Birat Nepal Medical Trust
@bnmtnepal.bsky.social
Birat Nepal Medical Trust (BNMT Nepal) is a Nepalese non-governmental organization dedicated towards the improved health and well-being of Nepalese people.
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Health workers' safety matters!
Under the #CRITIC project @theunion.org , 39 health workers from Chisapani Hospital were screened for TB infection during a camp organized in coordination with the municipality & health office.
🔎7 tested positive & were enrolled in treatment. #EndTB
Under the #CRITIC project @theunion.org , 39 health workers from Chisapani Hospital were screened for TB infection during a camp organized in coordination with the municipality & health office.
🔎7 tested positive & were enrolled in treatment. #EndTB
November 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Health workers' safety matters!
Under the #CRITIC project @theunion.org , 39 health workers from Chisapani Hospital were screened for TB infection during a camp organized in coordination with the municipality & health office.
🔎7 tested positive & were enrolled in treatment. #EndTB
Under the #CRITIC project @theunion.org , 39 health workers from Chisapani Hospital were screened for TB infection during a camp organized in coordination with the municipality & health office.
🔎7 tested positive & were enrolled in treatment. #EndTB
TB preventive therapy (3HP) can reduce the risk of developing active TB by up to 90% when taken correctly. ☺️
Under the #CRITIC project @theunion.org , 1,026 people have started the 3HP regimen, and 893 have already completed treatment!💊
#EndTB #TBPrevention #LatentTB #3HP
Under the #CRITIC project @theunion.org , 1,026 people have started the 3HP regimen, and 893 have already completed treatment!💊
#EndTB #TBPrevention #LatentTB #3HP
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
TB preventive therapy (3HP) can reduce the risk of developing active TB by up to 90% when taken correctly. ☺️
Under the #CRITIC project @theunion.org , 1,026 people have started the 3HP regimen, and 893 have already completed treatment!💊
#EndTB #TBPrevention #LatentTB #3HP
Under the #CRITIC project @theunion.org , 1,026 people have started the 3HP regimen, and 893 have already completed treatment!💊
#EndTB #TBPrevention #LatentTB #3HP
Gavin Churchyard - "if you dream it you can do it: we need potent, scalable, single use TB preventive therapy: we can achieve it"
#UnionConf #TBPrevention
#UnionConf #TBPrevention
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Gavin Churchyard - "if you dream it you can do it: we need potent, scalable, single use TB preventive therapy: we can achieve it"
#UnionConf #TBPrevention
#UnionConf #TBPrevention
@bnmtnepal.bsky.social team talking to Beate Ringwald about how to implement participatory co-design approaches with our communities.
#UnionConf @lightontb.bsky.social
#UnionConf @lightontb.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
@bnmtnepal.bsky.social team talking to Beate Ringwald about how to implement participatory co-design approaches with our communities.
#UnionConf @lightontb.bsky.social
#UnionConf @lightontb.bsky.social
Denis Falzon from @who.int : ‘’TPT is one tool among many : we need to use them all’’
#UnionConf #TBprevention
#UnionConf #TBprevention
November 24, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Denis Falzon from @who.int : ‘’TPT is one tool among many : we need to use them all’’
#UnionConf #TBprevention
#UnionConf #TBprevention
‘’People are happy with 3HP because it is short & effective’’ - Edna Tembo #Malawai
@unitaid.bsky.social #UnionConf
@unitaid.bsky.social #UnionConf
Edna Tembo from #Malawi sharing her expertise on how to engage everyone from policymakers to community members in commitment to 3HP scale-up!
#UnionConf @unitaid.bsky.social
#TBprevention
#UnionConf @unitaid.bsky.social
#TBprevention
November 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
‘’People are happy with 3HP because it is short & effective’’ - Edna Tembo #Malawai
@unitaid.bsky.social #UnionConf
@unitaid.bsky.social #UnionConf
Edna Tembo from #Malawi sharing her expertise on how to engage everyone from policymakers to community members in commitment to 3HP scale-up!
