Despite conflicts & crises, #Lebanon's progress to #endTB commands respect | #Endwars #conflict #war
Channel: CNS
Date: 2023-09-02

Conflicts and crises, migration and economic meltdown are among the challenges that impact the fight against TB in Lebanon. But it is humbling and commands respect that despite of these challenges, Lebanon has been able to protect and expand its TB programme. WHO recommended molecular testing of presumptive TB cases along with those with presumptive drug-resistant TB, treatment of drug-resistant TB after drug-susceptibility testing and individualised treatment, shorter regimens on the anvil, and a lot more is happening in Lebanon.

Dr HIAM YAACOUB, National TB Programme Manager of #Lebanon, is featured in our #NewEpisode of #EndTB Dialogues (season-2) | #90for90 #GlobalVoices Series.

Dr HIAM YAACOUB has been the National TB Programme Manager of Lebanon since 2012. She is a senior specialist in respiratory medicine and TB at the Ministry of Public Health of Lebanon since 1994 onwards. A World Health Organization WHO TB and drug-resistant TB Expert, Dr Hiam Yaacoub is a noted part of Lebanese Pulmonary Society and Lebanese Order of Physicians since 1993.

Over 90 months have passed by since the promise to end TB was made when heads of countries worldwide committed to UN SDGs (in 2015).

But progress towards global TB elimination is way off the mark.

Now, less than 90 months are left to end TB (by 2030) globally – and 28 months left to end TB in India by 2025 (as on August 2023).

90for90 Global Voices series present insights from those fighting TB on the frontlines on how the world can get on track to end TB, and also how we can synergise efforts to help accelerate progress towards other related SDG goals and targets such as ending AIDS, hunger, viral hepatitis, malaria, among others.

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