Friday, March 9: Unified Tuberculosis Control on the Korean Peninsula: Promise and Perils (Berkeley, CA)
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Mar 09, 2012 from 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm |
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Speaker/Performer: Stephen W. Linton, Chairman, Eugene Bell Foundation Sponsor: Center for Korean Studies (CKS)
Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis, North Korea’s most serious public health challenge, provides unprecedented opportunities for constructive engagement on the Korean peninsula. Koreans from North and South have worked quietly for years to develop an efficient, transparent and effective strategy to diagnose and treat this deadly disease. A joint South-North program to treat MDR-TB would be the first step toward a unified program for infectious disease control.
Dr. Stephen Linton founded the Eugene Bell Foundation in 1995 to provide developmental assistance to North Korea. He will discuss his foundation’s work over the years coordinating the delivery of TB medication, diagnostic equipment, and supplies to 1/3 of the North Korean population.
Target audience: All Audiences
Open to audience: All Audiences
Event Contact: cks@berkeley.edu, 510-642-5674
