Photos from the Union Conference 2023

The Center for Infectious Diseases in India at Johns Hopkins University and India Partners, showcased progress, research and programing at the 2023 Union Conference on Lung Health. This is the world’s largest professional conference convened to review the latest scientific research on all aspects of lung health, including tuberculosis. Check out the full agenda and the photo gallery below!

JHU-BJGMC Clinical Research Partnership Members. Front Row, left to right: Vidya Mave, Dr. Borse, Sanjay Gaikwad, Bob Bollinger, Muralidhar Tambe, Nishi Suryavanshi. Back Row, left to right:  Abhay Kadam, Aarti Kinikar, Gauri Dhumal, Neetal Nevrekar, Mallika Alexander

Nishi Suryavanshi presenting: The socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in households having children with rifampicin-resistant TB: A qualitative study from South Africa, India and the Philippines

Sanjay Gaikwad presenting: Early microbiologic surrogate markers of pulmonary TB treatment outcomes

Gauri Dhumal presenting: Creating-A-Hope: most preferred psycho-social intervention among adolescents and young adults with multidrug-resistant TB to improve programmatic outcomes in Pune, India

Abhay Kadam presenting: TB-related stigma among TB survivors and their household contacts: an overlooked but major barrier to TB elimination in India

Gauri Dhumal and Abhay Kadam on the panel: TB stigma, discrimination and equity

Group of ten diverse professionals seated and standing at a long conference table in a conference room.
A woman standing at a podium giving a presentation at the World Conference on Lung Health 2023, with a slide on the screen behind her discussing a study on the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on households with children in South Africa, India, and the Philippines.
A conference room with a presentation slide on lung health, showing conclusions about TB treatment strategies. There are three speakers at a table in front and an audience listening.
A woman in a traditional sari is speaking at a podium during a conference on health. There is a banner on the side promoting a world free of tuberculosis and lung disease, and a QR code on the podium. An audience is seated and listening.
A man in a beige suit and red tie is standing at a podium with a laptop, speaking at the World Conference on Lung Health 2023.
Panel discussion at a conference with seven speakers seated at a long table on stage, with an audience in the foreground. The large screen behind displays conference information and a schedule.