PreFIT @preFIT_
We aim at improving early #Tuberculosis (TB) case detection to enhance #globalhealth #PreFIT is part of the EDCTP2 programme supported by the European Union predictingtb.org Joined April 2022-
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Why do we ignore the world's deadliest disease? #Tuberculosis bostonglobe.com/2024/04/18/opi… via @BostonGlobe "TB is no longer a disease that kills because of a lack of scientific understanding. It has transformed into something arguably worse: It has become a disease of neglect"
Thank you #AliceZwerling for an excellent introductory training in health economics as part of the annual @Stool4TB meetings this week! @uOttawa @EDCTP @GlobalTB @AlexK_BCM_TB @ISGLOBALorg @aighd @Manhica_CISM
💡 Congrats to #preFIt PhD students Arthur Chiwaya @StellenboschUni , @SeMuG9 @Makerere and @dbnguenha @Manhica_CISM for their presentation at the joint PhD symposium @Stool4TB @TbCage #preFIt
Kick-off of the @TbCage @preFIT_ and @Stool4TB joint PhD symposium happening now in Maputo 🇲🇿 Prof @ChristophLange presenting 'How to cure #TB in 30 min' @EDCTP @Manhica_CISM @ISGLOBALorg @StellenboschUni @aighd @Makerere @SRLBorstel @GlobalTB #BaylorEswatini
Getting ready for the third annual meeting of the Stool4TB project in Maputo this week! It promises to be an exciting meeting with as highlights the first results of the main project outcomes and a PhD symposium across three @EDCTP-funded projects @preFIT_ @TbCage @agbasteiro
Yesterday was #WorldTBDay 🩺 Under EDCTP3, over €19 million have been mobilised for the development of medical interventions to tackle #Tuberculosis 💊 Our work builds on the @EDCTP investments made over the last 20 years 🔬 Find out more ➡️ shorturl.at/dDOWX #EndTB
📢 PreFIT partners will soon meet again for the upcoming ACM. More info coming soon #YesWeCanEndTB #WorldTBDay #EndTB #WorldTBDay24
On #iwd2024 let's look at how we have been supporting #women through #globalhealth research: 🔹 Increasing female researcher participation 🔹 Promoting equity in research careers 🔹 Recognising female scientists 🔹 Addressing the health needs of women globalhealth-edctp3.eu/news/internati…
🔔 Reminder: #Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable desease.
#PreFIT joins @StopTB in creating a chain of love and care for those affected by Tuberculosis. We are in this together. #LoveForAllCareForAll #EndTB #valentinesday
📢We are excited to announce that #UnionConf2024 will take place from 12-16 November in Bali, Indonesia. Meanwhile, we will be launching submissions and our website within the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned! #UnionConf #TB #endTB #lunghealth #publichealth
Believe in yourself, you will beat #tuberculosis 📷 taken during a guided visit to two clinics on the outskirts of Cape Town, #PreFIT ACM 2022
🔔 #PreFIT has finished its recruitment process 👏🏾Congratulations for the hard work @aighd @Manhica_CISM @StellenboschUni @Makerere @FINDdx @ISGLOBALorg @EDCTP We are excited about the results we will get from the follow-up of our participants #EndTB #YesWeCanEndTB
1.25M children battled TB in 2022, with over 200,000 tragic deaths – one every 3 minutes. Current diagnostics fall short. We need dedicated research for effective solutions. Explore more in MSF's fact sheet on the challenges and recommendations #EndTB shar.es/agg8oy
⏰ -2 months #YesWeCanEndTB
💡“the main problem #PreFIT is trying to solve is to identify out of all the billions of people in the world who have been exposed to #tuberculosis , how do we identify the small proportion of them that go on to develop active TB?” 🗣️ Grant Theron from @StellenboschUni
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Yesterday, a young architect asked me how architects can contribute to global health I gave the example of how architects helped design TB sanatoria in the past & how they still design hospitals and healing spaces wellcomecollection.org/articles/XGQVz…
Are you a student or young person involved in TB or lung health? You may qualify for a free Union membership. Our members have donated memberships to help young people join the Union. More information and an application form is here: theunion.org/news/the-gener…. Apply today!
