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[Listen on Apple Podcasts] This Podcast features a conversation with leaders of the ASICON 2019 (12th National Conference of AIDS Society of India). Dr Ishwar Gilada, President of AIDS Society of India (ASI), President of ASICON 2019, & Governing Council member, International AIDS Society (IAS); Dr N Kumarasamy, Co-Chair of ASICON 2019 and Chief & Director of Infectious Diseases Medical Centre, Voluntary Health Services (VHS) Hospital, Chennai; and Dr Susan Swindells, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, USA. They were in conversation with CNS Managing Editor Shobha Shukla, CNS. Thanks CNS team Email: [email protected]

[Listen on Apple Podcasts] This Podcast features a conversation with Dr Mario Raviglione, former Director of WHO Global TB Programme, who is currently the Director of Global Health Centre of University of Milan, Italy. He is among the LEADERS featured in #EndTB Dialogues - a special CNS series, presenting insightful and thought-provoking interviews with leaders to accelerate progress towards ending TB. Launched in early October 2019, this #endTBdialogues series underpins the URGENCY to step up the fight against the epidemic. #EndTBdialogues feature conversations with those who have spent years in fighting the world's top infectious killer disease. Business as usual will fail us in meeting the #endTB target by 2030. New/fresh thinking is vital to reimagine every critical cog-in-the-wheel to end TB, as well as accelerate progress towards other SDGs. He was in conversation with CNS Managing Editor Shobha Shukla. Shobha is also the Coordinator of APCAT Media (Asia Pacific regional media network to end TB and #tobacco, and #beatNCDs). For more information be welcome to visit: www.bit.ly/endtbdialogues Thanks team CNS Email: [email protected]

[Listen on Apple Podcasts] This Podcast features the audio recording of the World Diabetes Day Webinar, which presented highlights of 9th Diabetes Atlas, and link between TB-tobacco and diabetes among other issues. 9th Diabetes Atlas was released by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) on World Diabetes Day 2019. This Webinar also had a message from Barrister Shameem Haider Patwary, Member of Parliament, Bangladesh, who is part of APCAT (Asia Pacific Cities Alliance for Tobacco Control & NCDs Prevention) & Asia Pacific Parliamentarians' Caucus for tobacco control and NCDs prevention. PANEL OF EXPERTS include: * SUVI KARURANGA, Epidemiology Manager, International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and part of Editorial team of 9th Diabetes Atlas * Dr HEMA DIVAKAR, Spokesperson for International Diabetes Federation in south-east Asia; Technical Advisor to Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India; past President FOGSI * Dr ANOOP MISRA, President of Diabetes Foundation India, Padma Shree Awardee, and Chairman, Fortis-CDOC Center of Excellence for Diabetes, Metabolic Diseases, and Endocrinology, Delhi * Dr TARA SINGH BAM, Deputy Regional Director (Asia Pacific), International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), Singapore * SHOBHA SHUKLA (moderator), Managing Editor and Executive Director, CNS; and coordinator, APCAT Media (Asia Pacific regional media network to end TB & tobacco, and prevent NCDs) This Webinar was co-hosted by APCAT (Asia Pacific Cities Alliance for Tobacco Control and NCDs Prevention), APCAT Media (Asia Pacific regional media network to end TB & tobacco, and prevent NCDs), and CNS. APCAT is co-chaired by Mayors of Bogor City (Indonesia) and Balanga City (Philippines), and connects several Mayors, Members of Parliament (MPs), Governors and other local leaders in 47 cities of 12 countries in Asia Pacific, committed to end tobacco and prevent NCDs, with The Union Asia Pacific as its secretariat. Thanks (on behalf of APCAT, APCAT Media and CNS)     Dr Tin Maung Htwe (Myanmar)     Kalpana Acharya (Nepal)     Nguyen Duc Hoang (Vietnam)     Nurul Islam Hasib (Bangladesh)     Padam Raj Joshi (Nepal)     Rita Widiadana (Indonesia)     Bobby Ramakant, and     Shobha Shukla (coordinator) team CNS

