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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · 2d

We’re excited to announce a workshop on "Implementing effective TB #aDSM on the introduction and scale up of novel shorter regimen", an essential session for those working in TB pharmacovigilance, clinical research, and #PublicHealth.

Register here: conf2025.theunion.org/post-graduat...

Post-graduate Courses and Workshops – The Union World Conference on Lung Health 2025

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · 20d

🌏As part of the KNCV ACTS Project, our colleague and Tech. Director, Agnes Gebhard recently visited #Indonesia during the NTP review and engaged with local teams to support country-led #TB response initiatives.

Learn more here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · 20d

💡KNCV IS SHARING KNOWLEDGE, GAINING INSIGHTS ON DIGITAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS!

Our team on Digital Health Solutions recently attended a conference to gain insights on health technologies that can support our approaches to ending #tuberculosis!

Find out more at kncvtbplus.com #TBSky #TB

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · 21d

Supporting countries in strengthening comprehensive #diagnostic and #care approaches is key to ensuring that no one is left behind in reaching quality diagnostic services and TB care.

www.kncvtbplus.com/projects/dre...

@postcodeloterij.bsky.social #TBSky #TB #NPL #NationalePostcodeLoterij

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · 28d

70 MILLION LIVES SAVED SINCE 2002🔥
This huge number represents the lives saved through the collaborative efforts that The Global Fund partnership have devoted over the last 23 years on its mission to end #AIDS, #tuberculosis (TB) and #malaria as public health threats.🚨

#TBSky #HIV #TB

Results Report 2025

The 2025 Results Report captures a pivotal moment in the Global Fund partnership’s fight against HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria. After decades of progress, global health is in crisis. Declining in...

www.theglobalfund.org

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YOUNITE Global @younite4tb.bsky.social · 28d

💓 The #CFCS is the heartbeat of TB-affected communities.

It funds community-led TB programs in 𝟏𝟑𝟖+ 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, giving people power to lead change & transform lives.

⚠️ This lifeline is under threat.

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Sep 8

🤝Strengthening TB care for children in the Philippines!
Interest-holders in the Philippines came together in a recent forum to finalize a policy that will make pediatric #tuberculosis (TB) testing more timely, accurate, and child-friendly.🧒

@unitaid.bsky.social #TBSky

Stakeholders validate interim policy on stool-based LC-NAAT for pediatric TB diagnosis – ASCENT DR-TB

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Sep 8

3HP dispersible child-friendly formulation in Ethiopia, promising results🔥
Pediatric Demonstration Study (PDS) in #Ethiopia
🔥15 health facilities engaged
🔥205 children enrolled in #TB preventive treatment (TPT), of which 163 on the new dispersible #3HP.👏

#TBSky #IMPAACT4TB @unitaid.bsky.social

3HP dispersible child-friendly formulation in Ethiopia, promising results | KNCV Tuberculosis

August 2025 marked the closure of the Pediatric Demonstration Study (PDS) in Ethiopia, part of the Unitaid-funded IMPAACT4TB project. The Closeout Workshop, hosted by KNCV TB Plus at Yatu Hotel in Bis...

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Sep 1

War and conflict magnify the impact of global health threats like #TB💔
🤝With support from The Global Fund, the TB response in Ukraine has been not only maintained but strengthened during #war.

Learn more here: impact.theglobalfund.org/en/global-he...

#TBSky #EndTB #TheGlobalFund

Global Health Security

Fighting deadly infectious diseases is in all our interests

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Aug 19

SOS stool-based testing for #TB is:

✅Child-friendly & non-invasive: no need for sputum
✅Helpful for adults too, useful for very sick patients and people living with #HIV who struggle to produce sputum
✅Cost-saving: stool collection can be done at primary care, cutting down referrals and delays

The SOS Stoolbox: an implementation package for the SOS stool method to detect TB and rifampicin resistance | KNCV Tuberculosis

www.kncvtbplus.com

KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Aug 18

Meet Aida: the first digital treatment companion for people with TB
Aida is a virtual assistant that supports people undergoing #TB treatment via WhatsApp. #Aida offers information, reassurance, and answers to questions 24/7, in the user’s preferred language.

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TBSky

Meet Aida | KNCV Tuberculosis

The First Digital Treatment Companion for People with Tuberculosis

www.kncvtbplus.com

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Aug 15

We all take it for granted to lend a hand, sharing food, giving money, caring for someone, or acting out of our values. But proposed asylum laws in the Netherlands could soon make such acts of humanity a criminal offense.💔
Read more below:
#Netherlands #StopDeAsielwetten #health #Nederland #migrant

Everyone deserves care: Health as a human right, not a privilege | KNCV Tuberculosis

In a time when global political rhetoric around migration is becoming increasingly divisive, and policies more punitive, it is vital to reaffirm a simple truth: health is a human right. Regardless of ...

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Aug 8

🔬 KNCV's Scientific contributions to Global Health in 2025

Over 20 peer-reviewed scientific publications, advancing the global evidence base on #tuberculosis (TB) prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care.

