3 people die from #TB every minute. On this #WorldTBDay2021 we reiterate our committment to contribute to the fight against TB. Together we can #EndTB. The LIGHT Consortium IMPALA Bruce Kirenga Ministry of Health- Uganda Winters Muttamba Themba 🇺🇬🇷🇼 Katagira Winceslaus

Africa accounted for 25% of global TB cases in 2019 according to World Health Organization (WHO) Global TB Report. On #WorldTBDay PATS joins FIRS -Forum of International Respiratory Societies in calling for all governments including African governments to act on commitments made to #EndTB.

#WorldTBDay 2021- with #Covid19UK dominating all media, its a good time to thinking about the millions living with #TB + the 4000 people who die from it every single day TBProof @wcmtuk Edinburgh Napier University Stop TB Partnership IMPALA ted.com/talks/dr_saman…

Thanks to AFIDEP for beautifully presenting key highlights from a Chronic Lung Diseases seminar we gave evidence at last year. You can read more about the event in this blog post: lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/bl… #WorldTBDay

Its #WorldTBDay and #TheClockIsTicking to #EndTB. Two years on, Brenda Mungai reflects on United Nations High Level Meeting (#UNHLM) on #TB. IMPALA The LIGHT Consortium Stop TB Partnership CDC TB GCTA @ReSok_kenya LSTM Read blog: bit.ly/39aJbwW

"COVID 19...teaches us in the TB world that global and country multi- sectoral engagement in combating an infectious disease is possible" - excellent #WorldTBDay blog from IMPALA PhD Student Brenda Mungai NIHR Global Health

Although a lot is not known about Post-TB Lung Disease #PTLD, it's common, varying in severity & impact. Read on AFIDEP's evidence-driven efforts in #Kenya to have provisions on #PTLD included in its #TB guidelines. NTLD IMPALA #WorldTBDay bit.ly/31exdxB

ACACIA IMPALA FIRS -Forum of International Respiratory Societies

Great to see the real impact the IMPALA funded Post-TB Lung Disease symposium is having #PTLD

Very interesting new paper in BMJ Global Health on design, selection and evaluation of research capacity strengthening interventions from IMPALA Centre for Capacity Research LSTM

The latest IMPALA MUDI bulletin presents top tips on managing cross-disciplinary research consortia Yan Ding IMPALA NIHR Global Health LSTM bit.ly/32hJhyA

Approx 3 billion people cook & heat their homes using solid fuels. Health effects of this in #children are a cause for concern. Adaeze Wosu breaks this down for us this Wednesday at the #DOLS. Make a date with us Bruce Kirenga The LIGHT Consortium Ministry of Health- Uganda Katagira Winceslaus Dr Rebecca Nantanda

LMIC search in GOLD 2021 report and got 4 hits only🥴, yet 90%of COPD deaths occur in LMICs. Are guidelines fueling inequity? American Thoracic Society (ATS) IMPALA Pan African Thoracic Society @ReSok_kenya

On May 24th 2021 IMPALA PhD candidate Brenda Mungai presented her work at the Kenya National TB, Leprosy and Lung disease program annual report writing workshop, read more about Brenda’s work and this important session here lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/bl…

Synthesis Meeting 2021 - We've come a long way together - learn about our important contributions to lung health policies and health practices in Africa direct from our researchers - lstmed.ac.uk/news-events/bl… LSTM

#Digitizingcommunitydata As we are digitizing community data using the eCHIS, conversation on issues of data protection and ethical considerations for the privacy of personal data is critical. Ministry of Health LSTM Kenya Medical Research Institute LVCT Health Living Goods Lwala Community Alliance Amref Health Africa in Kenya

The wait is over, our 2022 fully-funded 3-year #GlobalHealth fellowships are live! Applications welcomed from doctors, midwives, PH trainees, other allied health professionals and vets bit.ly/3yXvkFX