Russian-german collaboration in fighting against tuberculosi

Abstract

The 10th Scientific Symposium of Koch-Mechnikov Forum (KMF) took place during 9-10 March 2016 in Berlin. This Forum was founded as initiative of the Petersburg Dialogue. The Forum works in coordination with the Ministry of Health of German Federal Republic and Russian Federation as a part of Germany/Russia partnership modernization. The Delegation of Russian Federation of the National Association of Phthisiologists participated in 2016 in the 10th Anniversary Symposium of Koch-Mechnikov Forum (KMF). Vladimir Grinin, ambassador of the Russian Federation to German in Berlin, professor H. Hahn, president of the Koch-Mechnikov Forum (KMF), president of the National Association of Phthisiologists, director of St. Petersburg Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology of Ministry of Health, prof. P.K. Yablonskiy and others, opened the 10th Symposium. There were presented reports to the Conference by participants from CIS, international experts in diagnosis, therapy and prevention of TB. Plans have been drawn up in further development of Russian-German collaboration.