Welcome
Welcome to tbNET 97! This is an important opportunity for as to meet together and discuss issues of mutual concern. We hope that the next 3 days will be a time for sharing, learning and listening, and that you will leave the conference with new ideas, and renewed enthusiasm for TB control.
If this is your first visit to Nepal, then a very special welcome to you! We hope that you will find some time to explore Kathmandu, and perhaps even further afield, and appreciate the great beauty of this country.
This is your conference. You have helped to identify the issues you fed are important, which will be discussed in the different sessions. We are not here to team about the science of TB control - we are here to learn from each other's experiences. After all, we can read about TB control in any number of books and journals - what we bring to this conference is a vast range of experiences that we can all share and learn from. To make the most of this opportunity it's important that we all share, and all listen. That's why we included plenty of time for discussion after each presentation. And if you find it difficult speaking in front of other people, we have an alternative! Write your comments down where we can all read them on the board labelled "Writing on the Wall."
Have a great conference!
Inauguration
We are privileged to welcome today the Honourable Minister of Health, Mr. Arjun Narsingh KC. The honourable minister will officially inaugurate tbNET 97.
We are also privileged to have Mr. Kedar Sthatit with as on this occasion. Kedar has TB, and is an
treatment. He will say a few words of welcome. We ashed Kedar to speak, because we feel it is
important that we remember who this conference is for. It's for Kedar, and the millions like him,
who suffer from TB around the world. As well as listening to each others, we also need to listen
more to those who bear the burden of the global TB epidemic.
Inauguration Programme
Introductions: Dr Shanta Pande, Tuberculosis Control Network
Welcoming Remarks
Today's Programme
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:30 Inauguration
09:30-10:30 Tea Break
10:30-11:00 Countdown to the Third Millenium TB at the end of the 20th century
Presenter: Dr T Shimao, JATA
Facilitator: Dr DS Bam, NTC
11:00-12:30 Bricks or Scaffold? Working with the health service
Presenter: Dr N Hamlet, INF
Facilitator: Dr W Gould, UMN
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break tbNET Resource Centre Visits
14:00-15:00 Main Hall
Little and Large, Government and NGO Partnerships
Presenters: Mr E Saha, HEED & Dr DS Bam, NTC
Facilitator: Dr P Kumar, STC
Hall 2
Living at the Edge TB Control in Deprived Communities
Presenters: Ms R Grant, TB Care Committee and Mr A Keyes, SANTA
Facilitator: Dr M Akhtar
15:00-16:00 Voices to the Poor, Voices for the Poor Advocacy and Health Education
Facilitator: Dr K Osuga, JICA
16:00-16:30 Tea/Coffee Break
16:30-17:30 Main Hall
People On the Move TB Control in Refugees
Presenter: Dr S Tamang, SCF, UK
Facilitator: Mr V Shah, EHA
Hall 2
Centres of Excellence? Hospital based TB Control
Presenter: Dr A Edwards, UMN
Facilitator: Mr M Sharma, BNMT
Speaker's Corner
This is your opportunity to have your say! Stand up and tell us what you think about any issue
relating to TB control. You only have five minutes but you can be radical, innovative or just tell us
about your latest idea. To book this speaker's corner contact Ian Smith in the conference office.
We will make a summary of what you say and include on this page.
Resource Centre
Visit the resource centre! It's a place where you will find different resources from many organizations. Videos, training materials, advocacy booklets, health education posters and many other things.
If you have brought materials please hand them in at the resource centre and we will put them on display.
We also have computer connected upto the Internet. See what resources are available worldwide and visit our home page on the World Wide Web.
Writing On the Wall
Thank you for notifying me about your conference in Kathmandu.
I would very much like to participate as much as possible via email. I will also forward your message members of the Liverpool TB Interest Group so that they may participate as well.
Yours sincerely,
Bertie Squire
(Dr SB Squire)
Senior Lecturer in Tropical Medicine
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
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Please add me to the list of recipients for the virtual coverage of the conference by e-mail.
I will endeavour to reach the sea-aids subscribers with any relevant questions or discussion.
Hope it goes well.
Tim France
UNAIDS, Bangkok