burden countries with limited resources - The Union has developed a series of resources on TB in children and adolescents. This international webinar will focus specifically on children and adolescents as a vulnerable group most often infected with TB by undiagnosed and untreated adults.
The webinar will reflect four objectives within The Union’s TB strategy:
End the spread of TB
Prevent the development of TB
Effective care and management of people with TB
Engage public and private sectors to address the special needs of children with TB and adults with TB-related disabilities, other illnesses and risks
It will put The Union’s expertise and resources in your hands to fight the spread of TB and care for people with TB where you are.
This webinar is free to attend but you need to ensure you register in advance.
This 90-minute webinar is designed for healthcare professionals working on TB in high-burden countries with limited resources. This includes managers, coordinators, and those specialising in child and adolescent TB work within national TB programmes, Ministries of Health, international organisations, foundations, corporations and development agencies.
Register for the webinar here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kBAiDnGEReSZK90crz9fMg
Indigenous Webinar Series: What We Inherited and the Role of the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action
In 2021, Chief Cadmus Delorme faced one of the hardest moments as Chief when the Saulteaux and Cree First Nation made international headlines with the validation of potentially 751 unmarked graves near the former Marieval Indian Residential School. Cowessess made headlines again as the first First Nations to sign an agreement with Ottawa and the province that returns jurisdiction over children in care to the First Nation. Federal legislation overhauling Indigenous child welfare was passed in 2019 and came into force last year.
Join us for this FREE webinar hosted on World TB Day as Chief Cadmus Delorme brings stories, truth, and understanding to the role each person plays in assuring the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action are implemented.
This event will take place on March 24th, 2023, at 1:00 pm EST. Click here to register!
Culturally Competent Tuberculosis Care for Health Care Workers and Public Health Professionals Serving Indigenous Peoples of Canada Webinar
The First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) is pleased to invite you to a virtual event for World TB Day 2023. This year’s theme is Culturally Competent Tuberculosis Care for Health Care Workers and Public Health Professionals Serving Indigenous Peoples of Canada: Chapter 12 of the Canadian Tuberculosis Standards. We invite healthcare providers working with, or providing care to any First Nations, Inuk, or Métis person affected by TB in Canada to attend.
We will hear from:
Kelsie McGregor, Policy Analyst, Assembly of First Nations
Raymond Obed, Policy Analyst, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Other speakers to be confirmed!
Join the webinar here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85751379196?pwd=cDVhSjlXZFRqb01xZkw3MXplZEd1dz09
Together, let's #EndTB: A World TB Day webinar
Yes, we can #EndTB by 2030.
Despite being preventable and largely treatable, tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, second only to COVID-19. Over the past two years, we have seen devastating increases in TB incidence and deaths, due to disruptions to programming and care during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 1.6 million people dying of TB in 2021 alone.
TB is also an issue in Canada, where the burden of disease is disproportionately felt by Indigenous peoples and newcomers. Addressing the ongoing TB outbreaks that Indigenous and Inuit communities face across Canada is not only essential to meeting the government’s commitment to TB elimination across Inuit Nunangat by 2030, but also to advancing the work of Reconciliation. Additionally, with the vast majority of the TB burden in Canada being borne by newcomers, addressing the TB crisis in Canada is intricately tied to the global fight to end TB, to global solidarity, and to the right to health for all.
Ahead of this World TB Day (March 24), join us for an open discussion with distinguished speakers who will share their valuable experience and insights on how we can work together to take meaningful, high-impact action to end TB once and for all in Canada and abroad – because we can.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpc-iuqjMiGtN_Hkb9mWxxFsmTqldsaauD
Annual TB Conference: The Union-NAR
The Union-North America Region (NAR) is the regional arm of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), a global public health organization with the vision to provide health solutions to the poor. BC Lung is an organizational member of The Union and acts as the Secretariat, organizing and hosting The Union-NAR's annual conference. View the conference program here.
Click here to register for the conference.
National Call: What are your plans for World TB Day 2023?
