Poverty is a major driver of TB.Conditional cash transfers combined with counselling improve pre-treatment loss to follow-up.In this economic analysis our modelling projections show that this intervention is cost-effective and can reduce incidence and mortality.
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Also, as a fun (?) fact, during that trip, I had a small accident in the flat I was staying in and lost a tooth, so in a way, I left a part of me in Montreal. 🤷♂️
Today, I'll be presenting our work on estimating the global burden of viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection at the Advanced TB Diagnostics course, part of the @mcgill.ca Summer Institutes in Global Health. I attended this course in 2019 and am very honoured to be among the speakers now!
New publication now out in @lancetgh.bsky.social!
New #TB #vaccines are being trialled in older adolescents and adults, and we comment on the advantages and challenges of including younger adolescents who have historically been excluded.
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