The Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development is co-creating the program for TB 2018, an official AIDS 2018 pre-conference.  The event takes place July 22 and highlights key scientific and programmatic challenges related to TB and TB/HIV research on prevention, diagnosis and treatment - among others - to set the stage for the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on TB. Under the theme of Bridging the TB and HIV Communities, TB 2018 focuses on cutting-edge research gaps to address concrete service delivery issues, translating science into practice.

The meeting will be an opportunity to highlight the key scientific challenges related to TB and TB/HIV research on prevention, diagnosis and treatment to set the stage for the United Nations High-Level Meeting on TB to be held in September this year, and will focus on cutting-edge research gaps to address concrete service delivery issues, translating science into practice.

The co-chairs of TB 2018 are:

• Adeeba Kamarulzaman, University of Malaya/IAS Governing Council
• Frank Cobelens, Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development
• Lucica Ditiu, Stop TB Partnership
• Yogan Pillay, South Africa National Department of Health

The full program can be viewed here.