TOMORROW: Live Webcast on Tuberculosis
We wanted to be sure to let you know about a live, interactive webcast hosted by the Kaiser Family Foundation tomorrow at 1 pm EST. The webcast will feature a panel of experts discussing U.S. strategy to combat the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic.
According to Kaiser,
TB, a preventable and curable disease, remains one of the world’s major causes of illness and death, resulting in close to 2 million deaths in 2007. The majority of TB cases and deaths are concentrated in developing countries, particularly those in Asia and Africa. During this live webcast, the panel will discuss the U.S. government’s global response to TB, including the status of a Congressionally-mandated five-year global TB strategy, how such a strategy will be integrated into the administration’s new, broader, Global Health Initiative, and key challenges that remain – such as the link between HIV and TB – in combating the disease around the world.
We’ll post the link to the webcast when it becomes available approximately 30 minutes before it begins.
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