"It is critical to #InvestInTB now to support the post-pandemic recovery. We need to re-imagine triage and screening, bring Dx closer to patients and we need to multi-pathogenize molecular diagnostic services." - Dr Morten Ruhwald - FIND Director: #TB Programme. #FindTBEndTB

"Together we can #EndTB. Let's invest in community cadres to end TB and save lives." - Chipo Chimunhu Maware, Jointed Hands Welfare Organisation Strategic Information Manager. #FindTBEndTB

Dr Lindiwe Mvusi - National Department of Health Director: TB Control and Management Cluster shared some of the strides made in #TB case findings in South Africa. #FindTBEndTB

Dr Thu-Anh Nguyen - Woolcock Institute of Medical Research Vietnam Country Director shared her experience on translating evidence into policy in Vietnam. #FindTBEndTB

Today is April Fools Day but 1 thing is for sure 👉 #TB is no joke or hoax❗️ Approx 1.5 million people died from TB in 2020 🪦 Effective vaccines are our best hope to #EndTB by 2030💉 Join our call to support development of #newTBvaccines 🔗newtbvaccines.org/join/

To ensure high quality data & good clinical practice, the 1st external quality monitoring visits were completed at CUT TB sites in Tanzania, Lesotho & SA Pictured: Ext Monitor Don Mudzengi & RAs Maditaba Tsotetsi & Sello Moremi doing source data verification at Goba Clinic, SA.

CUT TB celebrates the nurses at the forefront of #TB research. 🥳 #IND2022 #Nurses2022 #VoiceToLead

To nurses around the world, your dedication to your noble profession is seen and valued. 👏🏿 #IND2022 #Nurses2022 #VoiceToLead

The CUT TB project team joins the global call to invest in nursing. We echo the International Nurses' Day theme, Nurses: A Voice to Lead - Invest in nursing and respect rights to secure global health. #IND2022 #Nurses2022 #VoiceToLead

On International Nurse's Day, we mark the contributions nurses make to society, in the many difference paths they practice their noble profession. We salute you muuguzi, mhlengikazi, mooki!🙌🏿 #IND2022 #Nurses2022 #VoiceToLead

Congratulations to CUT TB PI Prof Salome Charalambous, on her appointment as an Adjunct Assistant Professors at Vanderbilt School of Medicine Read more: bit.ly/3z3ZsRQ

We're proud to have emerging leaders like Don on our project team! #40Under40

Congrats on making #40under40 Thobani Ntshiqa. "One of my future ambitions is to contribute meaningfully to the body of scientific knowledge and influence policy on public health issues to improve the quality of life for vulnerable and underserved communities."

CUT TB is at the 7th SA TB Conference at the Durban ICC this week. Our PI Prof Salome Charalambous is part of the conference organising committee which has brought together #TB stakeholders to discuss working together to get TB control back on track. #SATB22

Now KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health MEC Nomagugu Simelani says concerned about rate of TB case finding, access to screening and testing. Working to improve this to prevent TB deaths. #EndTB #SATB22 SA TB Conference

"We are struggling to find people with #TB, to link them and retain them to care" says Dr Prof. Norbert Ndjeka, Chief Director at National Department of Health. CUT TB is investigating Community and universal testing for TB among contacts as case finding is a key pillar to #EndTB #SATB22 SA TB Conference

The SA TB conference is in full swing and we're looking forward to sharing our work on CUT-TB. Come hear/read more about our work detailed below. #SATB22

Here are our SA TB Conference presenters; Thobani Ntshiqa, Dr Yohhei Hamada and Griffiths Kubeka. If you're at #SATB22, don't miss hearing more about our work on CUT TB. Check previous post for full details.

“TB specific skin tests have the potential to improve TPT access and reduce cost in low resource settings. “ - UCL-TB’s Yohhei Hamada. #SATB22

“TPT remains a priority for high risk populations such as HHC’s and identifying approaches to efficiently scale up TPT is important.” Aurum Senior Research Manager - Thobani Ntshiqa. #SATB22