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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Can TB care keep up with the needs of young people? See how LIGHT Consortium's participatory study in Kenya is reshaping differentiated care and shaping how facilities like Rhodes Clinic operate today.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Men continue to experience more than twice the prevalence of TB than women across LMICs. This LIGHT Consortium-supported systematic review and meta-analysis adds to the evidence for gender-responsive TB prevention, diagnosis, and care. 📖 journals.plos.org/plosmedicine... #TB #EndTB #GlobalHealth

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Person-centred #TB care needs more than good policy - it needs stronger health systems. Our participatory study with healthcare workers, managers and policymakers in #Nairobi identified local innovations, highlighted implementation barriers, and proposed practical ways to improve TB care.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

What if targeting TB in men could benefit entire populations? This new modelling study from @alexandra-richards.bsky.social suggests exactly that 👇 ✔️ More treatment coverage ✔️ Address social & structural risks 👉 Big reductions in TB incidence & mortality 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

🚨 HAPPENING NOW | 25 March 2026 | Sunbird Capital Hotel, Lilongwe AFIDEP & @MLW_Research, with Malawi's NTLEP, are hosting a high-level Dissemination forum on gendered TB evidence, spotlighting the disproportionate burden of TB on men in Malawi. 🎯 Theme: Evidence on Gendered TB: A Focus on Men

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

LIGHT shares findings from a 6-year TB programme in Uganda led by @maklunginstitute.bsky.social calling for gender-responsive, people-centred care. NTLP testimonies show stronger capacity, with data shaping policy and survivor-led Photovoice transforming TB programmes.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Dr Obioma Chijioke-Akaniro launches the Inspirational Women Seminar Series at LSTM with “I Dare to Try,” sharing her journey in medicine, leadership & advocacy. 📅 1 Apr 2026 ⏰ 11:30–12:30 BST 📍 Liverpool + online 🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/liver... #GlobalHealth #WomenInScience

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

📍Ahead of the 2026 World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on 24th March, the LIGHT Consortium partners in Kenya, AFIDEP & ReSoK in collaboration with Kenya’s Ministry of Health Division of Tuberculosis and Lung Health the National TB Prog are hosting a Kenya National Stakeholders' Dissemination Forum.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

The forum provided a strategic platform to review programme performance and tackle priority challenges in TB treatment and care nationwide.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Dr Kathure further committed to regular engagement with the County Health Directors leadership to sustain momentum on these priorities. As Kenya intensifies its efforts to end TB, county-level leadership remains essential to ensuring services reach the communities most in need.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

After the presentations, County Directors of Health discussed effective ways to engage private providers. Dr Kathure, Head of Kenya's National TB Program, emphasized involving all service providers, including those not currently offering TB services & reaching vulnerable groups like adolescents.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

🔸 Rhoda Pola, LIGHT Research Coordinator at ReSoK, presented on age- and gendered TB pathways - covering evidence-informed policy insights, Kenya's experience applying a gender lens across the TB care cascade, and lived experiences of young people with TB in Nairobi County.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

LIGHT shared 2 presentations of our findings. 🔸 Dr Brenda Mungai, of AFIDEP, provided evidence with reflections on translating gender-disaggregated TB data into action & practical approaches for gender-responsive and youth-friendly TB service delivery across primary health care settings.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

The LIGHT partners in Kenya, AFIDEP & ReSoK joined County Health Directors from all 47 counties at a high-level one day round table discussion in Naivasha, convened by the MoH’s National TB Programme to strengthen Kenya's TB response.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Join us for the closing webinar of the LIGHT research programme exploring gender-responsive approaches to TB care. 📅 31 March 2026 |⏰ 12:00–13:30 BST Hear key findings from 6 years of global research, community-led insights, and what’s next for scaling impact. 👉 Register: shorturl.at/QVLDX

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

The LIGHT Consortium was at the SADC Secretariat Annual Health Ministers Meeting. Date: 21-24 Feb 2026 Venue: Sandton, Gauteng, SA

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 📣 @ReSoKenya & @Afidep join stakeholders to organise the 7th Kenya International Scientific Lung Health Conference. Work in TB, lung health or health systems? 📍 5–8 Aug 2026 📌 Mombasa ⏳ 31 Mar 2026 📩 Submit your abstract: www.resok.org/kislhc/abstr...

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Season’s Greetings from the LIGHT Consortium 🌟 We’re grateful to everyone who has contributed to our work this year—partners, collaborators, and the wider community. Here’s to reflection, rest, and renewed energy for the year ahead. Warm wishes for the festive season!

