On 24th May 2018, the 1st meeting of the standing committee of the Innovation Alliance on Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment (IATB) was successfully held at Xian, Shanxi province. Senior figures attending the meeting included Mr. Li Liang, deputy chairman of the IATB, representatives from the 15 standing executive membership hospitals. The meeting was briefed with the 2018 IATB Working Progres...

On 19th October 2016, under the initiative of Beijing Chest Hospital, and a concerted effort by Tianjin Haihe Hospital, Shanxi Tuberculosis Treatment and Prevention Institute, and Wuhan Pulmonary Hospital, the Innovation Alliance on TB Treatment and Diagnosis (IATB) was founded and its very first general assembly summoned. Being the very first in the field of TB treatment and prevention, the all...

TB-specialized medical institutions, especially those belonging to membership of the ‘National TB Hospital Consortium’, constitute the most significant force in China’s efforts to control the disease. Many of these units excel in their respective clinical realms, and are noted for their above-benchmark medical competences shown in those specialty areas. For bringing its members’ respective c...

On 14th November 2016, a seminar on the piloting phase of tuberculosis (TB) patient management APP in Beijing was held in Henan Plaza Hotel. The seminar was attended by some 50 people including delegates from the National Health and Family Planning Commission, the Beijing Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Institute, the National Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment Clinical Center, designated...