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Recent Tuberculosis Research from The Lancet Global Health

Recent Tuberculosis Research from The Lancet Global Health

By /October 18, 2025 /0 comments /Articles, General, Publications, Research

This section highlights recent articles published in The Lancet Global Health focusing on tuberculosis prevention, screening, and coverage mapping. Mapping Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccination coverage in Africa from 1990 to 2022: a novel spatiotemporal modelling study Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, MPH ∙ Beth Gilmour, PhD ∙ Prof Archie C A Clements, PhD ∙ Prof Peter Gething, PhD ∙ Susan F Rumisha, PhD ∙ Jailos Lubinda, PhD ∙ Kefyalew Addis Alene, PhD  https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00304-3/fulltext The effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, budget impact, and return on […]

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WHO releases policy brief on tuberculosis among populations at high-risk and for people in vulnerable situations

WHO releases policy brief on tuberculosis among populations at high-risk and for people in vulnerable situations

By /July 28, 2025 /0 comments /Guidelines, Publications

The World Health Organization has issued a comprehensive new policy brief spotlighting the persistent threat of tuberculosis (TB) among populations at high risk and for people in vulnerable situations. This timely policy brief brings to the fore the disproportionate burden of TB among people who are socially and economically disadvantaged, […]

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TRAC Leadership Re-elected for Next Three Years

TRAC Leadership Re-elected for Next Three Years

By /April 15, 2025 /0 comments /News

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The Tuberculosis Research Advisory Council (TRAC) has re-elected its current Chairperson, Professor Afework Kassu, Director General of the Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), and Vice Chairperson, Professor Gemeda Abebe from Jimma University, to serve for another three-year term. The decision was made during the council’s regular […]

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