#UnionConf @unitaid.bsky.social
#TBprevention
#UnionConf @unitaid.bsky.social
#TBprevention
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Edna Tembo from #Malawi sharing her expertise on how to engage everyone from policymakers to community members in commitment to 3HP scale-up!
#UnionConf @unitaid.bsky.social
#TBprevention
#UnionConf @unitaid.bsky.social
#TBprevention
Mathew Saunders from @lshtm.bsky.social emphasizing how #climatechange will fuel TB across multiple pathways: we must #prepare to avert catastrophic consequences!
#UnionConf
#UnionConf
November 24, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Mathew Saunders from @lshtm.bsky.social emphasizing how #climatechange will fuel TB across multiple pathways: we must #prepare to avert catastrophic consequences!
#UnionConf
#UnionConf
Inspiring to hear experiences from communities driving the TB prevention revolution: united to END TB!
#UnionConf #TBprevention
#UnionConf #TBprevention
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Inspiring to hear experiences from communities driving the TB prevention revolution: united to END TB!
#UnionConf #TBprevention
#UnionConf #TBprevention
Raghu dhital @bnmtnepal.bsky.social & Bertie Squire @lstmnews.bsky.social signing MoU to continue the amazing 8 year partnership of BNMT - LSTM at Union World Conference on Lung Health!
Together to END TB!🙌🤝
#UnionConf
Together to END TB!🙌🤝
#UnionConf
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Raghu dhital @bnmtnepal.bsky.social & Bertie Squire @lstmnews.bsky.social signing MoU to continue the amazing 8 year partnership of BNMT - LSTM at Union World Conference on Lung Health!
Together to END TB!🙌🤝
#UnionConf
Together to END TB!🙌🤝
#UnionConf
Recently, colleague Anchal Thapa presented a poster at ISPOR conference #ISPOR2025 on, 'What is the cost of preventing tuberculosis? A cost-effectiveness analysis of household contact tracing with TB Preventive Therapy in rural & urban Nepal.'
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
Highlights👇(thread 1/3)
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
Highlights👇(thread 1/3)
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Recently, colleague Anchal Thapa presented a poster at ISPOR conference #ISPOR2025 on, 'What is the cost of preventing tuberculosis? A cost-effectiveness analysis of household contact tracing with TB Preventive Therapy in rural & urban Nepal.'
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
Highlights👇(thread 1/3)
@johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
Highlights👇(thread 1/3)
Our colleague Anchal Thapa presents at #Unionconference on her study DronEconomics: The cost of implementing drones to facilitate TB sputum sample collection in hard-to-reach areas in Nepal’ @rstmh.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social
#UnionConf @theunion.org
Highlights 👇(Thread 1/3)
#UnionConf @theunion.org
Highlights 👇(Thread 1/3)
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Our colleague Anchal Thapa presents at #Unionconference on her study DronEconomics: The cost of implementing drones to facilitate TB sputum sample collection in hard-to-reach areas in Nepal’ @rstmh.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social
#UnionConf @theunion.org
Highlights 👇(Thread 1/3)
#UnionConf @theunion.org
Highlights 👇(Thread 1/3)
Our colleague Anchal Thapa presenting at #Unionconference on ‘Impact & cost-effectiveness of implementing TB preventive treatment among adult household contact persons in Nepal: A model-based analysis’. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
@lstmnews.bsky.social
Highlights👇(Thread 1/3)
@lstmnews.bsky.social
Highlights👇(Thread 1/3)
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Our colleague Anchal Thapa presenting at #Unionconference on ‘Impact & cost-effectiveness of implementing TB preventive treatment among adult household contact persons in Nepal: A model-based analysis’. @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social
@lstmnews.bsky.social
Highlights👇(Thread 1/3)
@lstmnews.bsky.social
Highlights👇(Thread 1/3)
