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“
Cochrane “Special Collection: diagnosing tuberculosis”
The 2021 update of the Cochrane “Special Collection: diagnosing tuberculosis” was published on the Cochrane Library for World TB Day. Special congratulations to Mikashmi Kohli for her hard work and commitment to produce this valuable resource!
COVID-19 innovations and healthcare delivery – new paper
You can read Senjuti Saha and Madhukar Pai’s latest paper “Can COVID-19 innovations and systems help low- and middle-income countries to re-imagine healthcare delivery?” in Med.
Congratulations to Giorgia Sulis!
Congratulations to Giorgia who successfully defending her PhD thesis on March 22nd!
Learning from COVID – commentary from Madhukar Pai and colleagues
Read the latest commentary from Madhu and colleagues “Learning from COVID-19 to reimagine tuberculosis diagnosis” published in The Lancet Microbe.