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New TB vaccines needed to tackle AMR
New TB vaccines needed to tackle AMR shares a collective call to decision-makers to prioritize TB vaccine R&D as a signature piece of global health and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) agendas. The brief, from the TB Vax ARM, draws on the latest research in health and economic modelling to demonstrate how new TB vaccines could significantly help control drug-resistant TB, in a cost-effective and affordable way.
Read MoreMeet the 2023 TB Vaccine Advocacy Fellows
The WGNV and TB Vax ARM, in collaboration with IAVI, are proud to welcome seven participants for a TB vaccine advocacy fellowship. The fellows, representing affected community members, advocates, and early career researchers from five different countries, have come together for a skill-sharing and co-creation program featuring a lineup of workshops led by advocacy experts from around the world. Over the course of the fellowship, the budding TB vaccine advocates will also join forces to develop a collaborative advocacy campaign that will be launched ahead of World TB Day on 24 March.
Read MoreWords Matter: a researcher’s obligation to think before speaking.
As a teenager, I always said that I would dedicate my life to something meaningful. No matter how big or small the contribution, I vowed to commit my time and energy toward the betterment of others’ wellbeing. I was unsure of the exact route I would take but I trusted myself to know that I’d…
Read MoreLooking at the Future of TB Research as an Early Career Researcher
Despite the discovery of the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) by Robert Koch in 1882, there are still many questions regarding the pathophysiology of TB that remain unanswered—particularly in the differentiation and marked variability between latent (asymptomatic, non-transmissible) and active (symptomatic, transmissible) stages of infection. In 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated…
Read MoreTB advocates call on Europe to fulfil commitments for new TB vaccines
As representatives of communities affected by tuberculosis (TB) – including survivors, researchers and civil society organizations – we demand long overdue global investments in the research and development of new TB vaccines commensurate with the disease’s devastating impact. The sixth Global Forum on TB Vaccines will be virtually hosted by Toulouse, France this February 22–25…
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