the utility of pathogen genomics: spotlight TB

Host:  International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN)
Date: July 3, 2025
Time: 13:00 – 14:00 (CEST)
Languages: English & French

Registration Link: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jcGUCwXrTwqflXCh_k7NNg#/registration

Moderators

• Greg Armstrong, Taskforce for Global Health
• Catxon Murira, Lead, Clinical Research &Trials Community Programme Science for Africa Foundation

Objectives

• To spotlight the utility of genomics for surveillance and clinical management of Tuberculosis, as the leading cause of death from any single infectious pathogen worldwide

Agenda

• Opening Remarks
• Drug-Resistant TB Sequencing Globally: WHO Perspectives & Resources
• Research, Implementation & Country Experiences
• FIND Seq & Treat for Drug-Resistant TB Surveillance & Clinical Use
• South Africa’s Experience: DR-TB Sequencing as a Use Case for Pathogen Surveillance & Clinical Management
• Closing Remarks

Speakers

• Dr Tim Dallman, Technical Officer, WHO
• Dr Patricia Hall-Eidson, Team Lead, Tuberculosis, WHO
• Dr Anita Suresh, Deputy Director, Genomics & Sequencing, FIND
• Dr Shaheed Vally Omar, Senior Medical Scientist, NICD/NHLS, South Africa
• Dr Josefina Campos, Unit Head, Emerging Pathogen Intelligence Platforms, WHO Health Emergency Preparedness & Response Programme