DAY 1 | Tuesday, September 16, 2025
VENUE | Members' Office Building, National Assembly
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| Registration |
08:00–08:25 |
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| Orientation & Introduction |
08:25–08:30 |
Moderator |
| Opening Ceremony |
| Opening Remarks |
08:30–08:40 |
Joomin Park, Chairman of Health and Welfare Committee, National Assembly of Republic of Korea |
| Welcoming Remarks |
08:40–08:50 |
Min Seok Shin, President, Korean National Tuberculosis Association (KNTA)
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| Congratulatory Remarks |
08:50–09:20 |
Seungkwan Yim, Commissioner, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)
Yoon Kim, Member of the National Assembly, Rep. of Korea (TBD)
Jiho Cha, Member of the National Assembly, Rep. of Korea
Hon. Ganmaa D., Member of Parliament, Mongolia
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| Award Ceremony (2025 Asian Young Investigator for TB Research) |
09:20–09:40 |
Moderator |
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Group Photo
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09:40–09:50 |
VIP and Speakers |
| Keynote Address: GTBC's past efforts, achievements, and the way forward to End-TB |
09:50–10:10 |
Hon. Putih Sari, APC Co-Chair, GTBC (Video) |
| Keynote Presentation: Challenges of emerging infectious diseases on tuberculosis prevention and care |
10:10–10:30 |
Prof. Jae-Joon Yim, Seoul National University College of Medicine |
| [Session 1] Current state of TB/infectious disease funding programme by donor countries / international organisations |
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Presentations (15 min.) / Q&A / Discussion
- (ROK) Current Status of KDCA's Global Development Cooperation Projects: Focus on Mongolia-KDCA Project
- (Mongolia) The Global fund supported TB project in Mongolia
- (Philippines) Drug-resistant TB projects in the Philippines
- LIFT-TB by TB Alliance/KOICA
- ASCENT DR-TB by Unitaid/KNCV
- (Timor-Leste) Advancing innovations to accelerate towards ending TB in Timor-Leste
- (Bhutan) Bhutan's Road to Ending TB
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10:30–11:55 |
Chair: Prof. Hojoon Sohn, Seoul National University College of Medicine
- (ROK) Yeonhee Kim, Deputy Scientific Director, Division of Global Health Security Strategy, KDCA
- (Mongolia) S. Ganzaya, Global Fund–supported HIV/TB Project Coordination Unit, MOH
- (Philippines) Mamel Quelapio, KNCV
- (Timor-Leste) Constantino Lopes, National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) Manager, MoH
- (Bhutan) Sangay, Assistant Program Officer, Ministry of Health
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| Announcement |
11:55–12:00 |
Moderator |
| Lunch |
12:00–13:00 |
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| Cultural Activity & City Tour |
13:00–17:00 |
International Participants |
DAY 2 | Wednesday, September 17, 2025
VENUE | Bloom Hall, GLAD YEOUIDO Hotel
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| Registration |
08:00–08:30 |
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| Introduction |
08:30–08:40 |
Moderator |
| [Session 2] Current state and future plans for population-wide TB screening in Asian countries |
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Presentations (15 min.) / Q&A / Discussion
- (WHO WPRO) TB Elimination: Opportunities and considerations for population-wide TB screening
- (ROK) Elderly Tuberculosis Screening: Effectiveness & Outcomes
- (Vietnam) ACTIVE TB SCREENING IN VIETNAM: Maximizing detection of missing TB cases
- (Indonesia) Zero TB Yogyakarta: Operational Aspects and Good Practice TB Active Case Finding
- (Cambodia) Current state and future plan for population-wide TB screening in Asian countries
- (Mongolia) Mongolia’s experience in conducting systematic screening among the risk population
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08:40–10:25 |
Chair: Kyung Hyun Oh, WHO WPRO
- (WHO WPRO) Fukushi Morishita, Technical Officer (Surveillance)
- (ROK) Prof. Hongjo Choi, School of Health Policy and Management, Korea University
- (Vietnam) Truong Thi Thanh Huyen, Vietnam National Lung Hospital
- (Indonesia) Hastarina Mulia, Gadjah Mada University