Every few months, Stop TB Canada hosts a National Call to bring together all those in Canada who are involved in the fight to end TB. These calls are intended to provide a space for collaboration and information sharing. Each call will cover a specific and timely topic relevant to the Canadian context. This month, the National Call will focus on coordinating our plans for World TB Day 2023.
Join the next National Call on Thursday February 16, 2023 at 1:00 pm ET! We will be sharing our plans for World TB Day and would love to hear how you will be commemorating the day as well.
Register for the National Call here.
The Canadian TB Standards: Knowledge to Action through Advocacy
The last 8 years have witnessed great strides in our understanding of the pathogenesis, immunology, and epidemiology of tuberculosis. In the past decade, after too many decades of inaction, new diagnostics and new treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) infection, and drug-resistant TB disease have been developed. This 8th edition of the Canadian Thoracic Society Tuberculosis Standards (the Standards) is a set of tools that have been extensively revised to incorporate much of this new information, building upon the 7 previous versions.
Leveraging the knowledge from the Standards, the Stop TB Canada network pulled key findings to develop specific calls-to-actions needed for national TB elimination. Join Stop TB Canada and the Canadian Thoracic Society on December 8th at 1:00pm ET for a webinar on our key recommendations to help inform the development of a National TB Elimination Strategy, including:
Improve TB screening strategies among high-priority groups.
Address the social determinants of health and barriers to TB care.
Improve access to essential medicines for TB treatment.
Implement a timely tuberculosis surveillance infrastructure.
Adopt accountability, monitoring, and evaluation measures for programming.
COVID-19 has reversed years of progress in the fight to end TB, and has exacerbated several upstream drivers of TB burden- we need to get back on track to eliminating TB. Join Stop TB Canada and the Canadian Thoracic Society in calling on Canada to implement an equitable and effective national TB Elimination Plan! Speakers at the webinar include:
Dr. Dick Menzies, Director, McGill International TB Centre
Dr. Christina Greenaway, Infectious Disease Physician & Clinician, McGill International TB Centre
Monica Shandal, TB Survivor & PhD Candidate
Dr. Elizabeth Rea, Associate Medical Officer of Health for TB, Toronto Public Health & co-Chair, Stop TB Canada
Adam Houston, Medical Policy & Advocacy Officer, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Canada
Dr. Courtney Heffernan, Manager, TB Program Evaluation and Research Unit, University of Alberta,
See the event details below:
Date: Thursday, December 8, 2022
Time: 1:00 PM EST
Register for the event here.
Watch the recording of the webinar here:
2022 Canadian Conference on Global Health
The Canadian Association for Global Health (CAGH) is delighted to announce that the 28th Canadian Conference on Global Health (CCGH 2022) will be held from November 21-23 2022. This year's conference will be taking place at the Hilton Toronto in downtown Toronto. CCGH 2022 will be presented in a hybrid format and offer both in-person and virtual access.
The uncertainty of conflict, climate change, economic and/or financial crises, and pandemics, continues to call for attention and resources that will redress the inequities that exist along the continuum from local to global, within and between countries.
The COVID-19 global pandemic has upended life for people everywhere and has highlighted the dramatic uncertainty of our times. Pandemic experiences have exacerbated the negative and differential impacts of already unpredictable environmental, political, social, and funding landscapes. Health inequities and exclusion remain deeply entrenched in our systems. With growing calls to decolonize global health and attention paid to equity, diversity, and inclusion, global health researchers and practitioners must channel attention towards inclusive rebuilding. How do we achieve meaningful inclusion in our research and practice in ways that will advance global health while creating and promoting opportunities for authentic partnerships and diverse leadership? How is inclusion considered and reflected while building stronger, decolonized spaces?
The uncertainties that emerge from climate change, poverty, growing inequalities and health emergencies have pervasive impacts on communities and people who are already marginalized and disadvantaged. The impacts of such uncertainties reverberate across societies and are experienced in all countries around the world.
