Webinar: Accelerating the uptake of latest WHO recommendations on TB in children and adolescents and the use of KNCV benchmarking and planning tool
KNCV TB Plus in collaboration with the Child and Adolescent TB Working Group had the honor to host a webinar on the update of the latest WHO recommendations on TB in children and adolescents.
KNCV TB Plus in collaboration with the Child and Adolescent TB Working Group had the honor to host the webinar "Accelerating uptake of latest WHO recommendations on TB in Children and adolescents and the use of KNCV benchmarking and planning tool".
What was covered in the webinar?
In this webinar you will learn about the uptake of latest recommendations from World Health Organization (WHO) on tuberculosis (TB) in children and adolescents, as well as country experiences from Nigeria and Zambia on the implementation of treatment decision algorithms, the introduction of the 4-month regimen for non-severe TB and use of KNCV benchmarking and planning tool for TB in children and adolescents.
Webinar details
This webinar has already taken place on Thursday 26 of June, 2025.
Experts
Chairs:
- Sabine Verkuijl, Medical Officer at the People-Centred Services, Communities and Determinants (PCD) of the Global Programme on TB and Lung Health of WHO.
- Moorine Sekadde, Pediatric TB coordinator at the National TB and Leprosy Programme of Uganda, and Chair of the WHO Child and Adolescent TB Working Group.
Speakers:
- Urhioke Ochuko, Public health practitioner and researcher, Nigeria.
- Cheelo Mwiinga, Paediatrician/PhD fellow of Paediatrics and Child Health at the National TB and Leprosy Programme of Zambia.
- Mansa Mbenga, Team Lead of Treatment and Care team at KNCV TB Plus.
- Petra de Haas, Senior Technical Laboratory Consultant at KNCV TB Plus.
