DO YOU OFFER OTHER COVID-19 RELATED CONTENT?

Breaking news on COVID-19 science are among the other conference scientific highlights now listed in the online programme.

COVID-19 features as one of the topics of the late-breaker sessions, there is also a COVID-19 dedicated tracks included in the list of tracks. More information is available in the online programme.

The Union World Conference will feature a special focus on the intersection of TB and lung health with COVID-19. Numerous studies evaluating the pandemic’s impact on national TB programmes in Nigeria, Japan, Tibet, Uganda and Belarus will be presented.

Two separate late breaker studies analysing the infection and mortality rates from SARS-CoV-2 for people living with TB are likely to attract broad interest from conference delegates and the media.

The Union World Conference will feature a special focus on the intersection of TB and lung health with COVID-19. Numerous studies evaluating the pandemic’s impact on national TB programmes in Nigeria, Japan, Tibet, Uganda and Belarus will be presented.

It has been estimated that globally, a three-month lockdown and a protracted 10-month restoration could lead to an additional 6.3 million people falling ill with TB and an additional 1.4 million TB deaths over the next five years. That would result in a setback of at least five to eight years in the fight against TB – bringing 2021 global TB incidence and deaths to levels not seen since 2013 and 2016 respectively – due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

WHAT TOPICS WILL THE PLENARIES ADDRESS?

There are four plenary sessions scheduled at 2pm CEST everyday (more information available in the online programme): 

• 21 October: Prevention is better than cure 
  
• 22 October: COVID-19: heeding early lessons and preparing for the future Read more
• 23 October: Striving for universal health coverage
  
• 24 October: Greed, smoke and lung health

ARE YOU HOLDING SPECIAL SESSIONS?

Yes, we have planned a series of special sessions featuring hot topics (more information available in the online programme):

• 21 October: Special session: Sars-CoV2 - the hope for a vaccine Read more
• 22 October: COVID-19: different strokes 
  
• 23 October: TB United Nations High-Level Meeting: are we on track?
  
• 24 October: What can we do to mitigate zoonotic infection risk?
  

WHO ARE THE HIGH-LEVEL SPEAKERS PARTICIPATING IN THE CONFERENCE?

Check the list of key speakers who will be part of the Union World Conference this year and more details about their participation:

1. Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino of Japan will attend conference and speak at Opening Ceremony
   
2. President Bill Clinton and Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirmed as speakers
   
3. Speakers announced Princess Dina Mired of Jordan, Shannon Hader and Katherine Maher
   
4. Dr Anthony Fauci to deliver keynote adress on COVID-19 science
   
   

ARE THERE ANY SESSIONS WITH A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS?

Yes, there are. Satellite and Meet The Expert sessions only accept a limited number of participants on a first come, first served basis. More information is available in the online programme.