Read Lena Faust and Leigh Raithby’s op-ed on the BCG vaccine “The 100th Anniversary Of A Vaccine Against A Deadly Disease: Not A Cause For Celebration” in HealthAffairs.
PLoS Med paper on global health
Madhukar Pai and colleagues just published “Addressing power asymmetries in global health: Imperatives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic“, which you can read in PLoS Medicine.
COVID-19 vaccine equity – blog post
In Nature Microbiology, you can read Madhu’s blog post “10 reasons why everyone should advocate for Covid-19 vaccine equity“. In short, without widespread and equitable access, the pandemic will not end.
Global health teaching and COVID-19
Read the latest paper from Madhukar Pai and colleagues “Using the COVID-19 pandemic to reimagine global health teaching in high-income countries” published in BMJ Global Health.
Global Health Scholars – Congratulations to Lavanya Huria and Angelina Sassi
Congratulations to Lavanya and Angelina who were both selected to the 2021 Global Health Scholars – Graduate Program!
Publishing on global health – blog post
Find out where you can publish op-eds on global health by reading Madhu’s post “Where Can I Publish My Global Health Blog Post or Op-Ed?” in Nature Microbiology.
New paper from Sophie Huddart
Read Sophie’s latest paper “Case fatality and recurrent tuberculosis among patients managed in the private sector: A cohort study in Patna, India“, part of her PhD thesis, published in PLoS One.
Annual TB research day – congratulations to the winners!
The 8th annual TB research day was held on World TB day. Congratulations to the 3 members of our team won prizes for their publications!
- Emily MacLean: 2020 Margaret Becklake Award for “Diagnostic accuracy of stool Xpert MTB/RIF for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis“
- Sophie Huddart: 2021 Margaret Becklake Award for “Tuberculosis case fatality in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis“
- Madlen Nash: 2021 Jonathan Meakins Award for “Deep learning, computer-aided radiography reading for tuberculosis: a diagnostic accuracy study from a tertiary hospital in India“
WHO screening guideline – contributions from the team
The WHO released its consolidated screening guidelines on tuberculosis today. Congratulations to Mikashmi Kohli, and our colleagues Claudia Denkinger, Samuel Schumacher, Sandra Kik & Zhi Zhen Qin for their contributions!
World TB day – must reads
Here are a few posts from our team for World TB day:
- Jennifer Furin and Madhukar Pai’s op-ed in The Telegraph “We went all-out to tackle Covid-19 – TB needs the same approach“
- Robyn Waite and Madhukar Pai’s “Opinion: To recover from COVID-19, donor support for tuberculosis must increase” in Devex
- Madhukar Pai’s post in Forbes “As Covid-19 Derails TB Progress, Advocates Demand Renewed Commitment To End TB“
- Lena Faust and Alexandra Zimmer’s op-ed in Policy Options “What Canada needs to do to end TB“