Senior TB scientist & PI #IMPACTTB Dr Maxine Caws presents a poster #UnionConference @theunion.org on, 'The landscape of TB stigma in Nepal: Contextual evidence of stigma levels, manifestations, & experiences among people with TB'
@stoptb.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social
Highlights 👇(Thread 1/4)
@stoptb.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social
Highlights 👇(Thread 1/4)
November 21, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Senior TB scientist & PI #IMPACTTB Dr Maxine Caws presents a poster #UnionConference @theunion.org on, 'The landscape of TB stigma in Nepal: Contextual evidence of stigma levels, manifestations, & experiences among people with TB'
@stoptb.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social
Highlights 👇(Thread 1/4)
@stoptb.bsky.social @lstmnews.bsky.social
Highlights 👇(Thread 1/4)
Executive Director, Raghu Dhital presenting a poster #UnionConference @theunion.org on ‘Healthcare providers’ perception of tuberculosis-related stigma: Drivers and manifestations within Nepal’s cultural context’
Highlights 👇 (Thread 1/4)
Highlights 👇 (Thread 1/4)
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Executive Director, Raghu Dhital presenting a poster #UnionConference @theunion.org on ‘Healthcare providers’ perception of tuberculosis-related stigma: Drivers and manifestations within Nepal’s cultural context’
Highlights 👇 (Thread 1/4)
Highlights 👇 (Thread 1/4)
The selected photography for the The Union World Conference on Lung Health #CommunityConnect Artwork/Photography Exhibition, "Towards a Safer Tomorrow" - Gaurav Gautam, 11, Begins 3HP Preventive Therapy for Latent TB, is funded by @theunion.org under the #CRITIC project.
#UnionConf #EndTB
#UnionConf #EndTB
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The selected photography for the The Union World Conference on Lung Health #CommunityConnect Artwork/Photography Exhibition, "Towards a Safer Tomorrow" - Gaurav Gautam, 11, Begins 3HP Preventive Therapy for Latent TB, is funded by @theunion.org under the #CRITIC project.
#UnionConf #EndTB
#UnionConf #EndTB
Out of the two; the selected artwork for the The Union World Conference on Lung Health #CommunityConnect Artwork/Photography Exhibition, "A Wall That Speaks" – TB awareness mural combating TB-related stigma, was funded by Stop TB Partnership under the #ChangeTB project.
November 20, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Out of the two; the selected artwork for the The Union World Conference on Lung Health #CommunityConnect Artwork/Photography Exhibition, "A Wall That Speaks" – TB awareness mural combating TB-related stigma, was funded by Stop TB Partnership under the #ChangeTB project.
BNMT team at the vibrant ‘COMMUNITY CONNECT’ wall at The Union World Conference on Lung Health @theunion.org ! 🎨✨
Thrilled that two of our works have been selected for Art & Photography Exhibition at #UnionConf, highlighting 'Stigma & the Voices of Vulnerable Populations'. #EndTB #WCLH2025
Thrilled that two of our works have been selected for Art & Photography Exhibition at #UnionConf, highlighting 'Stigma & the Voices of Vulnerable Populations'. #EndTB #WCLH2025
November 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
BNMT team at the vibrant ‘COMMUNITY CONNECT’ wall at The Union World Conference on Lung Health @theunion.org ! 🎨✨
Thrilled that two of our works have been selected for Art & Photography Exhibition at #UnionConf, highlighting 'Stigma & the Voices of Vulnerable Populations'. #EndTB #WCLH2025
Thrilled that two of our works have been selected for Art & Photography Exhibition at #UnionConf, highlighting 'Stigma & the Voices of Vulnerable Populations'. #EndTB #WCLH2025
@theunion.org Dr Nimalan Arinaminpathy from @who.int showing that by addressing social determinants of TB, we could achieve 80% incidence reduction in just 9 years! 😯Without addressing social determinants, not in our lifetime!! #WCLH2025 #unionconf #EndTB
November 19, 2025 at 4:31 AM
@theunion.org Dr Nimalan Arinaminpathy from @who.int showing that by addressing social determinants of TB, we could achieve 80% incidence reduction in just 9 years! 😯Without addressing social determinants, not in our lifetime!! #WCLH2025 #unionconf #EndTB
Live from the #UnionConference #WCLH2025 @theunion.org !
