Symposium titled: Eliminating Tuberculosis – a possible goal? is organised by the Aarhus University Hospital on Friday 12 September at 10.00-12.00.
View the invitation here.
Christian Wejse Associate Professor, Aarhus University
I am a specialist in infectious diseases working half-time as a doctor in Skejby Hospital and half-time as a lecturer at GloHAU (Center for Global Health, Aarhus University). I am leading a research group on HIV and tuberculosis in low-income countries, primarily engaged in West Africa. I am especially interested in population-based research in Health and Demographic Surveillance Sites (HDSS), where I follow a part of the population and map out their demographics and diseases. I also lead a working group on tuberculosis research PoRT (Populations-based Research on Tuberculosis), which is part of the INDEPTH network.
Recent posts by Christian
Do you want to make a difference by improving global health? What are the existing global health challenges and
what are the social and ethical issues involved? Look at health beyond the medicinal perspective and learn about
health programmes that include more general initiatives at Summer University 2014 in Aarhus.
The global increase in multi-resistant tuberculosis can be costly, also for secondarily affected health care systems as the Danish.
WHO has declared tuberculosis a global emergency and the number of multi-drug-resistant cases is increasing. This is a global problem and might be expensive for the Danish health care system if we do not place more political and financial focus on the prevention and control of tuberculosis globally.
Using TB drugs in politics is dangerous and unethical. Delay in drugs causes death and disability, further spreading of illness and development of drug-resistant TB. Donors should not take patients as hostages.