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Similar to HIV, tuberculosis (TB) often affects the most vulnerable populations. TB and HIV coinfection is a major obstacle in the response to HIV, with HIV causing a more than 20-fold increase in the risk of latent TB reactivation and TB accelerating the decline of immune function among people living with HIV. With at least one-third of people living with HIV coinfected with latent TB, the ramifications of TB and HIV coinfection are staggering. TB 2018 will be an opportunity to highlight the key scientific challenges related to TB, TB and HIV research on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to set the stage for the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on TB. With the theme, Bridging the TB and HIV communities, TB 2018 will focus on cutting-edge research gaps to address concrete service delivery issues and translating science into practice.

14:15
Parallel session B: TB/HIV in prisons – Parallel meeting room
Sarabjit Chadha, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, India
Masoud Dara, World Health Organization, Denmark
14:16
Closed settings as reservoirs and drivers for community transmission of TB
Robin Wood, The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, South Africa
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14:30
Implementing TB control in prisons with high TB burden
Natavan Alikhanova, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan
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14:45
Community perspective on TB care in prisons
Karabo Rafube, Community representative, South Africa
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15:00
Discussion: Addressing TB in closed settings
Rick Altice, Yale University, United States
Gumisayi Bonzo, Trans Smart Trust, Zimbabwe
Robin Wood, The Desmond Tutu HIV Centre, South Africa
Natavan Alikhanova, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan
Karabo Rafube, Community representative, South Africa