keep moving forward...😎🙌
💡 Congrats to #preFIt PhD students Arthur Chiwaya @StellenboschUni , @SeMuG9 @Makerere and @dbnguenha @Manhica_CISM for their presentation at the joint PhD symposium @Stool4TB @TbCage #preFIt
It's been quite a journey
💡 Congrats to #preFIt PhD students Arthur Chiwaya @StellenboschUni , @SeMuG9 @Makerere and @dbnguenha @Manhica_CISM for their presentation at the joint PhD symposium @Stool4TB @TbCage #preFIt
@preFIT_ @StellenboschUni @Makerere @dbnguenha @Manhica_CISM @Stool4TB @TbCage Glad to have shared my progress. Grateful for the support & guidance #PreFIT #Prof. Frank Cobelens @EDCTP @Stool4TB @agbasteiro @WillySsengooba @MJoloba #Prof. Grant Theron @StellenboschUni
Amazing gathering 🤩 KUDOS to our inspired leader @agbasteiro
Exciting beginning of the @EDCTP funded @Stool4TB annual meeting in #Maputo, hosted by @Manhica_CISM @ISGLOBALorg @GlobalTB @Makerere @AlexK_BCM_TB @aighd @SRLBorstel @Manhica_MTBI @AnnaMandalakas @luciacarratala @joanna_e01 @sabine_hermans @_AncaVasiliu_ @WillySsengooba
Getting ready for the third annual meeting of the Stool4TB project in Maputo this week! It promises to be an exciting meeting with as highlights the first results of the main project outcomes and a PhD symposium across three @EDCTP-funded projects @preFIT_ @TbCage @agbasteiro
During his visit to Montreal, @seyeabimbola and I discussed the possibility of launching a Global Health Book Club We read a book, invite the authors, and chat on Zoom! Any takers?? So many great books to read 👇🏾 communities.springernature.com/posts/if-you-h…
🗞️ Persons deprived of liberty in Latin America experience incidence rates of TB that are 26 times higher than those in the general population, and this disparity is the largest in the world. Read more ⬇️ gh.bmj.com/content/9/2/e0…
🔬 Researchers call for a profound rethinking in the governance of healthcare within prisons. @guillesequera @SaritaAguirre3 Gladys Estigarribia, @katwalter7 Olivia Horna-Campos, Yiran E Liu @JasonAndrewsMD @juliocroda @agbasteiro
Yesterday was #WorldTBDay 🩺 Under EDCTP3, over €19 million have been mobilised for the development of medical interventions to tackle #Tuberculosis 💊 Our work builds on the @EDCTP investments made over the last 20 years 🔬 Find out more ➡️ shorturl.at/dDOWX #EndTB
It's #World #TB #Day! We're thrilled to announce the #TBDictionary, a result of years of work in consultation with #practitioners, #TBSurvivors, and #researchers. @aighd Fellow @sabine_hermans contributed to the formulation of this dictionary with @ISGLOBALorg and @mcgillu
👏🏿 Yesterday #MTBI was officially launched with a round table: TB research in Mozambique, challenges & role of society. #YesWeCanEndTB @ISGLOBALorg @Manhica_CISM @Auruminstitute @CISPOC_DPCM @SaudeMisau @instituto_ins @agbasteiro @CelsoKhosa
🧵 On #InternationalWomensDay we praise the efforts of all female health workers, advocates, and TB patients who play a vital role in eradicating tuberculosis. More about how women at #MTBI contribute to #endTB coming now
Films are invaluable in global health teaching! This week, I screened two inspiring global health films in my course for med students Use this crowd-sourced list of over 100 inspiring, must-watch movies focused on global health topics communities.springernature.com/posts/inspirin…
A #MTBI articula-se em torno a quatro pilares principais: a) Investigação interdisciplinar b) Colaboração com o Programa Nacional de Luta contra a Tuberculose c) Parcerias estáveis e de longo prazo e d) Plataformas de comunicação e sensibilização.
📢Pssst...Submissions for #UnionConf2024 are in full swing, are you working on yours? 🚀Last week we launched submissions for this year's #UnionConf. We hope you are working on your submissions - we guarantee you, we cannot wait to read them. 📌Details: tinyurl.com/4zrxv4v9
❓ What countries can and should do to reduce the risk of #tuberculosis among migrant populations? ⏱️ We explain it in 40 seconds 🎥 video below 🎥
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