Tuberculosis (TB) in children has become an increasingly significant issue requiring further prioritisation in global health. In 2015, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimated that 1 million children around the world were suffering with TB. More than 136,000 children who die each year also have HIV.
Large numbers of children continue to develop TB every year, but even more have latent TB. Problems lie in understanding the exact extent of the disease. Healthcare professionals are also increasingly challenged by drug resistant TB and also difficulties in diagnosing the illness.
On 16 March, IGHI’s Global Health Forum links up with the Centre for International Child Health (CICH) who are launching a new bi-monthly seminar series to discuss pertinent issues in global health which can affect children and their families anywhere in the world. The first seminar focuses on the question,‘Tuberculosis – why are we not winning the fight?’
The aim of the CICH is to facilitate multi-disciplinary research partnerships and educational activities for global child health and to join up existing international child health research activities within the College and beyond.
Programme
16.00 Introduction – Professor Beate Kampmann, Professor of Paediatric Infection & Immunity and CICH Director
16.05 ‘Can mathematical modelling can help us understand the burden and epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis?’ – Dr Pete Dodd, Research Associate, School of Health and Related Research
(ScHARR), University of Sheffield
16.25 ‘Why do some children get tuberculosis? Does immunology have all the answers?’ – Dr Elizabeth Whittaker, NIHR Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London
16.45 ‘Treating children for tuberculosis: why is it not easier?’ – Dr James A. Seddon, Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Imperial College London
17.05 Q&A
17.30 End
The event will take place from 16.00 at the Anthony De Rothchild lecture theatre in the School of Medicine Building in Paddington (marked at number 5 on this map).
Register via Eventbrite here.