PPT-Pooling sputum specimens to increase testing capacity for TB diagnosis during the COVID-19

Presented by Vibol Iem PhD candidate Primary Supervisors Dr Tom Wingfield Pr Luis Cuevas Background Tuberculosis TB is an ancient disease that remains a major public health concern being the leading cause of death by a single infectious agent before the emergence of the coronavirus COVID19 pandemic ranking above HIVAIDS. www.cdc.gov/COVID19 COVID - 19 Surveillance Webinar Sentinel Surveillance Laboratory Testing and WHO Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System Reporting Meg McCarron, Influenza Division Olg Page 9 Yan Leyfman 1 , Timothy K. Erick 1 , Pushpa Sharma 1,2 1 WACEM-ACAIM Joint Global COVID-19 Taskforce— Immunology Division, USA 2 Department of Anaesthesiology, Uniformed Services Universit COVID-19: Make it the Last Pandemic by The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness & Response2 of 86 Disclaimer: The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication Prepared by DHMOSH Public Health Unit. Please ADAPT THE CONTENTS of this . slidedeck. as needed.. Please email your “after action report” to. . dos-dhmosh-public-health@un.org. . when TTX completed . April 3, 2020. David Radley, Ph.D. – Senior Scientist, Commonwealth Fund. Co-Authors on Accompanying . Brief: . Jesse Baumgartner . Eric . Schneider, M.D. . . Sara . Collins, Ph.D. December 2020 PACIFIC GENDER INNOVATION LAB The East Asia and Pacic Gender Innovation Lab (EAPGIL) carries out impact evaluations and inferential research to generate evidence on what wor Introduction. Methods. Discussion. Those experiencing homelessness constitute a high-risk population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through evaluating lessons learned from H1N1, specific recommendations can be applied to the current pandemic. Mobile clinics, as part of coordinated outreach efforts, have the potential to facilitate the operationalizing of these guidelines to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in homeless populations. . Outline. Context for modelling approaches. Methodology of BCG, Imperial College London and UCL Models. Variation in Testing and Limitations. Model outputs. Data by top LGAs and socioeconomic vulnerability. Jacob Conley. Background. The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic saw the emergence of a new class structure defined by the inequal distribution of risk between face-to-face and professional workers. .. . Urszula Grata-Borkowska, . Mateusz Sobieski, . Jarosław Drobnik,. Ewa . Fabich. , . Maria Magdalena Bujnowska-. Fedak. .. Department of Family Medicine. . Wroclaw . Medical University. Department. Basmah. Almaarik. Specimen Collection. Collection & transportation of GOOD quality specimen for microbiological examination is . crucial.. Some tips. Laboratory investigation should start as early as possible. . to the COVID-19 pandemic. 1. OFFICIAL. OFFICIAL. 2. Background. Published over 30 reports on various aspects of the government’s response to the pandemic – we have used a variety of mechanisms to enhance accountability and transparency. ICAO Virtual Meeting for Ministers of Health, Tourism and Transportation and Civil Aviation Authorities Directors General on Aviation Recovery. North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACC) States. Natalie Marlowe. 1. , David Lam. 2. , Suthat Liangpunsakul. 3. . ConclusionS. We documented a significant increase in AH hospitalizations, in-hospital mortality, and healthcare cost and utilization among AH patients, notably in those who were...