John Green, author of 'Everything is Tuberculosis', at the opening session, giving the keynote address.
John Green, author of 'Everything is Tuberculosis', at the opening session, giving the keynote address.
November 19, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Live from the #UnionConference #WCLH2025 @theunion.org !
John Green, author of 'Everything is Tuberculosis', at the opening session, giving the keynote address.
John Green, author of 'Everything is Tuberculosis', at the opening session, giving the keynote address.
Glad to share that our study article by Swastika Shrestha et al. based on project BREAKING the stigma has been featured by Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters Journal. Have a read and share within your networks!😃👇
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#evidencematters #cervicalcancer #hpv #selfcare #srhr #evidencematters | Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters
🌍 World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day – 17 Nov 2025
In the fight to eliminate Cervical Cancer, #EvidenceMatters.
Cervical cancer is preventable yet still causes ~2,000 deaths annually among Nepali...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Glad to share that our study article by Swastika Shrestha et al. based on project BREAKING the stigma has been featured by Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters Journal. Have a read and share within your networks!😃👇
www.linkedin.com/posts/sexual...
www.linkedin.com/posts/sexual...
Catch @bnmtnepal.bsky.social at the Union Conference in Copenhagen! Our colleagues Anchal Thapa, Raghu Dhital, and Max Caws will be presenting various studies at the conference!
See you there!😀
(thread)
See you there!😀
(thread)
November 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Catch @bnmtnepal.bsky.social at the Union Conference in Copenhagen! Our colleagues Anchal Thapa, Raghu Dhital, and Max Caws will be presenting various studies at the conference!
See you there!😀
(thread)
See you there!😀
(thread)
Humbled to receive appreciation letter from the Honorable Health Minister of Koshi Province, Til Kumar Menyangbo Limbu, during the Provincial Annual Review Workshop, acknowledging BNMT Nepal’s long-standing contribution to health projects in the province.🌟
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Humbled to receive appreciation letter from the Honorable Health Minister of Koshi Province, Til Kumar Menyangbo Limbu, during the Provincial Annual Review Workshop, acknowledging BNMT Nepal’s long-standing contribution to health projects in the province.🌟
Honored to receive appreciation from the Nawalparasi and Dhanusha Health Offices! Huge kudos to our dedicated teams for their outstanding efforts in these districts. 🙌🌟
#CRITICProject @theunion.org
#NatTBProject #GlobalFund #UNDPNepal
#ACCELERATE @unimelb.bsky.social
#CRITICProject @theunion.org
#NatTBProject #GlobalFund #UNDPNepal
#ACCELERATE @unimelb.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Honored to receive appreciation from the Nawalparasi and Dhanusha Health Offices! Huge kudos to our dedicated teams for their outstanding efforts in these districts. 🙌🌟
#CRITICProject @theunion.org
#NatTBProject #GlobalFund #UNDPNepal
#ACCELERATE @unimelb.bsky.social
#CRITICProject @theunion.org
#NatTBProject #GlobalFund #UNDPNepal
#ACCELERATE @unimelb.bsky.social
Catch our colleague Anchal Thapa Magar at #ISPOR2025 on 12 Nov! She’ll present her poster on “What is the cost of preventing tuberculosis? A cost-effectiveness analysis of household contact tracing with TB Preventive Therapy in rural & urban Nepal.” Don’t miss it!
November 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Catch our colleague Anchal Thapa Magar at #ISPOR2025 on 12 Nov! She’ll present her poster on “What is the cost of preventing tuberculosis? A cost-effectiveness analysis of household contact tracing with TB Preventive Therapy in rural & urban Nepal.” Don’t miss it!