Multi-DrugResistant Tuberculosis

(Apr. 30 – May 3, 2019)

• Content of Workshop: Participants brainstormed ways to combat multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis with nine countries and fifteen TB-prevention professionals. This event is the sixth public-health workshop held under the GCTF framework. “Taiwan, as a responsible global citizen, has much to contribute to efforts to address infectious disease and many other international health concerns,” said AIT Director Brent Christensen during the opening ceremony. 
• Key Attendees: former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention experts, USAID experts, Taiwan’s Center for Disease Control experts, and AIT Director Brent Christensen 
• Number of Participating Countries: 9