See Pierrick and Madhu’s latest commentary “Implementation of Xpert MTB/RIF in high-burden countries: voices from the field matter” published in Public Health Action.
New paper from Vaidehi Nafade
Read the latest paper from Vaidehi and the rest of the team on “Over-the-counter antibiotic dispensing by pharmacies: a standardised patient study in Udupi district, India“, published in BMJ Global Health.
Launch of the TB•PPM Learning Network
We’re very excited that the TB•PPM Learning Network was launched on October 30th, 2019, at the PPM Working group symposium during the Union Conference in Hyderabad.
If you haven’t already, please sign up to join us in this vibrant online community united around the cause to End TB.
See also the WHO release on the launch of our community of practice.
Equity, diversity and inclusion in global health journals – new paper
Read the latest paper from Vaidehi, Paulami and Madhu “Global health journals need to address equity, diversity and inclusion” published in BMJ Global Health. You can also read this editorial.
New Global TB report – blog post
Read Madhu’s latest blog post on the publication of the latest Global TB report “Fighting TB: Slow Progress Should Ignite Action” published in Forbes.
New paper from Pierrick Adam
Congratulations to Pierrick and his colleagues for their new paper “Impact of Counseling Methods on HIV Retesting Uptake in At‑Risk Individuals: A Randomized Controlled Study” published in AIDS and Behavior.
Honorary mention for Dr. Madhukar Pai – REACH awards
Congratulations to Madhu who received an honorary mention from the REACH awards! See their website to see all the finalists and special mentions.
How to generate evidence on TB dx – paper
Read the latest Journal of Infectious Diseases supplement on how to generate evidence on TB dx: “Guidance for the Evaluation of Tuberculosis Diagnostics That Meet the World Health Organization (WHO) Target Product Profiles: An Introduction to WHO Process and Study Design Principles“, by Madhu and colleagues.
Lena Faust awarded a fellowship
Congratulations to Lena who won the first Dr. Robert S. Remis Graduate Fellowship in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, in support of outstanding graduate students pursuing research in infectious diseases epidemiology!
Mikashmi Kohli wins an IDIGH travel award
Congratulations to Mikashmi for winning an IDIGH travel award!