This Podcast features a conversation with Dr Randeep Guleria, Director of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, and Chairman of Indian government's Technical Working Group on Latent #Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI). He is among the LEADERS featured in #EndTB Dialogues - a special CNS series, presenting insightful and thought-provoking interviews with leaders to accelerate progress towards ending TB. Launched in early October 2019, this #endTBdialogues series underpins the URGENCY to step up the fight against the epidemic. #EndTBdialogues feature conversations with those who have spent years in fighting the world's top infectious killer disease. Business as usual will fail us in meeting the #endTB target by 2030. New/fresh thinking is vital to reimagine every critical cog-in-the-wheel to end TB, as well as accelerate progress towards other SDGs.He was in conversation with CNS Managing Editor Shobha Shukla. Shobha is also the Coordinator of APCAT Media (Asia Pacific regional media network to end TB and #tobacco, and #beatNCDs). For more information be welcome to visit: www.bit.ly/endtbdialogues Thanks team CNS Email: [email protected]

This Podcast features a conversation with Dr Ashwani Khanna, Delhi State TB Control Officer (RNTCP), and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Chest Clinic at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, Delhi. He is among the LEADERS featured in #EndTB Dialogues - a special CNS series, presenting insightful and thought-provoking interviews with leaders to accelerate progress towards ending TB. Launched in the lead up to the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in October 2019, this #endTBdialogues series underpins the URGENCY to step up the fight against the epidemic. #EndTBdialogues feature conversations with those who have spent years in fighting the world's top infectious killer disease. Business as usual will fail us in meeting the #endTB target by 2030. New/fresh thinking is vital to reimagine every critical cog-in-the-wheel to end TB, as well as accelerate progress towards other SDGs.He was in conversation with CNS Managing Editor Shobha Shukla. Shobha is also the Coordinator of APCAT Media (Asia Pacific regional media network to end TB and #tobacco, and #beatNCDs). For more information be welcome to visit: www.bit.ly/endtbdialogues Thanks team CNS Email: [email protected]

This Podcast features a conversation with A Sankar from Empower India in Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) in Tamil Nadu state of India who shares his personal experience with #asthma triggered due to #airPollution. He gave a plenary talk at the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Hyderabad, India. Thanks team CNS Email: [email protected]

This Podcast features a conversation with Dr Ghazi Sharkas, leads national TB programme in Jordan; Dr Hasan Gawerdi, leads national TB programme in Syria; Dr Ms Malak Quardash, leads national TB programme in Yemen south; Dr Esam Mahyoub, leads national TB programme in Yemen north; Dr Ahmed Asmer, leads national TB programme in Iraq; and Dr Ms Hiam Yaacoub, leads national TB programme in Lebanon. They are among the LEADERS featured in #EndTB Dialogues - a special CNS series, presenting insightful and thought-provoking interviews with leaders to accelerate progress towards ending TB. Launched in the lead up to the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in October 2019, this #endTBdialogues series underpins the URGENCY to step up the fight against the epidemic. #EndTBdialogues feature conversations with those who have spent years in fighting the world's top infectious killer disease. Business as usual will fail us in meeting the #endTB target by 2030. New/fresh thinking is vital to reimagine every critical cog-in-the-wheel to end TB, as well as accelerate progress towards other SDGs.They were in conversation with CNS Managing Editor Shobha Shukla. Shobha is also the Coordinator of APCAT Media (Asia Pacific regional media network to end TB and #tobacco, and #beatNCDs). For more information be welcome to visit: www.bit.ly/endtbdialogues Thanks team CNS Email: [email protected]

