
We aim at improving early #Tuberculosis (TB) case detection to enhance #globalhealth #PreFIT is part of the EDCTP2 programme supported by the European Union
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Ending #TB requires a global effort. Hence, for the #PreFIT project, @aighd @ISGLOBALorg @FINDdx @Makerere and @Manhica_CISM have joined forces.
Prof. Moses L. Joloba, MBChB, M.S., Ph.D from @Makerere "It's very energizing to see young people doing master's and PhD, growing up and becoming scientists".
🚀 Do you work in research, data management and/or lab? Please join us for these short online trainings ⬇️
Have you heard? Stool4TB, CAGE-TB, and PreFIT are hosting joint online training sessions and everyone is welcome to attend!
Signups are still on-going for the courses on the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th of September!
forms.office.com/Pages/Respo…
#OnlineTraining #DigitalHealth #TB
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Have you heard? Stool4TB, CAGE-TB, and PreFIT are hosting joint online training sessions and everyone is welcome to attend!
Signups are still on-going for the courses on the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th of September!
forms.office.com/Pages/Respo…
#OnlineTraining #DigitalHealth #TB
🎥 Arthur Chiwaya, PhD candidate based at @StellenboschUni, on the importance of global collaboration to advance TB research.
💬 "You bring together people with different experiences so you learn from each other and you are able to do research that benefits the global community" @artwaya
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🫁 Patience and empathy to predict Tuberculosis in Mozambique is now available in English.
Read the full article at the link below ⬇️
predictingtb.org/news/patien…
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🫁 By validating predictive assays for latent #tuberculosis infection (LTBI) progression, #PreFIT is poised to scale up preventive treatment and reduce #TB mortality in Africa.
Let's make TB history! #EndTB
Learn more in @Planeta_Futuro (in Spanish)👇🏾
"No puedes mirar a una persona que te dice ‘no’ como si fuera alguien que importa menos. Tienes que entender su versión. Ellos no saben de medicina. Tu trabajo como enfermera es explicárselo", dice Tárcia Karina Sabão, del proyecto PreFIT. Por @ISGLOBALorg elpais.com/planeta-futuro/20…
As stressed by @CobelensFrank, PreFIT project coordinator, we are now in the most critical stretch of the project, with just 1 year to go before presenting the final results.
The Third ACM closed with enthusiasm about the results PreFIT will get from the follow-up of participants
From 16-18 April, participants involved in PreFIT successfully met for the third ACM, which this year took place in Maputo, Mozambique.
@Makerere @StellenboschUni @Manhica_CISM @Manhica_MTBI @ISGLOBALorg @aighd @FINDdx
More below
predictingtb.org/news/partne…
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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
The 3 #preFIT Annual Consortium Meeting has started. Looking forward exchanging ideas and discussing the next steps of the project with
@MakCHS_SOM @Manhica_CISM @ISGLOBALorg @aighd @FINDdx @StellenboschUni @EDCTP
💡 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
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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 – at Republic of Mozambique
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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
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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
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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/…
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🔔 Reminder:
#Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable desease.




















