Important Dates

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 21 January 2010
Scholarship applications and early registrations close. Regular registration opens

19 February 2010
Abstract submission close

20 February 2010
Late breaker abstract submissions opens

05 March  2010
Scholarship notifications.

23 March  2010
Abstract notifications 

31 March  2010
Late breaker abstract submission close

14 May 2010
Pre-conference registration close. Delegates may only register on-site after the closing date

1 June 2010
On-site registrations

 

 
 
Message from the Conference Chairperson
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Prof. Harry Hausler, TB Care Association

It is with great pleasure that I invite you to attend the South African TB Conference 2010. As a result of the growing prevalence of HIV, South Africa and the southern African region are facing one of the worst TB epidemics on the planet. In its latest Global TB Report 2009, the World Health Organization estimated that South Africa has the fifth highest number of TB cases and the second highest TB incidence of any country in the world.·

The TB Conference will be a forum for people of diverse backgrounds, experiences and skills to come together to review the evidence and to debate and develop innovative approaches to fight the TB epidemic in the era of HIV. The theme of the conference will be “Forging·Strategic Partnerships to Fight TB and HIV.

This will highlight two central strategies. The first is the involvement of communities in prevention, case finding and case holding activities. The second is the provision of integrated TB and HIV services. In most of southern Africa, more than half of TB patients are living with HIV. To avoid missed opportunities and improve the quality of care, TB and HIV services should be integrated in health facilities and communities.

Those who will benefit from attending this conference include researchers, programme managers, implementers, people working in civil society organizations, clinicians, patients, community members and all people who feel they have something to learn or contribute in the efforts to decrease the burden of TB in 2010 and beyond. South Africa is preparing to host the world at the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

The public health community must seize this opportunity to reach out to sports fans with health messages and health services.· As part of the theme of forging community partnerships to fight TB and HIV, all conference participants will be challenged to demonstrate· how they have linked with the World Cup in their home countries or in South Africa to educate the public about TB, find new TB cases or keep TB patients on treatment.  I welcome you in advance to the rainbow nation and look forward to a conference that will empower delegates and communities to fight TB in the era of HIV.·

Yours sincerely
Prof Harry Hausler
Conference Chair - TB Conference 2010

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