Presentation from Global
Indigenous Tuberculosis meeting in November
2008
Professor Ian Anderson was invited by the Assembly of First
Nations to address an expert meeting on Global Indigenous
Tuberculosis in Toronto, Canada which was held on 13-14 November
2008. He provided a presentation on the social determinants of
health to Indigenous health leaders, political leaders, global
Tuberculosis expert, and government officials, as well as
participants from prominent non-governmental organizations.
The meeting was funded by Health Canada, the Public Health
Agency of Canada and the World Health Organization to consider the
high burden of Tuberculosis in Indigenous populations across the
globe. Participants had input into developing recommendations
for a longer term strategy to address this issue of Tuberculosis.
This will be presented to the 8th session of the UNPFII (United
Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues) in April 2009 and the
World Health Organization STOP TB Partnership in March 2009.
His presentation can be downloaded here.
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