- (Cambodia) Choub Sok Chamreun, Executive Director, KHANA
- (Mongolia) Gantungalag G., NCCD
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| [Session 3] Best practices of successful TB control in Asia and the latest trends |
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Presentations (15 min.) / Q&A / Discussion
- (China) Practical application of WGS in TB prevention and control in China
- (ROK) Successful National TB Control Initiatives, Including PPM
- (Malaysia) Addressing the Rising Threat of Drug-Resistant TB
- (China) Zero TB Community Initiatives - towards END-TB Strategy Goals in China
- (Philippines) TB Community Engagement & Leadership: The Missing Piece of the TB Elimination Puzzle
- (Mongolia) Mongolia’s experience with community-led interventions and community-led monitoring
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10:25–11:55 |
Chair: Sereenen Enkhbold, General Director, NCCD, Mongolia
- (China) Xichao Ou, Senior Researcher, China CDC
- (ROK) Seungeun Lee, Director, Division of TB Prevention and Control, KDCA
- (Malaysia) Siti Hafsah Abd Halim, Public Health Physician, MoH
- (China) Zhao Yanlin, China CDC
- (Philippines) Rodelyn RD Marte, APCASO
- (Mongolia) Ganzorig Munkhjargal, Mongolian Anti-TB Coalition (MATC)
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| Announcement |
11:55–12:00 |
Moderator |
| Lunch |
12:00–13:00 |
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| [Session 4] Correlation between TB and Noninfectious Disease (NCD) |
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Presentations (15 min.) / Q&A / Discussion
- (U.S.) Reducing the Burden of TB in Asia: Integrated Data Tools in Addressing Comorbidities
- (ROK) Effect of Diabetes on Treatment Outcome in Pulmonary TB
- (Mongolia) The Prevalence of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Among People with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Urban Area of Mongolia
- (Moldova) The Management of Chronic Tuberculosis
- (Philippines) Resilience in Recovery: Integrating TB and NCD Care through Community-led Lifestyle Medicine Program
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13:00–14:20
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Chair: Zhao Yanlin, Director of the Center for TB Prevention and Control, China CDC
- (U.S.) Dr. Daesung Choi, CDC
- (ROK) Dr. Jin soo Min, Catholic Univ. Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital
- (Mongolia) Borolzoi Tsetsegtuya, NCCD
- (Moldova) Prof. Malic Alina, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy
- (Philippines) Samantha F. Tinsay, Public Health Consultant, Cebu Provincial Government
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| Tea Break |
14:20–14:40 |
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| Group Work & Presentations |
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Group Work 1
- Group discussions about population-wide TB screening will be held between WHO and NTP managers in Asia.
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14:40–17:00 |
Facilitators: Kyung Hyun Oh & Fukushi Morishita, WHO WPRO
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Group Work 2
- Group discussions will be held between related Korean government departments/organizations and NTP directors in Asia, followed by presentations on collaboration possibilities by NTP directors.
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Facilitator: Prof. Hojoon Sohn, SNU College of Medicine |
| Group Presentations |
Facilitator/s |
| Side Event (Invitees Only) |
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High-Level Bilateral Meetings
Bilateral talks will be held between government officials and parliamentarians of donor countries and high-burden TB countries (Indonesia, South Korea, and Mongolia)
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Organized by GTBC and KPFGH |
| Closing Ceremony |
| Forum Summary |
17:00–17:05 |
Chair |
| Closing Remarks |
17:05–17:25 |
Gyeongin Lee, Director, Korean Institute of Tuberculosis, KIT
Lucica Ditiu, Secretary General, Stop TB Partnership (Video)
Sereenen Enkhbold, General Director, National Center for Communicable Diseases (NCCD), Mongolia
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