A US National Institutes of Health workshop on pediatric TB diagnostics research in 2011 led to recent consensus papers in the Journal of Infectious Diseases suggesting clinical case definitions for intrathoracic TB in children and addressing methodological issues when including children in diagnostics research. Dr Steve Graham, consultant for The Union, was lead author of the first paper.

Dr Riitta Dlodlo of The Union Zimbabwe Office and Dr Lin Yan, Director of The Union China Office, shared The Union's experiences with TB-HIV collaborative activities at a seminar in Beijing last month. The goal of the seminar was to aid China in making their own plans for managing TB-HIV.