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from The TB Sequel Project
11
09
Dec

Health-seeking behaviour and patient-related factors associated with the time to TB treatment initiation in four African countries: a cross-sectional survey

In 2022, tuberculosis (TB) was the second-leading cause of global deaths from a single infectious agent. Delays in initiating TB treatment can lead to increased morbidity and mortality.
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11
09
Dec

Adjunctive N-Acetylcysteine and Lung Function in Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis remains a global health concern, and half of cured patients have permanent lung injury. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) has shown beneficial antimicrobial, antioxidant, and immunomodulatory effects in preclinical tuberculosis models. We examined its effects on tuberculosis treatment outcomes.
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11
29
Oct

Post-TB Webinar with Civil Society Organizations

Learn about the post-TB burden, challenges faced by TB patients and survivors, and the crucial role of civil society in addressing the post-TB long-term (lung) consequences. This webinar will provide valuable insights for healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in TB impact.
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11
31
Oct

TB Sequel Launch

After two years of online meetings and video calls, it was exciting to have the TB Sequel annual meeting in-person in Magaliesburg, South Africa in March this year. This meeting was attended by 42 people representing the research and co-ordinating teams from the participating TB Sequel sites.
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11TB Sequel Annual meeting - March 2023
18
May

TB Sequel Annual meeting – March 2023

After two years of online meetings and video calls, it was exciting to have the TB Sequel annual meeting in-person in Magaliesburg, South Africa in March this year. This meeting was attended by 42 people representing the research and co-ordinating teams from the participating TB Sequel sites.
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11
24
Nov

Stakeholders’ workshop on the use of digital platforms for research data management

Stakeholders’ workshop on the use of digital platforms for research data management and sharing in sub-Saharan Africa CYSTINET-Africa, TAKeOFF, and TB Sequel projects, through the support from, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research under the CYSTINET-Africa, organized a collaborative initiative to explore the use of digital platforms for early translation of health research findings in...
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11
21
Sep

Virtual scientific meeting

Due to the current epidemic, the TB Sequel team came together for a virtual scientific meeting on the 22 – 23 July. Baseline findings were presented and discussed for each Research task. Masters and PhD students had the opportunity to present their work. Fruitful discussion also included brainstorming the future of TB Sequel in 2022...
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11
03
Jun

TB Sequel and COVID-19

The world has taken on a new normal with the COVID-19 pandemic. We find ourselves practicing social distancing and wearing face masks when around others. Amidst COVID-19, we still have TB that we are battling around the world. TB Sequel principal investigators and study coordination teams are closely monitoring the COVID-19 health situation at the...
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11
18
May

Research Networks for Health Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa Mid-term Meeting, 28-31 January 2020.

Members of the TB Sequel team attended the Research Networks for Health Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa mid- term meeting which took place from the 28th to the 31st of January 2020 in Accra, Ghana. The team took part in facilitating some of the workshops held during the meetings and some of the TB Sequel students displayed posters...
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11
23
Jan

Milestone Reached

We are very happy to announce that we have reached a milestone in the TB Sequel project. Enrolments into the cohort are complete and we have reached 1509 participants across all four sites. Enrollment into the NAC Research Task 5 in Tanzania is still ongoing. A huge thank you to the TB Sequel team for...
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11
15
Oct

Monitoring Workshop

Johannesburg, South Africa 29 July – 1 August 2019 The monitoring workshop was hosted by the WITS Clinical HIV Research Unit (CHRU) and Aurum in Johannesburg. The aim of this workshop was to provide the monitors with an opportunity for “cross-pollination” of knowledge and supplement ongoing mentorship for themselves. During the workshop, the monitors shared...
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11
06
Sep

Spirometry, Mbeya Tanzania

Spirometry, Mbeya Tanzania Certificate of Competence in Foundational Spirometry short course and Spirometry Quality Assurance and Over-reading 29 July – 2 August 2019 I love Mbeya! Every time I am blessed with the opportunity to travel, I learn something about myself as well as the place I am visiting. I have learnt that I love...
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11
06
Sep

Spirometry, Maputo Mozambique

Spirometry, Maputo Mozambique Certificate of Competence in Foundational Spirometry short course and Spirometry Quality Assurance and Over-reading 5 – 9 August 2019 The team at CISPOC (Centro de Investigação e Treino em Saúde da Polana Caniço) in Maputo are simply delightful. I thoroughly enjoyed spending the week with them in learning spirometry over 4 days....
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11
06
Sep

Spirometry, Johannesburg South Africa

Spirometry, Johannesburg South Africa Spirometry re-training, quality assurance and over-reading 22 – 26 July 2019 In an effort to ensure excellence in spirometry and to maximize the amount and quality of the spirometry data in the TB Sequel study, The Klinikum der Universität München Division for Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine created a unique opportunity...
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11
06
Sep

Spirometry, Banjul Gambia

Spirometry, Banjul Gambia Certificate of Competence in Foundational Spirometry short course and Spirometry Quality Assurance and Over-reading 12 – 16 August 2019 How many people can say they have visited 8 countries in a 24-hour period? Well that is what it took for me to arrive in Banjul! I left Maputo, stopped over in Johannesburg...
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11
14
Aug

The Third Annual TB Sequel Meeting – Maputo 2019

The third annual TB Sequel meeting was held from the 3rd to the 5th of July 2019 in Maputo, Mozambique. It was hosted by our colleagues at the INS site and representatives from all the network partners were in attendance.  This meeting provided an opportunity for all the sites to come together to discuss the progress of...
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11
20
Nov

49th Union World Conference on Lung Health, 24-27 October, 2018 in The Hague, Netherlands.

