[Ip-health] MSF Symposium on TB field diagnostics: ABSTRACTS + REGISTER NOW!!

[Sheila.SHETTLE@geneva.msf.org]

TB: dying for a test -- A one-day symposium on TB field diagnostics

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS -- REGISTER NOW!

Most tuberculosis patients only have access to inadequate tests developed
over a century ago, and very few patients with drug resistant or MDR-TB get
tests fast enough to ensure proper and timely treatment.

This symposium will promote progress in appropriate TB, MDR-TB & XDR-TB
diagnostics for resource-poor settings, focusing on:
(1) challenges in TB diagnostics;
(2) best available tests that are still underused;
(3) emerging technologies;
(4) how to increase diagnostics development and roll-out.

Cape Town, 7th November 2007, preceding the IUATLD conference

Registration & attendance free, but limited to the first 200 applicants.
Early registration is strongly encouraged.

Abstracts on field TB diagnosis are also invited, particularly from
TB-endemic countries. Accepted abstracts will be displayed as posters and
be published as symposium proceedings.  Four will be selected for oral
presentation.

To register or for more information, please contact  tbdiagnostics@msf.org
Scholarships are available for accommodation & travel for the best
abstracts.
Deadline for abstract submission: 1st September 2007. Abstracts should be
limited to 1000 words on a single-A4 page.

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Sheila Shettle
Senior Communications Officer
M=E9decins Sans Fronti=E8res
Campaign for Access to Essential Medicines
Rue de Lausanne 78
1211 Geneva, Switzerland
+ 41.22.849.8403
+ 41.79.293.0270 (m.)
www.accessmed-msf.org
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