Willem Hanekom
@willemahanekom
Director, Africa Health Research Institute. @ahri_news. Views are my own.
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21-09-2015 22:41:40
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We need 5 billion a year for #TB treatment, and 1 billion for #TB vaccine. And we need access and equity on the outcome of public funded research Treatment Action Group (TAG)
President & CEO of TB Alliance, Mel Spigelman urges world leaders to unleash the power of science & the best qualities of humanity to #EndTB: "The major impediment to transformative innovation is a lack of adequate funding for research and development." #2023TBHLM #Tuberculosis
The heightened risk of death associated with social isolation or loneliness, from a review of 90 prospective cohort studies nature.com/articles/s4156… Nature Human Behaviour
The new World Health Organization (WHO) global TB report calls for research breakthroughs to stop new infections. Willem Hanekom Director Africa Health Research Institute tells us why a new vaccine that stops the disease in adolescents and adults is the best shot. health-e.org.za/2023/11/08/tb-… #tuberculosis
📢 We are delighted to announce 2⃣ recent faculty appointments: ✅ Prof Refiloe Masekela UKZN's CHS HOD paediatrics & child health leads an asthma intervention clinical trial at AHRI ✅ Dr Dr Xanthe Hunt is the new lead for AHRI's adolescent mental health research area Welcome 👏🏾
The discovery of HIV, 40 years on espresso.economist.com/92ca971e9ff727… from The Economist
Final remarks from Willem Hanekom as he closes his opening plenary at #SATBconference ✅ TB control requires much more than medical intervention ✅ Prioritise vaccine development & support R&D ✅ We need to understand how & when Mtb spreads & how to intervene in subclinical TB
I thank Alberto García-Basteiro and Richard White for discussing the possibility of including the population deprived of liberty in future vaccine clinical trials. In many countries, they are one of the populations most affected by TB and they have the right to be heard.
🚨Published eBioMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science A new approach to study #Mtb physiology & #TB diagnosis. Our study uses #RNAscope to detect #Mycobacterium #tuberculosis mRNA in human tissue, even when traditional ZN staining fails. UAB Microbiology Africa Health Research Institute UAB Pathology thelancet.com/journals/ebiom…
✅ AHRI's Centre of Excellence for Spatial Omics Research in Africa aims to accelerate access to cutting-edge spatial omics technology across the continent. As we host the 2nd CESORA spatial omics workshop this week, our Prof Willem Hanekom weighs in on its significance 📽️
This week we hosted 23 researchers for the 2nd annual CESORA spatial omics workshop, which aimed to give them a comprehensive intro to spatial omics. AHRI's Prof Zaza Ndhlovu The Ndhlovu Lab spoke to us about accelerating access to this cutting-edge technology across the continent
If you are at #UnionConf2024 don't miss the opening session for TBScience tomorrow; chaired by AHRI's exec director Prof Willem Hanekom and featuring talks from Dr Yashodhan Nair Brigham and Women's Hospital Dr Clare Smith Smith DukeMGM & Dr Cheng Bei Fudan University #endTB #stopTB
✅ Day 2 at #UnionConf2024 got underway with AHRI's Prof Willem Hanekom opening the TBScience conference within The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2024 The Union The Union Conference - currently underway in Bali, Indonesia #StopTB #endTB #UnionConf
That's a wrap! The The Union Conference closed today. Team AHRI’s contributions included: ✅ Chairing 6 sessions ✅ Presenting 6 posters ✅ Delivering 4 talks ✅ Participating in 5 panel discussions ✅ Engaging in 2 speaking events #UnionConf2024 #UnionConf 1/2
In his closing remarks, AHRI's exec director Prof Willem Hanekom - who chaired the TBScience component of the #UnionConf2024 - expressed heartfelt gratitude to the organisers, the 4,000 delegates, and the sponsors for their contributions to the work to #endTB
