The Quality of tuberculosis care in urban India grant, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has been extended until the end of 2018, with additional funding, bringing the total investment to more than 2.3 million USD. Congratulations to Madhu and the QuTUB team!
World TB Day: Interviews and Citations
The Pai TB Research Group has been very active for the 2017 World TB Day. Below are some of the expert interviews given by Madhukar Pai, along with media citations:
- http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/79-fewer-cases-by-2025-five-times-more-funding-what-the-draft-tb-control-plan-is-targeting/story-Nq4PztRXr4rhh1Xc391HlI.html
- https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/women-survivors-tb-speak-stigma-india/
- http://www.healthissuesindia.com/exclusive-interview-dr-madhukar-pai-md-phd/
- http://www.diagnosticsworldnews.com/2017/3/23/consumption-junction-changing-tuberculosis-through-diagnostics.aspx
- https://www.id-hub.com/2017/03/20/diagnosis-a-weak-link-in-global-tuberculosis-control-an-interview-with-madhukar-pai/
Blog Posts by Emily MacLean and Sophie Huddart
Read the team’s new blog posts in Nature Microbiology by Emily (“A biomarkers database to accelerate point-of-care diagnostics for TB“) and Sophie (“Demanding more for TB“).
Blog Post by Amrita Daftary
Here is a new post today by Amrita: https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/time-address-devastating-impact-tb-indias-women/
New Blog Posts by Anita Svadzian and Madhukar Pai
You can read Anita and Madhu’s new blog posts, following the publication by the WHO of a list of antibiotic-resistant “priority pathogens”, and its omission of TB: “Regardless of the WHO snafu, tuberculosis should be a priority in the global AMR response” and “The TB community can’t catch a break“.
3 New Papers from Madhukar Pai
Ahead of World TB Day, here are 2 new papers from Madhu: “Reducing global tuberculosis deaths—time for India to step up” and “India’s plan to eliminate tuberculosis by 2025: converting rhetoric into reality“. You can also read his latest blog post: “Opinion: In India, eliminating tuberculosis isn’t just a health issue — it’s an economic one“.
Launch of the PLoS TB Channel
The new PLoS TB Channel has been launched!
Blog Post by Danielle Cazabon
You can read Danielle’s latest blog post in Nature Microbiology: “Will you be an advocate on World TB day 2017?”.
Launch of the BCG World Atlas, 2nd Edition
Ahead of World TB Day, the second edition of the BCG World Atlas was launched. Find out more in Madhu’s blog post “Tracking TB Vaccination Policies and Practices Through Space and Time“, and visit the revamped website www.bcgatlas.org, and its feature on our resources page.
New Paper by Madhukar Pai and Robyn Lee
Madhu has a new paper out, with Robyn Lee, to be published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology: “Real-time sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis“. Congratulations!