My first Fellowship! Thanks to the REACH REACH Foundation which extensively works for TB and in now expanding into NCD's as well. For this year, cancer was the chosen theme. I was one among the two National fellows who were selected for this Fellowship.

You don't have to look between this and that on your keyboard to know that TB kills 1,000 people in India every day despite being a preventable and curable disease.

Special thanks to #Reach for arranged a fellwship on NCDs and select me on reporting for Cancer subject
Thanks also my #Editor #Patrika News Today also they permit me for that x.com/SpeakTB/status…

Thank you REACH for this opportunity. I had a great time in this workshop with REACH and media friends from different parts of the country.

It's my great pleasure to be a part of team REACH-2024 REACH for exploring significant stories related to NCDs (Cancer) this time.🤗

Heartiest congratulations to all 16 recipients of the REACH Media Fellowships for Reporting on NCDs (Cancer) 2024! 🎉

Thank you so much for your active participation in the workshop and we wish you all the best with your stories 🎗️

I'd like to announce that over the next few days, I'll be focusing on crafting stories centered around cancer as part of my REACH media fellowship.Thank you, REACH, for choosing me for this fellowship and providing me with this opportunity.

Grateful to cancer conqueror and counsellor, Ms Neerja Malik, for sharing her awe-inspiring journey and stressing the power of positivity post cancer diagnosis 🌟💜

Special thanks to esteemed researcher Anant Bhan for leading a session on ethical reporting of cancer for our Media Fellows, emphasising the importance of consent and employing responsible & respectful language when describing individuals living with cancer

Huge shoutout and thanks to Pramesh CS, Director at Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai & Convenor of NationalCancerGrid for empowering the 2024 batch of NCD Media Fellows with knowledge on cancer research and making cancer care accessible & affordable

Proud to host a webinar to identify crucial advocacy priorities for the 1/4/6x24 campaign in India. The webinar will serve as a pivotal platform for the community to strategize and mobilize impactful action in the fight to #EndTB
Register: shorturl.at/u2348
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We're delighted to share that Dr Ramya Ananthakrishnan, Director, REACH, is the new Chairperson of #TBPPM Learning Network India Chapter!

Pvt sector engagement has been integral to our work since inception, ensuring PwTB access to high-quality TB services. Exciting times ahead!

Kicking off our two-day Media Fellowship workshop for Reporting on NCDs (Cancer) with insights from Nikita Mehra, Oncologist & Sr Assoc Prof at Cancer Institute (WIA), Chennai, delivering a thorough overview of cancer to a room of 16 journalists from across the country

Have you heard of One Health❓It’s a relationship between humans, animals, plants & the environment. It relies on the understanding of how human actions & policies could affect animal, plant & environment health & how it impacts humans as a result. ➡️bit.ly/40oYtHz
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Drug-resistant TB is a major cause of AMR deaths. This year’s United Nations high level meeting on AMR is critical for ensuring political commitment and action. Despite rapid tests and shorter treatment, only 1 in 4 people with DR TB are cured. Madhu Pai, MD, PhD carole mitnick Treatment Action Group (TAG) Stop TB Partnership

Communicable disease continues to cause substantial morbidity and mortality globally, finds new GBD study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. In 2019, an estimated 704M DALYs were associated with 🦠85 different pathogens🦠, including 309M in children under 5 🔗 ms.spr.ly/6189YB1Fz

#Tuberculosis is again the number 1 infectious disease in the world causing much suffering & death, especially among the poor. This calls for more investment in R&D to develop new tools, also to use the ones we have now more widely. Jeremy Farrar USAID NIH ICMR Mark Suzman

We're thrilled to share that Anupama Srinivasan, Assistant Director at REACH, has been selected for the prestigious WomenLift Health's 2024 India Leadership Journey, which recognises talented women leaders in global health ✨

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In a leaner and meaner Health Matters newsletter this week, Ramya Kannan looks at a slimmer selection of health stories from the past week, the key news events and explainers, theme-based clusters on health and related issues.
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On #WorldHealthDay we call for urgent action!

It's time to back gender-transformative health services! 70% of healthcare workers are women, pioneering the fight against #HIV , #TB , & #malaria .

Let's ensure health equity for all women and girls in their diversity #fundherhealth