October/November 2019
Hyderbad, India
SIGH continues its commitment to support medical specialist education and connection with low resource settings. Knowledge is powerful and so important. We were please to award a grant to the non-profit organization, Positive Women
Together in Action based in Swaziland, Africa. This grant covered expenses for Albertina Zodwa Nyatsi (director) and Talkmore Taurai Mazorodze (projects coordinator) to attend the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Hyderbad, India on October 29th - November 2nd.
Swaziland has a large population that are living with infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and TB. Positive Women Together in Action strives to support, protect, advocate, and educate the population they serve. During the conference Albertina and Talkmore attended lectures on new diagnostic and adherence tools that help support diagnosis. They were able to connect and build partnerships with other support organizations broadening their network.
Some of the other highlights in Albertina Zodwa Nyatsi's own words, "We attended the WHO END TB STRATERGY summit held on the 29th October...we discussed country experiences and successes in the TB response, the Multi Sectoral Accountability framework (MAF) and the inclusion of civil society in the fight against TB. On the 30th October, we attended the Union first ever TB Survivors Summit ...bringing together dozens of survivors of tuberculosis (TB) and lung disease with the aim of harnessing the power of the community to create a more coordinated global advocacy movement. To hold governments accountable for global political commitments and to lead the development of people-centered health systems and solutions to end TB and lung disease and share lived experiences."
“We are really grateful and honored to get this support from SIGH that made it possible for us to attend this conference. It really broadened our horizons and enhanced our knowledge and partnership with different organizations.”
For more information on Positive Women Together in Action: https://positivewomentogether.weebly.com/about.html
For more information about The 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health: https://hyderabad.worldlunghealth.org/