Action to the World Tuberculosis Day

March 24 is the World TB Day. Every year in Ukraine, 30,000 new cases of TB are registered. Every sixth patient dies, although today the disease is curable. In Ukraine, about 25% of cases of TB patients are not detected.
In addition to the timely detection of tuberculosis and the proper treatment of patients, one more problem is the lack of awareness of tuberculosis among both health workers and the Ukrainian population.
Social stigmatization and discrimination experienced by patients and their immediate environment are a pressing issue not for one person or a specific community, but for society as a whole.
On March 21, 2019 at 11:00 a press conference dedicated to the World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, which was traditionally celebrated all over the world on Sunday, March 24, was held at the Odessa Press Center.
The press conference was attended by:
– Talalaiev Konstiantyn Oleksandrovych, vice-rector of Odessa National Medical University;
-Kucherenko Lyudmila Radiivivna, the Head of the Department of Youth-Friendly Clinics, KSP Student Clinic of Odessa City Council;
– Talalaieva Olena Petrivna, chairman of the Board of the NGO “Youth Center for Development”;
– Liushnenko Svitlana – the Head of the affiliate of the VCF “Depol Ukraine” in Odesa.
At the press conference the following issues were discussed:
– Providing preventive work;
– The importance of timely detection of TB;
– Using screening diagnostic methods
– Conducting explanatory work on the prevention of social stigma and discrimination suffered by patients and their immediate environment;
– Participation of Odessa City Council in solving tuberculosis problems.
On March 22, 2019, at 12:00 in front of the main teaching block of Odessa National Medical University (Olgaevska St., 4), a street action, a student flash mob, dedicated to the World Tuberculosis Day took place.
Within the framework of the action of Odessa National Medical University students conducted:
-Screening polls to identify people in need of a TB survey;
– Distribution of information materials on tuberculosis (the main symptoms of tuberculosis).
All interested persons were able to be checked up in a mobile photofluorographic unit.
The event was organized by Odessa National Medical University together with the project “Accelerated response to the HIV / TB epidemic among key groups in the cities of Eastern Europe and Central Asia” NGO “Youth Development Center” supported by Odessa City Council and CCF “Public Health Alliance”, KSP “City Student Clinic” of Odessa city council.
Volunteers and specialists from NGO “Life +”, Odessa Regional Organization of the Red Cross of Ukraine, NGO “Parents for Vaccination”, NGO “Medical Truth”, NGO “12 steps”, CO “Charitable Foundation” Volna “, Charitable Fund” Rainbow “took part in the action».
The mobile photofluorographic unit was provided by the KSP “Odessa Oblast Center for Socially Dangerous Diseases”.