Research needed to know who's likely to progress from latent TB to active disease | #endTB Dialogues
Channel: CNS
Date: 2019-10-27

This episode of #endTBdialogues presents conversation with Dr SOUMYA SWAMINATHAN, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO). She was most recently WHO's Deputy Director-General for Programmes. A paediatrician from India and a globally recognized researcher on tuberculosis and HIV, she brings with her 30 years of experience in clinical care and research and has worked throughout her career to translate research into impactful programmes. Dr Swaminathan was Secretary to the Government of India for Health Research and Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) from 2015 to 2017. 

#EndTB Dialogues is a special CNS series, presenting insightful and thought-provoking interviews with leaders to accelerate progress towards ending TB. Launched in the lead up to the 50th Union World Conference on #LungHealth in October 2019, this series underpins the URGENCY to step up the fight against the epidemic.

Dr Swaminathan is in conversation with CNS Managing Editor Shobha Shukla.

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