         
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11
14
Nov

Site Initiation Visit for a Therapeutical Sub-Study of TB Sequel in Mbeya, Tanzania

     
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11
24
Jul

TB Sequel Annual Meeting

     
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11
20
Apr

MRC UNIT THE GAMBIA AT LSHTM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL LEPROSY AND TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAM COMMEMORATES WORLD TB DAY AT SUKUTA

     
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11
08
Jan

BMBF NETWORKING EVENT “RESEARCH NETWORKS FOR HEALTH INNOVATIONS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA”, 05-06 December 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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11
29
Sep

TB SEQUEL LAUNCH IN MOZAMBIQUE, 17TH – 21ST SEPTEMBER 2017

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11
28
Sep

NIMR-MMRC PREPARATION FOR RECRUITMENT

   
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11
27
Jul

TB SEQUEL LAUNCH IN THE GAMBIA, JULY 18th to 21st, 2017

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11
12
Jul

TB SEQUEL LAUNCH IN TANZANIA, 3rd – 6th JULY 2017

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11
29
Jun

TB SEQUEL LAUNCH IN SOUTH AFRICA, 19th – 22nd June 2017

We are pleased to announce that the first of four sites for the TB sequel project has been initiated. This site initiation visit (SIV) took place at the Clinical HIV Research Unit in Johannesburg.
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11
25
May

CLINICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC TRAINING, 2nd – 5th May 2017, Johannesburg, South Africa

In the first week of May, TB Sequel study clinicians and clinical coordinators came together in Johannesburg to participate in the clinical and socio-economic training organized and provided by coordinating TB Sequel team and invited facilitators.
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11world-tb-day-gambia TB Sequel Project - Research, Capacity Development, Networking
12
Apr

WORLD TB DAY CELEBRATION AT MRC ON MARCH 29, 2017 AT SEMEGA JANNEH HALL COMMUNITY CENTER IN FAJARA, THE GAMBIA

Annually the Medical Research Council (MRC) in Fajara, The Gambia joins the world to celebrate World TB day! This year, MRC has celebrated differently by inviting important stakeholders, such as youths leaders, community heads, chiefs, health care providers and nurses for community group discussions about the signs and symptoms of TB, timely diagnostic measures and...
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11coordinator-meeting TB Sequel Project - Research, Capacity Development, Networking
02
Apr

TB SEQUEL COORDINATOR MEETING, 22nd – 24th MARCH 2017 IN MUNICH, GERMANY

Aurum (South Africa) and LMU (Munich), the coordinators of the TB Sequel project, organized a 3 day meeting in Munich, Germany from the 22nd – 24th March 2017. This meeting consisted of fruitful discussions around all aspects of the 5 Research Tasks, capacity development and networking strategies, as well as monitoring and communication plans. The...
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11training TB Sequel Project - Research, Capacity Development, Networking
01
Apr

TB SEQUEL MONITORING TRAINING, MARCH 13th – MARCH 17th IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA

The objective of the training was to train internal Clinical Research Associates (CRA) who will monitor the progress of the project to ensure that it is conducted in accordance with the approved protocol, study relevant SOPs, GCP and all regulatory requirements. They are responsible for verification of adequacy of study personnel qualification as well as...
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11official-kickoff TB Sequel Project - Research, Capacity Development, Networking
28
Feb

Meeting of the “Research Networks for Health Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa” initiative

Official Kick-off Meeting of the “Research Networks for Health Innovations in Sub-Saharan Africa” initiative in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania on February 14 – 15, 2017 One of the large-scale funding measures of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) was realized in late 2016: the “Research Networks for Health Innovations in Sub-Saharan...
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11Lusaka meeting TB Sequel Project - Research, Capacity Development, Networking
10
Nov

TB Sequel workshop November 8th in Lusaka, Zambia

The TB Sequel workshop took place during the EDCTP Forum in Lusaka, Zambia on November 8, 2016. Site investigators, main study clinicians and project managers from (LMU) Germany, MRC (The Gambia), INS (Mozambique), MMRC (Tanzania) and WITS and AURUM (South Africa) attended this meeting. During this workshop investigators discussed remaining issues related to the study...
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11Joburg meeting TB Sequel Project - Research, Capacity Development, Networking
04
Jun

TB Sequel kick-off meeting, May 30th – June 2nd 2016

During the first week of June 2016, TB Sequel Network partners from INS (Mozambique), MMRC (Tanzania), MRC (The Gambia), WITS (South Africa) and LMU (Germany) came together in the AURUM offices in Johannesburg, South Africa for a first TB Sequel joint meeting. The 3 day meeting included study protocol discussion session, separate meetings with investigators...
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