This Podcast features a conversation with Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization (WHO). She was most recently WHO's Deputy Director-General for Programmes. A paediatrician from India and a globally recognized researcher on tuberculosis and HIV, she brings with her 30 years of experience in clinical care and research and has worked throughout her career to translate research into impactful programmes. Dr Swaminathan was Secretary to the Government of India for Health Research and Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) from 2015 to 2017. She is among the LEADERS featured in #EndTB Dialogues - a special CNS series, presenting insightful and thought-provoking interviews with leaders to accelerate progress towards ending TB. Launched in the lead up to the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in October 2019, this #endTBdialogues series underpins the URGENCY to step up the fight against the epidemic. #EndTBdialogues feature conversations with those who have spent years in fighting the world's top infectious killer disease. Business as usual will fail us in meeting the #endTB target by 2030. New/fresh thinking is vital to reimagine every critical cog-in-the-wheel to end TB, as well as accelerate progress towards other SDGs. She was in conversation with CNS Managing Editor Shobha Shukla. Shobha is also the Coordinator of APCAT Media (Asia Pacific regional media network to end TB and #tobacco, and #beatNCDs). For more information be welcome to visit: www.bit.ly/endtbdialogues Thanks team CNS Email: [email protected]

This Podcast features a conversation with G Swamy Reddy of Lepra Society, who is among the LEADERS featured in #EndTB Dialogues - a special CNS series, presenting insightful and thought-provoking interviews with leaders to accelerate progress towards ending TB. Launched in the lead up to the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in October 2019, this #endTBdialogues series underpins the URGENCY to step up the fight against the epidemic. #EndTBdialogues feature conversations with those who have spent years in fighting the world's top infectious killer disease. Business as usual will fail us in meeting the #endTB target by 2030. New/fresh thinking is vital to reimagine every critical cog-in-the-wheel to end TB, as well as accelerate progress towards other SDGs.As world's biggest conference on tuberculosis is about to open in Hyderabad, CNS Managing Editor Shobha Shukla interviewed him as he is among the champions fighting TB on the frontlines in King Koti area hospital's Designated Microscopy Centre and DOTS centre.He is in conversation with CNS Managing Editor Shobha Shukla. Shobha is also the Coordinator of APCAT Media (Asia Pacific regional media network to end TB and #tobacco, and #beatNCDs). For more information be welcome to visit: www.bit.ly/endtbdialogues Thanks team CNS Email: [email protected]

This Podcast features a conversation with Urvashi Prasad, public policy specialist at Niti Aayog, Government of India (a policy think tank to foster state involvement in policy making processes) where she focuses on health, nutrition, sanitation and gender. She is among the LEADERS featured in #EndTB Dialogues - a special CNS series, presenting insightful and thought-provoking interviews with leaders to accelerate progress towards ending TB. Launched in the lead up to the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in October 2019, this #endTBdialogues series underpins the URGENCY to step up the fight against the epidemic. #EndTBdialogues feature conversations with those who have spent years in fighting the world's top infectious killer disease. Business as usual will fail us in meeting the #endTB target by 2030. New/fresh thinking is vital to reimagine every critical cog-in-the-wheel to end TB, as well as accelerate progress towards other SDGs. Urvashi Prasad reflects on importance of trying to see how to converge different sectors for enhanced development outcomes. She shares her insights on the fight to end TB in India by 2025, Poshan Abhiyaan (campaign on nutrition and food security) which is trying to bring different ministries together whether it is health, gender or sanitation as everything impacts outcome in nutrition, etc. Nutrition as we know is closely linked to TB both as a reason why people get TB as they are undernourished but also because they are not able to cope with treatment if they are undernourished. Urvashi calls for reorienting health system from hospital and clinic to keeping people healthy and out of hospital. "We cannot pride ourselves only in treating so many people but also in keeping so many people healthy" says she. She also rightly says that money is not the biggest instrument we have to use now but it is the knowledge know-how and best practices. She was in conversation with CNS Managing Editor Shobha Shukla. Shobha is also the Coordinator of APCAT Media (Asia Pacific regional media network to end TB and #tobacco, and #beatNCDs). For more information be welcome to visit: www.bit.ly/endtbdialogues Thanks team CNS Email: [email protected]