A one-day capacity-building workshop on Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment (TPT) and Tuberculin Skin Testing (TST) was conducted by Health Solutions Pakistan on 30 June 2026 in collaboration with AJ Vaccines at Children Hospital, PIMS Islamabad, to strengthen healthcare workers’ knowledge and practical competency in TB infection testing and preventive treatment. The workshop brought together clinicians, infectious disease specialists, pediatricians, TB program professionals, and healthcare workers to build technical capacity for implementing TST-guided TPT within Pakistan’s evolving TB prevention strategy.
The workshop emphasized an important paradigm shift—from treating tuberculosis disease after it develops to preventing disease among individuals with tuberculosis infection. Throughout the scientific sessions, Dr. Razia fatima, Jens Ulrik Als from AJ Vaccines Denmark, Dr. Dr. Nuzhat Yasmin Head of Department, Children Hospital PIMS, Dr. Misbah and dr. Naseem, introduced the participants to the latest global evidence, WHO recommendations, implementation science, and Pakistan-specific opportunities for scaling up TPT through systematic contact investigation and infection testing.
The training concluded with a practical demonstration of TST administration and interpretation by master trainer Gul Zaib, followed by supervised hands-on practice. For this initial competency-building workshop, simulation-based approach allowed participants to safely develop correct intradermal injection technique before progressing to live patient administration in future competency sessions.