The intersection of TB and chronic lung diseases in LMIC

This talk by Dr Jamilah Meghji covers “the intersection of TB and Chronic Lung Diseases in LMIC”

• Overview of TB and CRDs in low-resource settings : epidemology and health system
• Relationship between TB and CRDs: across TB Care  – before / during / after TB Treatment and post-TB lung disease – clinical cases
• Integrated care for TB-CRD care in LMICs

Dr Jamilah Meghji is a Consultant Respiratory Physician in Cambridge, UK, with a special interest in tuberculosis and respiratory infection. Her research has used mixed methods to describe the burden and impact of post-TB lung disease on the lives and livelihoods of TB survivors in East Africa. She has an interest in the diagnosis and management of TB co-morbidities, including chronic respiratory diseases, within TB services in low-resource settings.