We are glad to announce the 23rd webinar of the Virtual Medical Consilium (VMC) of the WHO Regional Office for Europe dedicated to the TB Infection prevention and control. Please, join the webinar on 20th October, from 11:30 to 13:00 Copenhagen time. Working language: English and Russian with simultaneous interpretation.

Please, register in advance for this webinar following the link: 

https://euro-who.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqdO-spjwqGtxwB5ucKVU4mozo5da470QA

Feel free to share the registration link for the webinar with all interested parties. After registration you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

The webinar agenda includes:

·        Welcoming remarks. Dr Askar Yedilbayev, Regional TB and DR-TB Advisor, Joint Infectious Diseases Unit, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Denmark.

·        Overview of new WHO guideline and handbook on TB Infection Control and Prevention. Dr Avinash Kanchar, Global TB Programme, WHO Headquarters, Switzerland.

·        Evidence behind WHO recommendations on TB infection prevention and control. DrGrigory Volchenkov, WHO expert 

·        People-centered approach in TB infection prevention and control. Dr Askar Yedilbayev, Regional TB and DR-TB Advisor, Joint Infectious Diseases Unit, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Denmark.

·        Questions and Answers.

All presentations and recording from the upcoming webinar will be available at this page. There you can also access all the presentations and recording from the previous webinars.