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

👩🏾‍⚕️ Do young men and women face different TB mortality risks? Today: Rhoda Pola (Nairobi, Kenya) presents at #WCLH2025: Gender-specific predictors of TB mortality among adolescents & young adults in Kenya. Findings highlight gendered vulnerabilities & opportunities for targeted TB interventions.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

👨🏾‍⚕️ How can TB programmes do more to reach men? Jasper Nidoi (MLI) presents findings from a gender-specific TB intervention combining extended clinic hours, male champions, & integrated health screening. Results show how gender-specific strategies can improve #TB detection & engagement among men

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

📸 What does life after TB really mean for survivors? Today at #WCLH2025, Winceslaus Katagira (MLI) shares a photovoice study giving TB survivors in #Uganda the chance to tell their stories through photography. Their voices reveal resilience, challenges & the need for a more inclusive TB response

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

At the #2025UnionConference, The LIGHT Consortium conducted a workshop titled: “No-one ever asked us before! Building trust & collaborative action through participatory visual methods in #TB research.” Read more: lnkd.in/ejH8bSax

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Visit the Community Connect Photography Exhibition at the #2025UnionConference, Bella Centre Balcony 3, to learn more about the LIGHT Consortium amazing work.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Our photos are telling a story are at a display at the #2025UnionConference #CommunityConnect, Bella Centre Balcony 3. 📷 Our photography exhibition features work that we have conducted using the photovoice study method. Learn more: light.lstmed.ac.uk/research-2

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

💬 Can community-wide TB screening help bend the curve in Uganda? Today at #WCLH2025, @alexandra-richards.bsky.social presents modelling on Uganda’s twice-yearly active case-finding campaigns. The work suggests these community efforts are meaningfully reducing #TB incidence and mortality.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Is TB more common in cities or rural areas? New analysis presented by Seyed Alireza Mortazavi at #WCLH2025 today! • Urban > Rural in Africa • Rural > Urban in Western Pacific • Similar elsewhere 2.3 million participants 26 countries using a Bayesian model fitted to WHO data. 🤝 by @LIGHTonTB

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

TODAY! Innovation from Nigeria at the Union Conference! #WCLH2025 Nathan Zoakah presents an e-poster on how community-based initiatives improved TB knowledge and attitudes in Nasarawa — using machine learning to assess impact. #TB #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #Nigeria @zanklic.bsky.social

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

🗓️ Workshop #UnionConf2025! Learn how Beate Ringwald, Mary Mpakibi, Zakariah Abdukkahi, Rebecca Karimu, Chukwuebuka Ugwu, Jasper Nidoi & Rhoda Pola use participatory visual methods to build trust, centre lived TB experiences & foster equitable research partnerships. #CommunityEngagement #TBResearch

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

🗓️ Happening today at #UnionConf2025! Chidiebube Aneke from @zanklic.bsky.social presents a gender-responsive, community-led TB initiative in peri-urban Nigeria that’s reducing stigma and improving access to care. #TB #GlobalHealth #Equity #UnionConference2025

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

🗓️ Happening today at #UnionConf2025! Are men really more affected by TB? @nswartwood.bsky.social (Harvard), with support from the LIGHT Consortium, presents new Bayesian insights into TB prevalence by sex across LMICs. #TB #Epidemiology #GlobalHealth

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Day 1: the LIGHT Annual Consortium meeting kicks off this morning at the Crown Plaza in Copenhagen. Consortium partners from Nigeria, Malawi, Kenya, Uganda and the UK meet to discuss the key research findings, research uptake and impact so far.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Dr Augustine Choko Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Programme - a LIGHT Consortium partner in Malawi noted that two-thirds of TB transmission is attributed to men — to other men, women, and children. 👉 Targeting men in TB interventions protects everyone. Read about our research in Malawi: bit.ly/47hcWuj

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

“We can’t end tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 without focusing on men.” – Dr Eliya Zulu During a panel discusion at the Malawi’s Research Dissemination Conference, Dr Zulu of the LIGHT Consortium emphasised the need for gender-responsive and evidence-informed strategies to tackle TB.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

The LIGHT Consortium is participating in the Malawi National Public Health Research Dissemination Conference. 🏢 BICC in Lilongwe ⏰ 29-31 Oct 2025 Theme: Advancing Public Health Research for Building Resilient and Sustainable Systems. Learn more: light.lstmed.ac.uk/research/res...

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Last week (23–24 Oct) LIGHT cohosted Annual TB Mngrs meeting in Joburg, SA with SADC Secretariat. Participants were NTP Mgrs, dvpt partners, & regional health leaders from the 16 member states in Southern Africa to review progress, share lessons & strengthen collaboration in the fight against TB.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Today, with representatives from Kenyan's MoH's National TB prog & partners in Kenya AFIDEP & ReSoK, Dr Katherine Horton from @LSHTM led an eye-opening, interactive session on understanding TB modelling & how these models help shape better decisions & progs

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

At the 2025 Lung Health Symposium, key voices shaped Kenya’s TB response. Dr Jeremiah Chakaya, CEO at the Respiratory Society of Kenya a LIGHT Consortium partner in Kenya, called for bold action & a balanced approach to tackling TB that includes biomedical as well as addressing social determinants.

