This was the seventh such event and the third held jointly with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSTHM). The meeting was opened by David Lomas, UCL Vice-Provost for Health and Peter Piot of LSTHM. A video address was also given by Dr Mario Raviglione, Director of WHO Global TB Programme.

The symposium covered three key topics: a natural history of TB, the role of gender in TB and TB elimination. There was also a lively debate on the motion "Is migrant screening for latent TB infection worthwhile?"

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