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Community & Universal Testing for TB: To evaluate contact tracing strategies for optimising active case finding & delivery of TPT in high/med burden TB settings

Katılım Kasım 2021
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The Aurum Institute@Auruminstitute·
“TB specific skin tests have the potential to improve TPT access and reduce cost in low resource settings. “ - @UCLTB’s Yohhei Hamada. #SATB22
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“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
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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.
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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
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"We are struggling to find people with #TB, to link them and retain them to care" says Dr @NNdjeka, Chief Director at @HealthZA. CUT TB is investigating Community and universal testing for TB among contacts as case finding is a key pillar to #EndTB #SATB22 @ConferenceTb
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Now @kznhealth 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 @ConferenceTb
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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
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Congrats on making #40under40 @Thobani47496566. "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."
The Aurum Institute@Auruminstitute

Thobani has worked towards the successful implementation of two TB research projects in SA gold mines and also the coordination of the @CUT_TB Study, currently being implemented in three African countries. #40Under40

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Congratulations to CUT TB PI Prof Salome Charalambous, on her appointment as an Adjunct Assistant Professors at @VUmedicine Read more: bit.ly/3z3ZsRQ
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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
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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
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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.
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Dr Thu-Anh Nguyen - @Woolcockmedical Vietnam Country Director shared her experience on translating evidence into policy in Vietnam. #FindTBEndTB
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Dr Lindiwe Mvusi - @HealthZA Director: TB Control and Management Cluster shared some of the strides made in #TB case findings in South Africa. #FindTBEndTB
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"Together we can #EndTB. Let's invest in community cadres to end TB and save lives." - Chipo Chimunhu Maware, @JointedHands Strategic Information Manager. #FindTBEndTB
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"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 - @FINDdx Director: #TB Programme. #FindTBEndTB
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