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TUBIDU – Empowering Civil Society and Public Health System to Fight Tuberculosis Epidemic among Vulnerable Groups
Network Meeting and Study Tour

Venue: Best Western Plus City Hotel, 6 Stara Planina St., 1 000 Sofia, Bulgaria

TUBIDU International Network Meeting and Study Tour: "Community involvement and integration of services for IDUs"

Program:

April 24

08.30–09.00 Registration, coffee

09.00–09.10 Opening of the meeting
Nela Ivanova, Dose of Love Association, Bulgaria

09.10–09.20 Introduction of participants and partner organisations, presentation of the agenda and objectives of the meeting
Moderator: Aljona Kurbatova, National Institute for Health Development, Estonia

09.20–09.30 Welcoming words
Tonka Varleva, Ministry of Health, Bulgaria

09.30–09.40 Welcoming words
Cinthia Menel Lemos, Executive Agency for Health and Consumers

09.40–09.50 Overview of the project progress Empowering Civil Society and Public Health Systems to Fight Tuberculosis Epidemic among Vulnerable Groups – TUBIDU
Klarika Kallikorm, National Institute for Health Development, Estonia

09.50–10.20 Introducing newest TB Guide and Workbook
Olga Denisiuk, The International HIV/AIDS Alliance in Ukraine

10.20–10.50 Coffee break

Session I – Bulgarian situation in the drug addiction field

10.50–11.15 HIV/AIDS prevention activities and services to most-at-risk groups
Tonka Varleva, Ministry of Health, Bulgaria

11.15–11.40 TB control in Bulgaria and activities among risk-groups with special focus on IDUs
Vladimir Milanov, Ministry of Health, Bulgaria

11.40–12.05 Services and Policies in the drug addiction field
Tsveta Raycheva, National Addiction Center, Bulgaria

12.05–12.30 Case management of IDUs co-infected with HIV and TB
Elena Yankova, Initiative for Health Foundation, Bulgaria

12.30–13.30 Lunch

Session II – Presenting the examples of integrated services for IDUs in community settings

13.30–14.00 Introduction of trainers manual "Developing Tuberculosis Treatment Services for People Who Use Drugs"
Masha Kharchenko, Eurasian Harm Reduction Network

14.00–14.30 Introducing Portugal's best practice of integrating services for IDUs through project "A rapid assessment of the quality and accessibility of integrated TB, HIV and harm reduction services for people who inject drugs in Portugal"
Henrique Barros, University of Porto Medical School, Portugal

Session III – Work in groups

14.30–14.40 Introduction to Group work session
Aljona Kurbatova

14.40–15.40

Group I – Community involvement in service delivery and development
Moderator Mihaela Stefan, Romanian Angel Appeal Foundation

Group II – Intensified TB case findings and outreach among hard to reach groups
Moderator Masha Kharchenko, Eurasian Harm Reduction Network

Group III – TB guidelines, guides, handbooks, guidance – what is the real need?
Moderator Aljona Kurbatova, National Institute for Health Development

15.40–16.10 Coffee break

16.10–16.50 Presentation of group works / discussion
Moderator: Aljona Kurbatova, National Institute for Health Development

16.50–17.00 Introduction to Study Tour
Nela Ivanova

20.00 Dinner at Restaurant Chevermeto

April 25

09.00–10.00 Study Visit to TB clinic, specialized Hospital for Active treatment of lung diseases, Saint Sofia, Sofia

10.30–11.30 Study Visit to Casper Hauser, Sofia

12.00–13.00 Study Visit to National Addiction Center, Sofia
Study Visit to Initiative for Health Foundation – optional

13.30–14.30 Lunch

15.00–16.00 Closure of the meeting at the Best Western Plus City Hotel
Aljona Kurbatova

 International Network Meeting and Study Tour Agenda

List of participants