CCGH 2022 will provide a platform to revisit and re-envision policies, strategies, and practices with the aim of identifying barriers and bottlenecks that may hinder the attainment of inclusive global health and Universal Health Coverage goals.
We invite workshops and presentations that delve into our theme of how we achieve Inclusive Global Health. Abstracts will tackle questions and approaches for further understanding of inclusion, equity, and decolonization, with particular attention paid to the unpredictability of our times and the necessary collective responses.
Register for the event here.
1/4/6x24 Campaign Call to Action: Kick Starting Momentum Toward the HLM
As a civil society organization fighting to end TB, TAG and their allies are immensely concerned about the upcoming 2022 Global Tuberculosis Report set to be released next week by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is expected that the coronavirus-related disruptions that drove rising TB deaths revealed by the 2021 Report – the first such increase since 2005 – to persist and that this disheartening trajectory will once again be visible in 2022. For an infectious disease that’s preventable and curable, this is unacceptable.
While decades of political neglect have long forced us to fight TB using outdated tools, investments in research and development have finally delivered shorter, safer and more effective treatment regimens. Relative to their predecessors, these newer regimens are quicker to complete and sharply reduce severe side effects and improve patient outcomes – but very few people at risk of or with TB have access to them.
The need for a major paradigm shift in TB has never been clearer, and the 1/4/6x24 Campaign charts a path forward. The Campaign gets its name from its central demand – that the shortest available treatment regimens – one month or once weekly for TB preventive treatment, four months for drug-sensitive TB and six months for drug-resistant TB – be made accessible to everyone, everywhere as a human right by the end of 2024. The 1/4/6x24 Campaign was launched in memory of the late Partners in Health (PIH) cofounder Dr. Paul Farmer to rally the energy, funding, and political will necessary to end TB.
Please join the 1/4/6x24 Campaign Coalition at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Friday, October 28 at 8:30 a.m. for our session at the USAID TB Symposium “1/4/6x24 Campaign Call to Action: Kick Starting Momentum Toward the HLM.”
The event will outline why 1/4/6x24 is so urgent, and how it will transform the lives of people at risk of and living with TB, and the fight to end TB. It will also feature exclusive announcements of commitments from governments and global health actors about how they’ll contribute to achieving 1/4/6x24.
You can learn more and register to view the livestream / webcast of the session here.
National Call: Canada’s Progress towards TB Commitments & Informing Stop TB Partnership's Deadly Divide Report
The 2023 United Nations High Level Meeting on tuberculosis (UN HLM TB) is fast approaching. This is an opportunity to accelerate momentum on TB elimination and secure global political support. The Stop TB Partnership Board Delegations representing affected community and civil society organizations are working to ensure the meeting centers the needs, priorities and recommendations of communities affected by TB. Toward this end, we are crafting an updated Deadly Divide Report (TB community accountability report) to highlight progress achieved, actions undertaken by civil society and TB affected communities, remaining gaps, and priority messages in need of being elevated to the highest levels of political leadership.
The informed perspective of agents of change such as yourself and the organization you represent is vital to formulating a transformative call to action. Please join this webinar, which will be moderated as a focus group discussion and consultation to begin to share your valuable experience and perspectives.
Together we can #EndTB. Together we can make the 2023 UN HLM on TB an action forcing moment for change.
Register to join the National Call here.
How can we improve access to shorter drug regimens?
TAG along with Partners in Health (PIH) and Medciens Sans Frontiers (MSF) recently launched the 1 / 4 / 6 x 24 campaign at the AIDS 2022 conference. The 1 / 4 / 6 x 24 campaign is about claiming the right of people with TB to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress, which is a precondition for realizing the right to health. It’s about getting in place the staff, stuff, space, systems, and support needed to successfully make available today’s short-course regimens – for everyone, everywhere. And in doing so, to bring to the global fight against TB the energy, resources, and common cause necessary to get back on track by the end of 2024.
