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Despite being preventable and curable since the middle of the
twentieth century, tuberculosis (TB) has long persisted as the
world's deadliest infectious disease, with the communities most
devastated by TB among the poorest and most vulnerable in the
world. Only about half of people with TB receive successful
treatment each year. As the global threat of antimicrobial
resistance continues to escalate, so do cases of drug-resistant TB,
or TB that is resistant to various antibiotics that constitute
standard treatment regimens. In response, the National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Forum on Microbial Threats
held a two-part virtual workshop on July 22 and September 14-16,
2021 titled Innovations for Tackling Tuberculosis in the Time of
COVID-19. The aims of the workshop were to evaluate the current
status of TB elimination, assess the effects of the COVID-19
pandemic on the global fight against TB, and examine technical and
strategic innovations that could be leveraged to meet the United
Nations High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis targets in 2022 and The
World Health Organization's END TB Strategy targets by 2030. This
publication summarizes the presentations and discussions of the
workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Current
Tools and Challenges 3 Detection 4 Vaccines and Therapeutics 5
Financing, Ambition, and Preparedness Appendix A: References
Appendix B: Workshop Statement of Task Appendix C: Workshop Agenda
To take stock of lessons learned from COVID-19 around the world and
in the United States, the Forum on Microbial Threats held two
virtual workshops during 2021. The first workshop focused on what
it means to frame the response to COVID-19 through a "syndemic"
approach, and what the implications would be for global recovery.
The second workshop focused more broadly on key lessons and
emerging data from ongoing pandemic response efforts that can be
incorporated into current health systems to improve resilience and
preparedness for future outbreaks. This workshop explored the
long-term effects of COVID-19 on health equity, including
considerations for mental health and social determinants of health.
It also addressed uncertainties during a pandemic, such as trust,
communication, and engagement and explored approaches to
systematize recovery efforts to improve the ongoing responses and
prepare for the next pandemic. Experts discussed possibilities for
a post-pandemic world and a response strategy for stakeholders that
ensures sustained community partnerships and prioritization of
health equity. This Proceedings of a Workshop summarizes the
presentations and discussions from the second workshop. Table of
Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction 2 Potential Long-Term Effects
of COVID-19 on Health Equity 3 Addressing Uncertainties in Pandemic
Communication 4 Systematizing Recovery Efforts to Mitigate the Next
Pandemic 5 Strategies for a Post-COVID World References Appendix A:
Workshop Statement of Task Appendix B: Workshop Agenda Appendix C:
Speaker Biographies Appendix D: Table of Strategic Actionsfrom
Group One Appendix E: Table of Strategic Actions from Group Two
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