Find them here: www.kncvtbplus.com/kncv-publica...

#TBSky #TB #EndTB #research

KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Aug 4

Strengthening TB care for children and adolescents in Tanzania💫

Read our latest article here
www.kncvtbplus.com/articles/new...

Strengthening TB care for children and adolescents in Tanzania | KNCV Tuberculosis

Key interest-holders and partners working in tuberculosis (TB) care and child welfare in Tanzania participated in the dissemination workshop under the SMT-funded project "Ensure no child suffers from ...

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Jul 18

We are excited to share that the new @who.int Consolidated Guidelines - National TB Prevalence Surveys is out now!🎉

👏Our KNCV colleagues, Petra de Haas and Edine Tiemersma, contributed to the development of this valuable resource for #TB care and prevention.

www.who.int/publications...

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Jul 15

📢Early action saves lives and costs📢

📝 A newly published cost-effectiveness study from the #Netherlands shows that using #IGRA based TBI screening, instead of standard chest X-ray (CXR) screening can significantly improve outcomes for migrant populations at high-risk of #TB disease.🤗
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Cost-effectiveness of tuberculosis infection screening and treatment among high-tuberculosis risk immigrants and asylum seekers in The Netherlands: A cohort modelling study

We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of TB infection (TBI) screening and TB preventive treatment (TPT) for immigrants, asylum seekers, and settled migr…

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Jul 2

Working hand-in-hand with our partners strengthens the KNCV Network, fuels innovation, and helps us build successes from each other's learning.
A strong #KNCVNetwork is driven by the work we do locally and the impact that resonates globally. 🌍✨

Together we can #EndTB!
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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Jun 30

Enhancing Community-Based DR-TB Care in South Ethiopia
By equipping community health extension workers with skills to deliver person-centred care at local health posts, we’re bringing essential #TB services closer to communities, reducing #stigma and improving access.
Read the full article here🔗

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Jun 27

👉Last week we wrapped up a consultative workshop with the People-Centred Framework for TB Programming (PCF4TB) and focused on identifying and designing major activities and sub-activities tailored to strengthen the #TB response at the subnational level in Lagos, Nigeria.💫
Learn about PCF here👇

Home - pcf4tb

The People-Centred Framework for TB programming was developed by Gates Foundation, KIT, WHO, Linksbridge, TB MAC, and by KNCV with input from 10 early adopter countries.

www.pcf4tb.org

KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Jun 27

📢Official launch of the ASCENT DR-TB Project in the Philippines!

The Philippines is one of the five countries that account for 56% of the total estimated #tuberculosis (TB) incidence worldwide.🚨

Read the full note here: ascentdrtb.org/ascent-dr-tb...

ASCENT DR-TB PROJECT LAUNCHED IN THE PHILIPPINES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH – ASCENT DR-TB

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Jun 24

From June 17–19, KNCV Nigeria proudly hosted colleagues from KNCV Kyrgyzstan, KNCV Tajikistan, KNCV Ethiopia, KNCV Tanzania, and KNCV Global.🌐🤝Together we took major steps toward strengthening our network’s governance and collaboration.

Learn more here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Jun 17

👉At KNCV TB Plus, we believe knowledge has the power to transform lives.✨ That's why we're driven to discover, innovate, generate and share knowledge that move us closer to a world free of #TB and related diseases.
📈Learn more about it here: www.kncvtbplus.com/kncv-knowled... 🔗
#TBSky

KNCV Knowledge Institute | KNCV Tuberculosis

The KNCV Knowledge Institute brings together the research and innovation expertise within our network. The Knowledge Institute aims to showcase our track record in research and innovation related to T...

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Jun 13

The global health research community is under threat.

Support the #SOS4EUHealthInnovation campaign to call on the EU to safeguard its investments in and the global impact of health R&I for generations to come.

Visit www.SOS4EUHealthInnovation.org to read and sign the open letter. #TBSky #EU

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Jun 11

📢Economic conditions and social factors play a key role in #tuberculosis (TB) care and management📢

This study not only stressed the extreme need for active surveillance reaching #transgender and other marginalized populations but also an integrated medical and social approach.🛡️
#TBSky #TB #research

Tailored treatment for tuberculosis in transgender individuals: a call for a patient-centered approach from a large Italian cohort - PubMed

Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and management in special populations remain challenging. Data about TB and transgender individuals is scarce, and strategies aimed at reducing the TB burden in this at-ris...

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KNCV TB Plus | KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation @kncvtbplus.bsky.social · Jun 6

As challenges rise, KNCV champions person-centred, community-driven innovations to transform the TB care cascade.💪

👉Learn more about our digital health innovations approach here: www.kncvtbplus.com/articles/new...

#HealthInnovations #GlobalHealth #TBSky #TB #PublicHealth

Digital health solutions, a step forward in challenging times for global health | KNCV Tuberculosis

As challenges rise, KNCV champions person-centred, community-driven innovations to transform the TB care cascade.

www.kncvtbplus.com

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