The TBPPM Learning Network is happy to support this important campaign. In this TBPPM Friday Forum, we will be discussing the various barriers encountered in the scale-up of these shorter regimens and the possible solutions to address these barriers. This will be an informal discussion addressing the below questions.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpf-qoqTwpEtHr4tXm4SLvx2vNO3tJmI4j
International AIDS Conference
Join us at the International AIDS Conference in Montreal
Stop TB Canada and our partners will be at the International AIDS Conference in Montreal from July 29 - August 2 and we would love to see you there! See the different sessions that we are participating in below.
Stop TB Canada Global Village Booth: Stop TB Canada will have a booth in the Global Village where we will be sharing the work of the network, educating conference attendees about TB, and equipping them to take action to help end HIV/AIDS and TB.
When? July 30 - Aug 1, 10:30am - 6:00pm
Where? Palais des congrès de Montréal (Global Village level 2)
Results Canada Networking Zone: Results Canada will be participating in the GFAN Networking Zone where you can interact with a 3D video experience to learn more about the Global Fund and take action in support of our Global Fund campaign.
When? July 31, 1:30 - 3:00pm
Where? Palais des congrès de Montréal (global Village level 2)
Conference floor plan:
Global Village floor plan (floor 2):
Words Matter: A Stop TB Canada Webinar about Language and Tuberculosis
After the recent publication of “Words Matter”, a flagship communications tool developed by the Stop TB Partnership, let’s dive deeper into the applicability of this language guide and what it means in practice for those living with and working in TB in Canada.
Join Stop TB Canada on Monday July 11th at 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EST to learn more about the importance of the words we use when talking about TB. We will discuss the history of stigmatizing language, reflections on appropriate vocabulary and Indigenous perspectives when talking TB in Canada.
You will hear from:
- Rhea Lobo, Board Member (Alt), Stop TB Partnership
- Beauty Umana, Researcher, TB Stigma and Language, York University
- Tiffany Adam, TB nurse, Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority
- Dr. Elizabeth Rea, co-chair, Stop TB Canada & Associate Medical Officer of Health with the Tuberculosis program at Toronto Public Health
Moderated by Tina Campbell, co-chair, Stop TB Canada & TB Advisor, Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority
Watch the recording:
Stop TB Canada National Call
Every other month, Stop TB Canada holds a National Call to bring all those in Canada involved in the quest to end tuberculosis together, to share information, ask questions, and identify areas for collaboration.
Join Stop TB Canada for our upcoming National Call where we will dive into our current global campaign in support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. During this call, you will hear from our partners at ONE about the critical role that the Global Fund plays in the quest to end TB, the importance of this year's replenishment, and our ask of Canada to #FightForWhatCounts.
Speakers:
Minerva Saddler Gray, Partnership and Engagement Manager, ONE
Justin McAuley, Media Manager, ONE
Wednesday, June 22 1:00-2:00pm EST
Watch the recording here:
Indigenous TB: Lived Experience in Canada
Join moderator Trevor Stratton with 3 speakers:
Background of TB and Indigenous Peoples in Canada
TB lived experience
Front line TB responses and coordination
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VC-oU8S8RQ-x4psQdifTjg
Lunch with Lucica
Join us for an informal virtual conversation on Friday March 25th 12:00-1:00pm ET with Dr. Lucica Ditiu, Executive Director of the Stop TB Partnership. We will reflect on the success of World TB Day in Canada and around the world, and open up for a discussion on what still needs to be done to get back on a trajectory towards TB elimination. This is an opportunity to ask questions, hear from our partners working to end TB globally, and share learnings between global and domestic efforts to end TB.
Watch recording:
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Every few months, Stop TB Canada hosts a Canada-wide call to bring together people involved in the fight against tuberculosis.
Join the next National Call on Thursday May 13, 2021 at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PT! We will be reporting back on our recent progress, including World TB Day and the launch of our annual report. The National Call will also provide a space for participants to share information and identify opportunities to collaborate going forward.
Register now:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0od-igrzgqGdfSvNwav0h_k-3BeHGnZYRj