Promote Global Cooperation
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Conducting Domestic and International TB Research and
Academic Exchange
01 The International Scientific Conference on ‘Seeking
Ways to Eliminate TB in Asia’
- - The International Scientific Conference is held once a
year to share the current state of tuberculosis and the results
of TB management in Asian countries and to discuss further
cooperation plans to combat tuberculosis.
- * 1st: October 31, 2018.
The 1st
Conference Room of Parliament House, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
· 5 Countries incl. Mongolia, North Korea, China, Russia,
Republic of Korea
- * 2nd: June 19-20, 2019.
Grand Ballroom of
Holiday Inn Hotel, Ulaaanbaatar, Mongolia
· 7 Countries incl.
Mongolia, North Korea, China, Taiwan, Japan, Russia, Republic
of Korea
- * 3rd: December 17, 2020.
Online
Webinar
· 8 Countries incl. Mongolia, Japan, Taiwan, Cambodia,
Vietnam, Timor-Leste, Thailand, Republic of Korea
- * 4th: December 8-9, 2021.
Online
Webinar
· 11 Countries, incl. Mongolia, China, Japan, Russia &
Russian federation, Moldova, Georgia, Thailand, Taiwan,
Cambodia, Timor-Leste, Republic of Korea, the Global TB Caucus,
TB Alliance officials, and the like
02 Conducting Research Projects with the Korea Disease
Control and Prevention Agency(KDCA) and TB Related Institutions
- - Conducting studies with the KDCA and other domestic
and international TB-related institutions to enhance the
effectiveness of national TB prevention and management projects
and to draw future development plans
* Study on the Plans for Effective TB Prevention
Education(2013)
* Economic Evaluation of Tuberculosis Screening
Projects for the Elderly in Korea(2019)
* Effectiveness Evaluation of Tuberculosis
Prevention Education Programs for the Vulnerable in Korea(2020)
* Study on the Establishment of Mid- and Long-term
Development Plan of STOP-TB Partnership KOREA(2020)
03 Conducting Research Projects to Reach End-TB Targets
- - Conducting studies on the achievement of the End-TB
targets
* Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Tuberculosis
Screening in TB High-Risk Countries(2021)
* Study on the Gender Gap in Tuberculosis Services
in TB High-Risk Countries(2021)
* Validity of AI TB Diagnosis Program(2022)
* Report on Korea’s State of End-TB Contribution and
the Establishment of Relevant Goals(2022)
Capacity Building of Domestic TB Control Managers
- - Improving awareness of tuberculosis and increasing
service accessibility in industrial sites by providing
information on tuberculosis to health control managers in charge
of health care for foreign workers and employers at workplaces,
together with the Human Resources Development Service of Korea
(HRDK) and the Korean Association of Occupational Health Nurses
(KAOHN)
- - Developing and Operating Exchange Programs to
Strengthen Cooperation in TB Eradication among Countries
* Visit Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and
Tuberculosis Hospital (2019)
Training Program for Health Workforce in TB High-Risk
Countries
- - Training for strengthening the capacity of tuberculosis officials in tuberculosis control health workers and tuberculosis in high risk countries
* All 16 countries that implement Korea’s Employment
Permit System (EPS) belong to the list of high-risk countries
designated by the WHO, and foreign workers who were tested
negative for TB before entering Korea are often confirmed to
have TB after their entrance, forced to leave the country
* The Stop TB Partnership KOREA operates a double
reading system to prevent such imported TB cases and at the
same time offers a TB management training program to the health
personnel from countries that introduced the double reading
system by inviting them to Korea, demonstrating advanced
diagnostic technologies and TB management systems
Support Domestic and International TB Research
01 The Asian Young Investigator for Tuberculosis Research
Award
- - Sponsored by our
partner, the Seegene Medical Foundation, the Asian Young
Investigator for Tuberculosis Research Award has been awarded to
promising TB researchers in Korea and other Asian countries in
order to encourage TB research and lay the foundation for future
cooperation among Asian researchers
02 Supporting Domestic Researchers to Publish Academic
Papers at Home and Abroad
- - Support and
encouragement of domestic TB researchers by providing fees for
reviewing TB research papers and travel expenses for attending
academic conferences
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Organizing Joint Policy Discussions and Seminars with Partners
- - Seeking solutions and improvement measures for
TB-related issues with domestic and international partner
institutions and fortifying the foundation for policy
enhancement by delivering the consequences to key
decision-makers such as the National Assembly and the government
* September 23, 2022. Seeking a New Approach to Support/Resume Cooperation in the Eradication of Tuberculosis in North Korea National Assembly Debate
* August 2021. Formation/Operation of the Tuberculosis Eradication TF to prepare measures to achieve domestic and international tuberculosis goals
* June 1, 2021. Policy Discussion on the Role of TB
Partnership for Promotion of Cooperation in TB Prevention at
Home and Abroad
* July 20, 2018. International Forum on Political
Action for Global TB Cooperation
* April 4, 2017. Discussion on the End-TB Strategy
and National Strategy to Achieve SDGs
* October 19, 2016. International Seminar on the
Role of Korea in Strengthening Global TB Cooperation
* May 14, 2015. National Assembly Discussion on
Seeking the Role of the STOP-TB Partnership KOREA to fight TB in
North Korea
* November 12, 2012. Policy Discussion for Effective
Management of TB Patients
* November 28, 2011. Policy Discussion on the
Current Issues and the Improvement of Korea’s TB Management
System
* October 29, 2010. National Assembly Policy
Discussion on New Understanding and Correct Response to MDR-TB
Support for the Operation of the Korea TB Caucus
- - In order to strengthen political commitment and responsibility for cooperation in the eradication of tuberculosis in the world, relevant international organizations recommend the establishment and operation of an organization led by the Members of the National Assembly to support tuberculosis eradication by country.
- - In response, the STOP-TB Partnership KOREA requested that the Korean Parliamentarian Forum on Global Health(KPFGH) (Chairman of the Health and Welfare Committee) act as Korea's TB Caucus and decided to accept it (2019.11).
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Development/Operation of Tuberculosis Control Projects in TB High-risk Countries
- - Connecting relevant institutions, including local
health authorities, and supporting consultation between the
interested parties through the STOP-TB partnership network, it contributes to TB eradication in TB high-risk countries and
develops partner organizations’ research projects on new
technologies
- - After monitoring and evaluating the performance of TB eradication projects in countries with a high risk of tuberculosis, lessons for future implementation of similar projects are drawn and shared with partner institutions
- - Finding and supporting TB patients among North Korean defectors in Korean and supporting the development of various TB management projects for North Korea in cooperation with domestic and foreign partners