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The annual meeting of the Stop
TB Working Group on New
Diagnostics October 19, 2005,
brought together leading
international delegates to
review and discuss technology
developments in TB. The
well-attended working group
meeting included an update on
the Global Plan to Stop TB II,
presentations on methods to
advance point of care TB
diagnostics, updates on
technology applications and new
approaches for diagnosing TB at
the district level.
Four new subgroups for the
Stop TB Working Group on New
Diagnostics have been created:
- Discovery
Research
- Diagnostic Trials
- Market Entry
- Advocacy
Membership is now open for
these new subgroups. Interested
parties can contact:
info@finddiagnostics.com
or
Dr. Jane Cunningham:
cunninghamj@who.int
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View Presentations from the Stop TB Working Group on New
Diagnostics:
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Update on the
Global Plan to Stop TB II,
Dr. Jane Cunningham |
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Filling Knowledge Gaps for the
development of Point of Care TB
Diagnostics: |
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Diagnosing TB at the District
Level, Dr. Haileyesus Getahun
[download
pdf 128Kb] |
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LTBI Diagnostics,
Dr. Luca Richeldi
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More Information on the Stop
TB Working Group on New
Diagnostics can be found by
visiting:
Stop TB Partnership website
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Comments from the
Stop TB Working Group
“We will be judged not
if we make a TB test,
but whether that test
will make a difference,”
Chair Giorgio
Roscigno, CEO FIND
“The ultimate goal of TB
eradication in 2050 is
innovation, innovation,
innovation.”
Dr. Dermot Maher,
Stop TB Dept., WHO
Geneva
“There is most
definitely hope for TB
serology,” Dr. Marila
Gennaro, PHRI, Newark
“(TB) diagnostics in
development could span
all areas and have
impact on many other
diseases,”
Andy Ramsay, TDR, WHO
Geneva |
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