Read “Diagnostic accuracy of stool Xpert MTB/RIF for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis” from Emily, Giorgia, Madhu and their co-authors, published in the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
New paper on IPT from Jody Boffa
Read Jody’s latest paper “When prevention is dangerous: perceptions of isoniazid preventive therapy in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa” published in Public Health Action.
TB/HIV Linkage: presentation from Angela Salomon
On March 26-29, ICAP and WHO hosted an invitation-only workshop entitled “HIV Differentiated Service Delivery: Opportunities and Challenges for TB Prevention and Care” in Lusaka, Zambia, in collaboration with the Zambia Ministry of Health. The meeting convened global experts and teams from seven of the CQUIN learning network member countries, including representatives from ministries of health, PEPFAR agencies, implementing partners and civil society. At this event, Angie a systematic review synthesizing evidence on interventions that impact linkages to diagnosis and treatment initiation for HIV and TB in LMICs. The title of her talk was “TB/HIV Linkage: What works, and how do we know?”. Congratulations!
Assessing gender differences in quality of TB care – new paper
Read the QuTUB’s team new paper “Use of standardised patients to assess gender differences in quality of tuberculosis care in urban India: a two-city, cross-sectional study” published in The Lancet Global Health. You can also read the accompanying editorial by Ronelle Burger.
TB Research Day: congratulations to our winners!
The McGill International TB Centre’s TB Research Day was held on March 22nd this year. Congratulations to:
- Sophie Huddart for winning the Margaret Becklake Prize for Best Paper in Health Outcomes Research by a Graduate Student for her paper “Knowledge about tuberculosis and infection prevention behavior: A nine city longitudinal study from India“
- Emily MacLean for winning a travel award
Op-eds from Madhukar Pai for World TB Day
Read Madhu’s editorial on The Lancet TB Commission in the Huffington Post, and “A human-rights approach is essential to end the global TB epidemic” in The Conversation.
The Lancet Commission on TB published
Ahead of World TB Day, The Lancet Commission on tuberculosis was published today. Congratulations to Amrita, Tripti, Danielle and Madhu who were all involved!
App for nutritional assessment – paper from Tripti Pande
Read “N-TB: A mobile-based application to simplify nutritional assessment, counseling and care of patients with tuberculosis in India” from Tripti and colleagues in India, published in The Indian Journal of Tuberculosis. You can also download the app for free on GooglePlay.
New paper from Amrita Daftary and colleagues
Read the new paper “Antiretroviral switching and bedaquiline treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis HIV co-infection” by Amrita and her colleagues published in The Lancet HIV.
New logo for the McGill International TB Centre
Ahead of the 2019 TB day, the McGill International TB Centre is unveiling its brand new logo! Congratulations to our very own Paulami Sen for her winning design!
