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Dr Munyaradzi Musvosvi speaks about the Titan Vaccine Research Project which will allow us to select the most promising TB vaccine candidates. This work is supported by the South African mRNA Vaccine Consortium and funded by the SAMRC UCT IDM UCT Health Sciences Stop TB Partnership

Are we on the brink of a global crisis with TB? In the 5 minutes it takes to watch this video, 11 people would have died from TB. Listen in to Dr Tereza Kasaeva explain the threats to the global response to TB. youtube.com/watch?v=WiQmLO…

The global TB funding gap, the difference between funds needed for TB prevention, diagnosis, & treatment & funds available. In 2023 TB prevention, diagnosis, treatment & care was underfunded by $16,3 billion. In 2023 funding needed for TB research was underfunded by $4 billion.

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🌏The second article in IJTLD Open's ‘Ending the TB epidemic’ series explores the TB strategy in the Western Pacific Region. 📊The authors provide a candid assessment of progress made, challenges faced and potential solutions: ingentaconnect.com/content/iuatld… #NoMoreExcuses #EndTB

Immunopathology of TB: South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative researchers discuss a groundbreaking study which investigates the role of lymph nodes in the context of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease. The study was funded by a grant from Wellcome Leap. Wellcome youtu.be/8_gCOAfWUpw

Immunopathology of TB: South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative researchers discuss a groundbreaking study which investigates the role of lymph nodes in the context of mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and disease. The study was funded by a grant from Wellcome Leap Wellcome youtu.be/8_gCOAfWUpw

IN PRESS PUBLICATION: South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative authors have co-authored study which show global prevalence surveys showing that almost 63% of people with bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis report no cough, and about 28% report no TB symptoms. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40147469/

IN PRESS PUBLICATION:@satvi_uctauthors have co-authored study which report global prevalence surveys showing that almost 63% of people with bacteriologically confirmed tuberculosis report no cough, and about 28% report no TB symptoms.The Lancet Respiratory Medicine pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40147469

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Burundi cut child mortality from vaccine-preventable diseases by over 80% in a decade— from 1,430 deaths in 2014 to just 265 in 2024. This remarkable turnaround shows how consistent #publichealth programs transform lives and communities. bit.ly/3EiGxry

The World Health Organization (WHO) have just released the latest consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis treatment and care. who.int/publications/i…

South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative Professors Mark Hatherill, Tom Scriba & Elisa Nemes have co-authored a paper appearing in the The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. UCT IDM UCT Health Sciences UCT Research sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Congratulations to Dr Vanessa Muwanga who recently graduated with a PhD studying the performance of host blood transcriptomic signatures for TB diagnosis and monitoring TB treatment. Her Supervisors were Professor Tom Scriba and Dr Simon Mendelsohn.

A recent study conducted by South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative found that more than 50% of confirmed TB cases were asymptomatic and Chest X-ray screening missed more than 40% if asymptomatic cases. It appears on the medRxiv preprint server. medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Next #MSSwaminathan centenary lecture by Ismahane Elouafi Ismahane Elouafi on 30 April 2025. Looking forward! Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Agriculture INDIA CGIAR Ministry of Health Arabinda K Padhee ICRISAT IRRI 🌾 IFPRI Dr. Purnima Menon Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore IVRI Izatnagar International Science Council UN Environment Programme IUCN NITI Aayog The Hindu

Join us for the Rising Stars Café at the #MultiInstituteSymposium with tomorrow’s science leaders IDM: Munyaradzi Musvosvi, Michael Zulu NI: Catherine Wedderburn, Rachael Dangarembizi CHI: Taariq Salie, Timothy Spracken LI: Michele Tomasicchio, Maresa Botha 📅7 May 2025