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

On this #WorldLungDay2025 The LIGHT Consortium call all for action. 📍Protect lungs, save lives, invest in person-centred, data-driven TB interventions that reach the most vulnerable by leaving no one behind We can collectively foster a healthier society. #HealthyLungs @zanklic.bsky.social

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

🚨 Malawi youth speak out on TB: "Kufotokoza zomwe anyamata ndi atsikana amakumana nazo akadwala TB" "Uncovering lived experiences of young men & women affected by TB.” Read new photovoice booklet⤵️ 📘 light.lstmed.ac.uk/resources/li... #HealthEquity #Photovoice

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

“Twalwala, n’etufuna obujjanjabi era n’etuwona naye tetwasigala kye kimu” "We fell sick, received treatment, recovered-but were never the same.” Uganda TB survivors share their Luganda voices through photovoice - amplifying lived experiences & perspectives 📘 light.lstmed.ac.uk/resources/li...

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

“I used to crush 40 jerry cans of stone a day. Now I can barely lift 10.” This is the reality of life after TB. 📘 Explore a remarkable photovoice study with survivors in Uganda: light.lstmed.ac.uk/resources/li... #TBsurvivors #PublicHealth #Photovoice #EndTB

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

With support from LIGHT, @maklunginstitute.bsky.social has launched cascade training on #EIDM & gender integration for 20+ NTLP managers in Uganda! Led by ToTs trained 2 yrs ago, this effort embeds evidence & equity in TB/leprosy programs & national training materials. #MLIat10 #HealthEquity

photo of meeting room with people sitting in a U shape looking at a presentation on the screen. One person is presenting and another talking on a microphone

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Dr Ebuka Ugwu from @zanklic.bsky.social presented insights from the DESTINE study to the NTBLCP in Nigeria. The study highlights urgent gender gaps in #TB care & unveils a community-led, gender-responsive solution that: ✅ Improved TB knowledge ✅ Reduced stigma ✅ Boosted screening & notifications

Chukwuebuka Ugwu presenting and pointing at the screen whilst his PowerPoint slides are displayed. Group photo is of people in the meeting. L to R: Chidi Aneke; John Bimba; Chukwuebuka Ugwu; Obioma Akaniro; Nathan Zoakah; Chimaroke Obasi; Oluwafunmilayo Omosebi; Olawumi Olarewaju

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

🥁 LIGHTConsortium partners in 🇰🇪, the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) & the Respiratory Society of Kenya are facilitating a scientific manuscript writing workshop to advance TB Research capacity. 📍Naivasha 🗓️14–18 July 2025 Learn more: bit.ly/4kILd98

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

LIGHT joined the world to mark #WorldPopulationDay2025.👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Under the theme “To realise the rights and choices of those on the margins of our societies, we must count them – because everyone counts!"🙌🏾 #YesWeCanEndTB

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

📊 Supporting data-driven TB response in Nigeria Vibol Iem from the LIGHT programme worked with NTBLCP & Zankli Research Center to analyze TB data through the lens of poverty, gender & education. Paving the way for equity-focused, gender-responsive action. #TBResearch #EndTB #HealthEquity #Nigeria

4 people standing in a semi circle smiling and looking towards the camera. sign in the middle stating 'national tuberculoisis & leprosy control programme (NTBLCP) Federal Ministry of Health'

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

NEW STUDY! 📣 A large global study found men are more likely to be exposed to TB than women. The reason? Likely social behaviours: • More time in crowded indoor spaces • Delays in seeking care READ MORE ⤵️ 🔗 www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... @petermacp.bsky.social @hannahrickman.bsky.social

infographic highlighting the key points from the paper published in the Lancet: Sex differences in the risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic review and meta-analysis of population-based immunoreactivity surveys

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

🔍 New insights from 🇳🇬 #TB data: ➡️ Women more likely to be screened ➡️ Men had worse outcomes ➡️ TB-HIV co-infection higher in women LIGHT ECR @MaziChukwuebuk1 calls for gender-responsive TB care. Read the paper ⤵️ 🔗 tinyurl.com/mryxjnsa @zanklic.bsky.social

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

📣 Take note of the date change for the #UnionConference2025. It is now taking place 18-21 November 2025

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The LIGHT Consortium @lightontb.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

. The LIGHT Consortium partners in Kenya, AFIDEP & Respiratory Society of Kenya participated in the National TB & Lung Health Research Dissemination Workshop, where LIGHT, with other key partners, presented ongoing & complete findings to inform policy and practice. 📍Nairobi 📆 May 12

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