📑 NEW READ The LIGHT Consortium ’s policy brief highlights key challenges and proposes potential solutions for enhancing the supply chain management of TB commodities in Kenya. Check it out here ⤵️ shorturl.at/T3SMr #YesWeCanEndTB #UKaid FCDO Global Health Research @Dr Wesley Tomno

A person with #TB has the potential to spread to 5-15 people. In 🇺🇬, #TB is four times more prevalent among men than women. Watch how Dr Jasper Nidoi The LIGHT Consortium’s Early Career Researcher is aiming to address this issue: youtube.com/watch?v=9u6N-R… FCDO Research Makerere University Lung Institute

Director of Public Health, Dr. Chukuma Anyaike highlighted that the TB program lacks a dedicated research component during the Operational Research workshop. He thanked @lightontb for support, emphasizing the need for accurate data and active contributions to global knowledge.

Climax of the Workshop on Operational Research: john bimba discussed @lightontb impact on EIDM workshops covering practical skills in accessing, appraising, synthesizing & applying evidence, calling for the need to package research into understandable policy briefs for policymakers

We are excited about the ongoing deliberations on enhancing research uptake and communication for Tuberculosis in Uganda, Nigeria, Malawi, UK and Kenya. The pace has been set! AFIDEP The LIGHT Consortium Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme Zankli Research Centre The Respiratory Society of Kenya.

🎤BlogAlert! Utilising evidence is vital for developing targeted interventions to address social determinants of health & promote equitable access to TB services. Stakeholders working to end TB must be equipped to make effective & evidence-informed decisions. FCDO Global Health Research

Fabulous to finally be at the AFIDEP office in Nairobi with The LIGHT Consortium colleagues 🙌🏻

Collaborating in Kenya! Members of the The LIGHT Consortium Research Uptake and Research teams from Kenya 🇰🇪, Uganda 🇺🇬, Malawi 🇲🇼, Nigeria 🇳🇬 and the UK 🇬🇧 met in Nairobi to reflect on the impact the Consortium’s had so far. FCDO Global Health Research

The future looks exciting as we continue to generate new evidence to inform policies that are gender-responsive. Learn more: light.lstmed.ac.uk/research-2 #YesWeCanEndTB FCDO Global Health Research

So great to see Dr Jasper Nidoi and Mphatso D.S. Phiri presenting their work at the LSTM PGR Student Conference! Keep up the great work 🙌👏

Hear what Wanjiku Kagima from The Respiratory Society of Kenya. had to say after collaborating with colleagues at the The LIGHT Consortium Research Uptake meeting in #Kenya 🇰🇪 The LIGHT Consortium aims to generate impact that will help contribute towards ending the tuberculosis epidemic. #UKaid FCDO Global Health Research

🌎 Happy International Youth Day! The LIGHT Consortium joins the global celebration, highlighting the power of digital tools in engaging & empowering youth. Our photovoice study in 🇲🇼 shows how young voices are the way to #EndTB. #WorldYouthDay Read blog here: shorturl.at/WE33b

Being TB aware allows you to quickly identify TB symptoms and seek medical attention as soon as possible. TB awareness on an individual level helps to control the spread of TB and minimize the impact of the disease on global health.

Expert calls for gender-sensitive approach to tackle tuberculosis dlvr.it/TCzFvS