Tuberculosis research and investment – Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

Wednesday 24th March | 14:00 – 15:30 CET
Hosted by MEP Manuel Pizarro (S&D, Portugal)
Chaired by Dr Raquel Duarte (ERS Assembly 10 Secretary)
 
 14:00 - 14:10 Welcome
MEP Manuel Pizarro (S&D, Portugal and the co-chair of the MEP Lung Health Group)

14:10 - 14:15 Working together with national political representatives – Global TB Caucus
Parliamentarian

14:15 - 14:23 TB and COVID-19: European opportunities and challenges
Suvanand Sahu (Stop TB Partnership)
14:23 – 14:30 TB R&D: missing tools and the current financing landscape considering the impact of COVID-19
Mike Frick (Treatment Action Group) 
14:30 – 14:40 Q&A

14:40 – 14:50 How COVID has impacted people with TB
Nandita Venkatesan
14:50 – 14:55 Q&A 

14:55 – 15:03 Accelerating the end of TB/HIV as epidemics
Scott Boule (The Global Fund)
15:03 – 15:18 The R&D solution 
Lisa Goerlitz (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung)
15:18 – 15:25 Q&A

15:25 – 15:30 Closing
MEP Manuel Pizarro (S&D, Portugal and co-chair of the MEP Lung Health Group)