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SPECIAL WORLD TB DAY SYMPOSIUM - Global Health Anthropology: Perspectives from research on tuberculosis

Thursday, March 12, 2015 17:30to20:00
McIntyre Medical Building Meakins Amphitheatre (Room 521), 3655 promenade Sir William Osler, Montreal, QC, H3G 1Y6, CA

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Since WHO declared a “Global TB Emergency” in 1993, the global response to tuberculosis has strengthened, including growing partnerships, reinvigorated research and development, and increased political commitment. Yet, human science researchers have been largely left out of such global discussions. What can anthropologists and other human scientists contribute to global health? Why is anthropology critical to the intellectual study of global health? What are the possibilities for converging agendas for anthropology and global health at McGill University?

 In this symposium, we bring together anthropologists researching tuberculosis control in contexts around the world towards answering these questions. Join us for presentations and open discussions on tuberculosis, global health, and potential directions forward.

Presenters

“Auscultation, X-ray, and observation in Mumbai: Suspecting TB in informal clinics, anthropology, and global health”

Dr. Andrew McDowell, Post-Doctoral Fellow, McGill TB Centre & Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health & Social Studies of Medicine, McGill University

“The problem of treating peasants for tuberculosis in Kunming, Yunnan Province“

Mr. Emilio Dirlikov, PhD Candidate, Department of Anthropology & Social Studies of Medicine, McGill University

Invited Discussant

Dr. Veena Das, Professor, Department of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University

Co-Chairs: 

Dr. Tobias Rees, Professor, Social Studies of Medicine & Department of Anthropology, McGill University

Dr. Madhukar Pai, Director, McGill Global Health Programs & Associate Director, McGill International TB Centre

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