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Workshop on TB/HIV Co-Infection (Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 12 August 2006)

Agenda
(PDF, 26 Kb)

Fact Sheet
(PDF, 33 Kb)

PAHO Contacts
- Rafael Mazín,
AIDS Unit
- Pilar Ramón-Pardo, Regional Program on Tuberculosis

WHO Links
TB |  HIV | Joint HIV/TB Interventions

Stop TB Partnership

PAHO Links
- TB/HIV Workshops prior to this one: 4/2006 | 2004 | 2003
- Workshops on TB in Prisons: 2006 | 2004 | 2003
- PAHO Tuberculosis Page |  PAHO AIDS Page

Satellite meeting organized by PAHO/WHO to take place immediately before the XVI^th International AIDS Conference organized by WHO, UNAIDS, the International AIDS Society, Treatment Action Group, and the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research, on behalf of the Working Group on TB/HIV of the Stop TB Partnership.

Objectives

• Know about the interaction between TB and HIV/AIDS and the impact of co-infection on the quality of life of people living with HIV.
• Identify mechanisms for fostering community involvement and participation to protect and improve the health of people affected by these two diseases.
• Get acquainted with an educational model directed at community members for developing and strengthening their communication and advocacy skills with regard to TB/HIV co-infection.