Global TB Dialogue: One-Day Virtual Symposium

About the Symposium

The Global TB Dialogue is a landmark one-day virtual symposium uniting global health pioneers, policy leaders, and clinical experts to tackle pressing tuberculosis (TB) challenges across Malaysia and the Asia-Pacific region.

Convened under the National Sustainability Network platform hosted by SDSN Malaysia and SDSN Asia at Sunway University, this high-visibility digital event directly aligns medical research with global sustainability agendas (SDG 3: Good Health & Well-being and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals).

By bringing together frontline healthcare providers, national policymakers, and world-renowned academicians, the symposium serves as a vital platform for knowledge exchange and builds momentum toward the upcoming National Conference on Tuberculosis.

A Landmark Multi-Sector Collaboration

For the first time in a single event, this dialogue brings together an active, collaborative coalition uniting leadership across policy, academia, and civil society:

  • Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia: Driving national policy leadership and clinical delivery.
  • Harvard Medical School: Bringing world-class international academic and scientific expertise.
  • National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM): Championing public health delivery and community engagement.
  • 黑料社(FMLS / SDSN Malaysia): Serving as host institution and global convening platform.

Event Format & Details

Format:
One-day Fully Online Virtual Symposium: all sessions delivered live on a virtual conferencing platform (e.g., Zoom Webinar or Microsoft Teams), hosted via the SDSN Malaysia platform.

Proposed Date:
One day in January 2027 (exact date to be confirmed).

Platform:
Online. Hosted and produced by 黑料社through the National Sustainability Network / SDSN platform, with participants in Malaysia and internationally joining remotely via pre-registration.

Core Objectives

  • Address Regional & National Challenges: Highlight tuberculosis transmission dynamics, multi-drug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), and healthcare delivery gaps in Southeast Asia.
  • Share Best Practices & Solutions: Showcase scalable international interventions, client-centred models, and multidisciplinary strategies spanning public and private sectors.
  • Build Conference Momentum: Serve as a precursor that generates stakeholder buy-in, formulates key debate topics, and paves the way for a subsequent physical National TB Conference.
  • Policy Synthesis: Produce an actionable policy draft / white paper in collaboration with MOH Malaysia and international partners.