A consortium of health research and policy organisations working in Africa and the UK to transform gendered pathways to health for TB. Funded with UK aid.
Visit our website to learn about our work: https://light.lstmed.ac.uk/
| Tuberculosis & Gender |
The LIGHT Consortium
We cannot #EndTB without communities at the centre.
LIGHT research in Nigeria & Uganda shows community-led TB solutions work—reducing stigma & increasing TB notifications by 35%.
People with lived experience are not beneficiaries—they are partners.
Read more: light.lstmed.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
Nigeria remains one of the highest TB burden countries but our research is driving change through:
🔹 Men-focused TB interventions
🔹 Reduced stigma
🔹 Community-led solutions
🔹 Evidence shaping policy
Ending TB needs partnership & local leadership
🎥Watch: youtu.be/_Fvb5Fw_OLM?...
@zanklic.bsky.social
What does it take to make tuberculosis care truly equitable?
This webinar shares lessons from a 6-year programme across Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, and Malawi—showing how gender-responsive, community-led approaches can improve TB outcomes and influence policy.
Watch: youtu.be/e1NUVIA_ghA?...
Impact. Partnership. Legacy.
The LIGHT Consortium in Malawi has strengthened TB responses through research, collaboration, and evidence-informed action.
Watch how the programme has transformed lives and systems here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8nR...
Building stronger health systems through evidence and collaboration.
The LIGHT Consortium partners in #Kenya has helped to improve TB responses and create lasting impact through research and partnerships in Kenya
Watch the story here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxp4...
@afidep.bsky.social
We won’t #EndTB if young people are left behind.
LIGHT research shows adolescents & young adults face major barriers to TB care in Malawi & Kenya.
We need youth-friendly, gender-responsive services—and young people as partners in designing them.
Act: light.lstmed.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
TB is preventable and curable - yet millions are still affected every year.
The problem isn’t just medical. It’s social, structural, and gendered.
This video shows how LIGHT is working with communities to change that.
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/aaHVqoMTw2E?...
#EndTB #GlobalHealth #HealthEquity
We cannot #EndTB without reaching the “missing men.”
LIGHT research in Uganda & Kenya shows TB services often fail to reflect men’s realities.
Gender-responsive solutions led to a 51% increase in TB notifications. Design services that work for men.
Act: light.lstmed.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
New evidence is shaping TB policy and care in Uganda 🇺🇬 Through LIGHT, researchers at Gombe and Mityana Hospitals tested gender-responsive TB screening to improve diagnosis and care for men.
📄 Read the evidence brief: mli.mak.ac.ug/light-eviden...
🎥 Watch the Uganda video: youtu.be/BuM0MVoQnoQ?...
Why are men more affected by TB in Malawi?
Higher exposure starts in adolescence-linked to smoking, alcohol use & high-risk environments.
Good news:mobile, community TB testing is reaching more men & connecting them to care.
Tackling TB in men protects whole communities:
youtu.be/wMP4f05lgHM?...
