
john bimba
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We are excited about the ongoing deliberations on enhancing research uptake and communication for Tuberculosis in Uganda, Nigeria, Malawi, UK and Kenya. The pace has been set! AFIDEP The LIGHT Consortium Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme Zankli Research Centre The Respiratory Society of Kenya.



📸 Excited to announce that we are conducting our Endline community engagements for the DESTINE project! 🌍 We're working towards developing and evaluating gender-responsive TB interventions for communities in Nigeria. #DESTINEproject #CommunityHealth #LIGHTONTB FCDO Global Health Research


We are proud of @LIGHT Consortium john bimba's participation in the Global Scientific Panel on AMR & TB convened by @Campaigns in Global Health & @the Intellectual Forum at Jesus College

This is to inform negotiations of the Political Declaration expected to be agreed by member states at today’s UN #AMRHLM in New York. FCDO Global Health Research


#TBChampionsSummit2024 Lucica Ditiu, ED of Stop TB Partnership called on leaders to be more responsive and present in TB forums, and to allocate more funding to #TB programmes. #LIGHTonTB #EmpowerTBChampions #YesWeCanEndTB FCDO Research, Science and Technology Eliya Zulu rachael thomson


Highlights from Zankli Research Centre & The LIGHT Consortium's Capacity Strengthening Workshop: 📚✍️ ✅ Focus on manuscript development for TB researchers & M&E officers NTBLCP across Nigeria ✅ Empowering Health Professionals to Improve Scientific Dissemination of Data@FCDOHealthRes Ty john bimba


Day 1 of the #LIGHTAbuja2024 partners meeting has been a demonstration of the impact The LIGHT Consortium has made in TB and gender programming, and policy dialogues.


Data shows that between 2018 & 2021, over 50 percent of men who visited health facilities in Nigeria were not screened for TB which is a missed opportunity for bringing men into the TB care cascade. FCDO Global Health Research #LIGHTAbuja2024 #LIGHTonTB #LIGHTonNigeria

Day 2 of the LIGHT Meeting in Abuja 🇳🇬saw the teams visit Zankli Research Centre, & Esu Karu Palace where the team engaged with traditional leaders, district heads, & respected title holders. They met the local TB Action Group, whose youth TB champions are supporting The LIGHT Consortium's work🙌


Day 3 @LIGHTAbuja2024 wrapped up with powerful discussions on stories of change & gender-equitable access to TB care. Inspiring insights and meaningful progress were shared! FCDO Global Health Research #LIGHTonTB #LIGHTonNigeria



🗞️READ ALL ABOUT IT! The The LIGHT Consortium Annual e-Newsletter 2023-2024 is out now! Explore key activities & highlights from the past year- from research & research uptake to capacity strengthening- with impact aspirations and achievements 🔗 light.lstmed.ac.uk/resources/ligh… FCDO Global Health Research


“We work to #EndTB and make the world safer for everybody” Dr. Lucica Ditiu , Executive Director, #StopTB Partnership has a message for you. #YesWeCanEndTB

The The LIGHT Consortium and Zankli Research Centre celebrates the leadership of Nigerian MPs who are promoting gender-responsive TB care—recognising that women, men, and vulnerable groups often face different pathways and barriers to accessing life-saving TB services.


Parliaments are not just legislative bodies—they are agents of change. Together, we are committed to action that builds a world where tuberculosis is no longer a threat. #InternationalDayofParliamentarism #EndTB The LIGHT Consortium FCDO Research, Science and Technology

📸 Real Stories for Change! Fatima Ramadan, from our #Photovoice study in 🇳🇬 also shares her journey in this powerful Stop TB Partnership🎥 Also featured is Zankli Research Centre's Prince Andrew👏 🔗 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=R-i-t9… 📖 Learn about Photovoice: tinyurl.com/45unfeth #EndTB #TBVoices

.The LIGHT Consortium joins the world to mark #WorldPopulationDay2025.👨👩👦👦 Under the theme “To realise the rights and choices of those on the margins of our societies, we must count them – because everyone counts!"🙌🏾 #EndTB FCDO Global Health Research Zankli Research Centre AFIDEP The Respiratory Society of Kenya. Makerere University Lung Institute