U.S
S. Congresss World TB
T Day Conngressionaal Briefing
Tubeerculosis – Why This
Th Ancieent Diseaase Remains a Gloobal Heallth
T
Threat
In coooperation wiith the House TB Elimination Caucuus, co-chaireed by Reps. Engel
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(D-NY
Y),
Green (D-TX
TX) & Youngg (R-AK)
Tuesday, March 200, 2012
12:00pm - 1:30p
pm
Room
R
B-3340, Raybu
urn Housee Office Bu
uilding
Lunch will be servved
You are invited
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to atttend an educcational briefing on tubeerculosis - whhat it is, how
w it spreads and
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why we have
h
not elim
minated this ancient diseease that perssists in the U.S.
U and is thhe second
leading innfectious dissease worldw
wide, killingg 1.4 million people annuually. All U.S. states
continue to report cases of TB. Border
B
states and those with
w large Naative Americcan and otheer
racial andd ethnic min
nority populaations face sppecial challeenges. Special areas of focus
fo
of the
briefing will
w include drug resistant TB and TB
T in childreen. Worldwidde, major gaains have beeen
made in expanding
e
access
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to treaatment but thhere are still challenges ahead
a
includding ensuringg
preventioon and care of
o multidrugg-resistant tuuberculosis. Join
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us to leaarn why U.S
S. leadership on
this globaal health threat is criticaal.
Speakers:
Mario Raaviglione, M.D.,
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Directoor, Stop TB Department,
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World Heallth Organizaation, Moderrator
RADM Kenneth
K
G. Castro,
C
M.D., Director, Division
D
of TB
T Eliminattion, Centerss for Diseasee
Control and
a Preventiion
S
M.D.,, Professor of
o Pediatrics,, Baylor Colllege of Meddicine and Director,
Jeffrey Starke,
Children's TB Clinic, Texas Chilldren's Hospital
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MSW
W, Vice-President, TB Photovoice
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& Advocate for
f Persons Affected
A
by TB
Rachel Orduno,
Plea
ase RSVP to Chris Hugh
hes of the Am
merican Thorracic Society
at [email protected] or at (202) 296.97770
(This is a widely
w
attendedd event)