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SUMMARY:World Tuberculosis Day Webinar
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: The Social Science and
Health Innovation for Tuberculosis (SSHIFTB) network invites you to a
n upcoming webinar for this year’s World Tuberculosis Day 2026. SSH
IFTB is a virtual global organization of scholars, learners and commu
nity representatives amplifying social science research and innovatio
n to address the global Tuberculosis (TB) epidemic.
Together
with the Athena Institute, SSHIFTB warmly invites you to join the an
nual World TB Day webinar titled: “TB and Planetary Health: Social
Science Perspectives”. This years webinar will feature three speake
rs including Carol Devine (SeeChange Initiative), Karuna Devi Sagili
(Independent Consultant), and Ellen Mitchell (Institute of Tropical M
edicine).
- Carol Devine will speak about SeeChange’s work with Inuit communit
ies and partners in Nunavut responding to the disproportionate tuberc
ulosis (TB) epidemic across Inuit Nunangat. By the 1950s, at least on
e-third of the Inuit population in Canada was infected with TB, and t
housands were sent south for treatment, without consent.
- Ka
runa Devi Sagili will look at the effect of climate change on TB risk
factors and health system preparedness, with focus on India.
<
li>Ellen Mitchell will speak on studying air and amorphous risk. Elle
n will share how her group is trying to co-design sustainable machine
s to remove bioaerosols using locally manufactured, simple tech. She
will describe the challenges in honest co-design, from overcoming inf
ormational asymmetries to forging meetings of the minds.
DESCRIPTION: Together with the Athena Institute, SSHIFTB warmly invite
s you to join the annual World TB Day webinar titled: “TB and Plane
tary Health: Social Science Perspectives”. This years webinar will
feature three speakers including Carol Devine (SeeChange Initiative),
Karuna Devi Sagili (Independent Consultant), and Ellen Mitchell (Ins
titute of Tropical Medicine). - Carol Devine will speak about
SeeChange’s work wi
th Inuit communities and partners in Nunavut responding to the dispro
portionate tuberculosis (TB) epidemic across Inuit Nunangat. By the 1
950s, at least one-third of the Inuit population in Canada was infect
ed with TB, and thousands were sent south for treatment, without cons
ent.
- Karuna Devi Sagili will look at the effect of climate
change on TB risk factors and health system preparedness, with focus
on India.
- Ellen Mitchell will speak on studying air and amo
rphous risk. Ellen will share how her group is trying to co-design su
stainable machines to remove bioaerosols using locally manufactured,
simple tech. She will describe the challenges in honest co-design, fr
om overcoming informational asymmetries to forging meetings of the mi
nds.
The Social Science and Health Innovation for Tuberculo
sis (SSHIFTB) network invites you to an upcoming webinar for this yea
r’s World Tuberculosis Day 2026. SSHIFTB is a virtual global organi
zation of scholars, learners and community representatives amplifying
social science research and innovation to address the global Tubercu
losis (TB) epidemic.
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