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World TB Day Highlight: Experts stress the need for male involvement in the fight against Tuberculosis. 🔗 Read more: ugandaradionetwork.net/story/experts-… The LIGHT Consortium Zankli Research Centre Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme Interdisciplinary Consortium 4 Epidemics Research Bruce Kirenga Winters Muttamba Themba 🇺🇬🇷🇼 Katagira Winceslaus Tayebwa Mordecai #MLIat10

Project Updates: The Photovoice study team was in Kawolo hospital to engage with participants who are also TB Survivors on powerful photo stories captured so far, a step closer to inclusive TB response supported by The LIGHT Consortium UK aid Bruce Kirenga Katagira Winceslaus Winters Muttamba Themba 🇺🇬🇷🇼

Health CBOs worried over TB and HIV programs in Busia County. TB champions also raised concerns over rising TB infections and called for urgent action to prevent a reversal of the strides made in the fight against TB. Stop TB Partnership The Respiratory Society of Kenya. NTLD The LIGHT Consortium Amref Health Africa in Kenya #EndTB

📣 Huge respect for our dedicated TB Champions this Labour Day! Your unwavering commitment, advocacy, and care are POWERING the fight against tuberculosis. Thank you for bringing hope and healing to so many lives! ❤️ #LabourDay2025 #TBChampions #EndTB #YesWeCanEndTB

At the #TBLungHealthForum in Nairobi, the National TB Program reaffirmed its commitment to ending TB and improving lung health. Head of Program, Dr. Immaculate Kathure, called for a holistic, integrated model of care to support TB survivors beyond treatment. #EndTB #LungHealthKe

Key focus areas at the Research Dissemination forum: - Innovations in Diagnosis & Treatment - TB Prevention & Early Detection - Integrated Care & Comorbidities - Tackling DR-TB - Equity & Community Engagement - Protecting Vulnerable Populations #EndTB #LungHealthKe

Research is not a luxury. It is the engine that drives innovation in our fight against TB. Through evidence-based planning and the newly established TB and Lung Health Research Task Force, we are positioning Kenya to lead in data-driven health solutions - Dr Joseph Lenai, MOH.

We were honored to host Taghreed El Hajj LSTM during her visit to Uganda. Her engagement meant a lot to the LIGHT TB Project strengthening our work on gender, Communication, research uptake, and policy impact. #MLIat10 Winters Muttamba Themba 🇺🇬🇷🇼 Bruce Kirenga The LIGHT Consortium AFIDEP Zankli Research Centre

. The LIGHT Consortium partners in Kenya, AFIDEP & The Respiratory Society of Kenya., participated in the National TB & Lung Health Research Dissemination Workshop, where LIGHT, with other key partners, presented ongoing & complete findings to inform policy and practice. 📍Nairobi 📷 May 12 FCDO Research, Science and Technology

Yesterday evening, STP-K National Coordinator was Live on BBC Africa where she addressed issues like latent TB, TB in prisons and TB Preventive Therapy (TPT). She highlighted the importance of periodic TB screening in prisons to reduce the risk of transmission. #EndTB

We held a Community Engagement workshop with Adolescents & Young People to center their voices in our research. They shared what meaningful involvement looks like to them, insights that will shape our CEI strategy and communication going forward. #MLIat10 The LIGHT Consortium Bruce Kirenga

🎉Congratulations Prince Andrew! A fantastic photo capturing the spirit of community engagement in Karu, Nasarawa State in Nigeria! 🇳🇬

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🔍 New insights from 🇳🇬 #TB data: ➡️ Women more likely to be screened ➡️ Men had worse outcomes ➡️ TB-HIV co-infection higher in women LIGHT ECR Mazi Chukwuebuka calls for gender-responsive TB care. Read the paper ⤵️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/mryxjnsa FCDO Global Health Research Zankli Research Centre

Last week, The LIGHT Consortium's sembre, facilitated at the 8th RHNK Pan-African Scientific Conference in Mombasa, Kenya. LIGHT meaningfully engages young people in TB education and advocacy. Read more about LIGHT Research in Malawi here: bit.ly/4kmbx99 FCDO Global Health Research

📢New study: Men are more likely than women to be infected with TB—starting in their teens 📈Risk is ~1.4× higher by age 30 🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏿Linked to time in crowded spaces + late care-seeking To #EndTB, we need gender-aware programs that reach men where they are 🔗 thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…