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MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · 1d

🧬 TB remains one of the world’s top infectious killers.
Where, in your opinion, should innovation funding go next?

🟦 Diagnostics
🟦 Shorter treatments
🟦 Vaccines
🟦 Health systems

🌐 Read the WHO Global TB Report 2024: www.who.int/teams/global...

#TB #GlobalHealth #InfectiousDiseases #WHO

Global Tuberculosis Report 2024

www.who.int

MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · 7d

🩺 WHO now recommends a 6-month all-oral regimen for drug-resistant TB: shorter, safer, and easier to complete. A major step forward in global TB care.

📄 Full update: www.who.int/news/item/15...

#TB #GlobalHealth

WHO announces landmark changes in treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis

The World Health Organization (WHO) today released its Consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis (TB)- Module 4: treatment and care, consolidating all previous guidelines into a single comprehensive doc...

www.who.int

MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · 8d

🧠 UN: Children face a “new era of crisis.” For TB, this means more gaps in #care, fragile systems, and kids left behind. We can’t end #TB without reaching the most vulnerable.

🔗 news.un.org/en/story/202...

#EndTB #ChildHealth #GlobalHealth

Funding cuts jeopardise global fight against tuberculosis, WHO warns

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in the United States – are threatening decades of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB), st...

news.un.org

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MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · 9d

❤️ On #WorldHeartDay, a reminder: #TB can affect more than lungs, it can influence hearts.

New research shows 1 in 5 patients with tuberculous pericarditis develop deadly heart failure post-surgery. Early care matters.

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#EndTB #HeartHealth

Analysis of risk factors of low cardiac output syndrome after pericardiectomy for tuberculous constrictive pericarditis: A retrospective study

Low cardiac output syndrome (LCOS) is the leading cause of death after cardiac surgery. Studies have shown that 24% of postoperative mortality in pati…

www.sciencedirect.com

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MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · 13d

🩺 New Lancet study: Men are ~1.7x more likely than women to be infected w/ #TB due to biology and gendered factors.

Question for you: How can we design TB strategies that reflect real sex & gender differences without oversimplifying?

🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#GlobalHealth #HealthEquity

Sex differences in the risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based immunoreactivity surveys

Men have higher M tuberculosis immunoreactivity risk than women, which is likely to be a key driver of the sex differences in global tuberculosis morbidity and mortality. This difference could be due ...

www.thelancet.com

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MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · 20d

New NEJM study shows 3 oral, 9-month regimens are noninferior for rifampin-resistant #TB. A win for patient-centered care + policy updates.
🔗 www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

#TB #GlobalHealth #HealthPolicy #InfectiousDisease

www.nejm.org

MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · 22d

🧠Rethinking TB care: Integration isn’t a burden; it’s a cost-effective, people-centred strategy. A new @thelancet.com article makes the case for linking #TB, lung health & shared risks.

🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

#Tuberculosis #LungHealth #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #TheLancet

Integrated care for tuberculosis and lung health

In 2023, tuberculosis claimed approximately 1·3 million lives,1 providing a stark reminder of the persistent inequities and widening gaps in access to tuberculosis services and care worldwide. Tubercu...

www.thelancet.com

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MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · 29d

🧪 New stool #qPCR test improves pediatric #TB detection in high-burden settings! It's #non-invasive, has a high specificity, and improves pediatric TB detection where sputum or gastric sample collection is challenging.

🔗 academic.oup.com/jpids/articl...

#PediatricTB #GlobalHealth #Diagnostics

Performance of a Novel Stool Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay for Pediatric Tuberculosis Detection in Sub-Saharan Africa

AbstractBackground. Children have paucibacillary tuberculosis and cannot provide expectorated sputum. Invasive specimen collection, by gastric aspiration o

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TB Proof @tbproof.bsky.social · Sep 8

Good food is part of the fight against TB . Let’s make nutrition a priority for everyone on treatment! #EndTB youtu.be/VYQOKK7wIjI

Good food fights TB . Nutrition should be part of every treatment! #endtb

YouTube video by TB Proof

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MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Sep 5

🚨 Exciting global health opportunity!
@isglobal.org is hiring a Medical Research Fellow (Tuberculosis) in Manhiça, Mozambique.

Lead impactful TB research with a top team.
🩺 MD + 4yrs clinical exp
🗓️ 2-yr contract
🔗 Apply: jobs.isglobal.org/jobs/6376227

#GlobalHealth #TB #ResearchJobs #PublicHealth

Medical Research Fellow, Area of Tuberculosis - Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)

The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) is a cutting-edge institute addressing global public health challenges through research, translation into policy and education. ISGlobal has a b...

jobs.isglobal.org

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MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Sep 5

🔍 New MTBI-led study shows gaps in #TB awareness in #Mozambique particularly among adults w/ #HIV and caregivers of children.

