World TB Day 2008

World TB Awareness Day 2008: March 24, 2008
TB Then, TB Now: The New Generation

Join MCTC for a panel discussion with local experts that will cover hot topics such as immigration and TB, and the recent publc health scares due to TB patients traveling the world. Also, Special guest Dr. Kashef ljaz, Chief of Field Services and Evaluation with CDC will be presenting a global TB update.

Other topics include:

• The history and future of sanitariums
• Bi-national card, B1 & B2 status
• Unsung Heroes in the fight against TB
• 2007 TB stats review

Date: March 24, 2008, 9:30am-4pm
Location: Malcolm X College, 1900 W. Van Buren
Registration: Please fill out the registration form and fax to (312) 243-3954 by March 7.

You can also mail it to:
Respiratory Health Association of Metropolitan Chicago
1440 W. Washington Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60607

For more information, please view the registration form or contact Veeta Nowell at (312) 628-0215.

World TB Day

Each year, World TB Day is recognized to commemorate the discovery of the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB). On this day around the world, people involved in TB programs and non-governmental organizations come together to discuss their efforts and support worldwide TB control.

In observance of World TB Day, the Metropolitan Chicago Tuberculosis Coalition (MCTC) and its' membership partners celebrate the work of TB controllers and disaster responders in Chicago and the State of Illinois.