TB Ed Talks
Every month, listen to TB experts talk about their area of expertise and take questions live!March 18th at 8pm ET:
For Everything is Tuberculosis's birthday:
Partnering with People: Compassion and the End of Tuberculosis
About the Talk
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common human pathogens, but the social construction of the disease insists on making it a problem of "others". Stigma and discrimination are rampant when it comes to TB, including among the providers and policy makers charged with stopping TB. An end to this "othering" is the only way to end TB, and this will best be accomplished through power-sharing and partnership with people who are impacted by TB. This talk will present some examples of true partnership in approaches to drug-resistant TB and review principles for forging a new solidarity moving forward.
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About Dr. Furin
Jennifer Furin, MD, PhD, is an infectious diseases clinician and a medical anthropologist who focuses on global health. Dr. Furin is engaged in clinical and program work and operational research to support the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV. She has been fighting drug-resistant TB since 1995 when she began working in Lima, Peru with Partners In Health. She serves as a high-level consultant for a number of National TB Programs, WHO, USAID, and Médecins Sans Frontières.
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Past Talks
Bonus Talks:
TB 101
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TB Breakthroughs & Innovation
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Search-Treat-Prevent: A strategy to eliminate TB
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TBFighters 2025 Year In Review
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A look at Tuberculosis Advocacy in 2025—the milestones, memories and moments that matter.
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TB in children: what's the problem and what can we do?
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Do you know that half of the children with TB are never diagnosed and miss lifesaving treatment? And that the gaps are even worse for the children affected by drug-resistant TB with over 85% missing diagnosis and treatment? The talk will cover why it is so difficult to diagnose TB in children, what could be solutions to do better and how we can work together to save more lives of children affected by TB.
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LIBRE-Post TB: A pilot intervention to address post-TB lung disease
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Carole introduced the phenomenon of post-TB lung disease (PTLD), which may affect up to 60% of people who are cured of TB. She also discussed a pilot intervention for PTLD developed by Socios En Salud (PIH in Peru) to help people with respiratory symptoms after TB. And she reported on the acceptability, feasibility, and cost of the intervention in its first 40 participants. Lastly, she shared next steps in research and care for PTLD.
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Ending TB with Economic Justice
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Chloe discusses economic barriers that prevent countries from achieving proper healthcare systems and treating infectious diseases like TB. She looks specifically at taxes, the global debt crisis, and economic justice as the solution.
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