🛑 Low TB knowledge
⚠️ Stigma
🚫 Gender barriers

Call for community-driven interventions.

📖 journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

#GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #HealthEquity

Although tuberculosis is a preventable and treatable disease, its management has been challenging for tuberculosis control and prevention programs in low- and middle- income countries such as Mozambiq...

journals.plos.org

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MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Jul 23

👏🏾A heartfelt thank you to all our speakers, attendees, and partners who made this event such a valuable and meaningful experience.

@manhica_cism
@isglobal.org global.org
@fundacionareces.bsky.social
@acesurafrica.bsky.social

MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Jul 23

🙌🏾Yesterday marked a truly memorable moment! The very first @mtbi.bsky.social Initiative Forum was a resounding success!

🤝It brought together passionate experts and researchers to exchange ideas on #TB prevention & explore exciting developments in vaccine research.

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MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Jul 22

Join us as we shine a spotlight on tuberculosis prevention and the latest scientific advances, especially in vaccine development.

🟢Be part of the conversation.
🟡Be part of the change.

MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Jul 22

The day has arrived! Don’t miss our very first @mtbi.bsky.social Forum today alongside the 4th Manhiça Foundation Global Health Symposium.

➡️ Follow it online: lnkd.in/dbJT_KWG

@isglobal.org @fundacionareces.bsky.social eces.bsky.social
@acesurafrica.bsky.social africa.bsky.social @manhica_cism

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MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Jul 18

This event aims to raise awareness about tuberculosis prevention and highlight scientific advances, particularly in the field of vaccine development.

👉 Stay tuned for more updates!

@isglobal.org @fundacionareces.bsky.social @acesurafrica.bsky.social @manhica_cism

MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Jul 18

💥We are delighted to announce that our initiative @mtbi.bsky.social will be hosting its first-ever Forum, taking place alongside the 4th Edition of the Manhiça Foundation Global Health Symposium, on July 22!

📝Register to attend virtually or in person: www.cismmanhica.org/simposio25

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Alberto Garcia-Basteiro @agbasteiro.bsky.social · Jun 30

We just published a piece about the participation of people deprived of liberty in #tuberculosis vaccine trials. Should they be protected from research, or through research?

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

@thelancetinfdis.bsky.social @isglobal.org @mtbi.bsky.social

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MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Jul 3

💥Today we share great news! @agbasteiro.bsky.social has been honored with the XX Banc Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research! 👏🏾

🔗 fundacionbancosabadell.com/la-fundacion...

#PremiosBiomédicaCiencias #LaCulturadelTalento #Investigación

La Fundación Banco Sabadell premia dos investigadores por sus trabajos sobre la tuberculosis y sobre el diseño computacional de enzimas - Fundación Banco Sabadell

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MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Jul 2

The enriching event held at the Research Center Borstel, in Germany, brought together global experts to share cutting-edge science and best practices in #TB diagnosis and treatment.

👏Proud to be part of this collaborative effort to strengthen the fight against tuberculosis.

#endTB #MTBI

MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Jul 2

We participated in the European Advanced Course in Clinical Tuberculosis #EACCTB 2025, organized by TBnet.
Our PI @agbasteiro.bsky.social was an invited speaker on the clinical spectrum of TB, contributing to the scientific exchange with his expertise.

#endTB #GlobalHealth #MTBI

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MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Jun 30

We argue that this exclusion is scientifically flawed and ethically unjustifiable.

#endTB #VaccineEquity #EthicsInResearch #TheLancet #MTBI #GlobalHealth

MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Jun 30

🚨Our paper published in @thelancet.com calls for the ethical inclusion of people in prison in TB vaccine trials. Despite facing a disproportionately high burden of #TB & other infectious diseases, incarcerated populations are routinely excluded from research.
www.isglobal.org/en/-/ensayos...

Vaccine trials in prisons - ISGLOBAL

On the right of people in prison to participate in biomedical research, as long as their autonomy and rights are fully respected

www.isglobal.org

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MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Jun 26

This year’s Forum theme was: “Better health through global research partnerships.”
Hosted by the Ministry of Health of Rwanda and the Rwanda Biomedical Centre, and jointly organised by Global Health EDCTP3 and the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) Association.

MTBI @mtbi.bsky.social · Jun 26

#MTBI was proud to join the 12th #EDCTP Forum last week in Kigali, Rwanda. The event brought together global leaders to advance clinical research and partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa. A great opportunity to connect, share insights, and support better health through global collaboration.

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