From Policy to Impact: Advancing DR-TB Prevention, Diagnosis, and Access Through Community and Market Solutions
KNCV invites you to join a webinar exploring practical experiences, lessons learned and innovative approaches to advancing DR-TB prevention, diagnosis and access to care through community and market solutions.
Date: 14 October 2026
Time: 12:00–14:00 CET
Register: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/…/e259bfd9-3a77-45a7…
By participating in this webinar, you will:
Learn from the Philippines’ experience in developing policies and guidelines to scale up DR-TB preventive treatment and diagnostic innovations. Explore progress in implementing DR-TB preventive treatment. Hear early experiences with stool-based low-complexity nucleic acid amplification testing for childhood TB diagnosis. Discover how community-led TB care and multisectoral collaboration are strengthening prevention, screening, referral and support in Ukraine. Understand how decentralised TB services can be supported through clearly defined roles, coordination and monitoring. Gain insights into market-shaping efforts to improve access to TB commodities and address procurement and supply-chain barriers. Exchange questions, experiences and reflections during an audience discussion.
Webinar Experts:
Moderators:
Ahmed Bedru – KNCV Ethiopia Elzier Mangunyane – Fundação Aurum
Speakers: Dr. Charisse Malbacias – Dept. of Health, Philippines Dr. Mamel Quelapio – KNCV Philippines Ms. Leveriza Coprada – KNCV Philippines Mr. Volodymyr Kochanov – PATH Ukraine Olya Klymenko – TB Europe Coalition/TBPeople Ukraine Swarnika Ahuja – Clinton Health Access Initiative, CHAI
This webinar is part of the Unitaid-funded ASCENT DR-TB project, led by KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation.