Jody Boffa
@BoffaJody
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Ally, advocate, and activist advancing TB literacy, support and partnership in the research space. Formally trained in community-based research & epidemiology.
Cape Town, South Africa
Joined January 2019
I hope Terry Wickham from @edmontonfolkfest is at K-days tonight to book @KNAAN as a future headliner.
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#Springboks did it last yyar for the SA win. Now I'm ready for my home team to bring home the Cup! Go #Oilers ! https://t.co/CqZhVgsyvD
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The Oilers are one win from history. The Panthers are one loss from infamy. Zach Hyman scored his playoff-leading 16th goal and Stuart Skinner made 20 saves as Edmonton defeated Florida 5-1 on Friday...
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South Africa's updated Standard Operating Procedures for TB screening using digital chest x-ray were approved by @NNdjeka and the @TBThinkTank_za EXCO this afternoon. Congrats to the team led by @LimakatsoLebina, Elias Ramarumo, Kavi Velen, and @Lucyconnell12. Document out soon.
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Join us today at noon SAST for the first ever #TBThinkTank webinar featuring Dr @FlorianMMarx and Abigail de Villiers. Register at
Join #TBTT today at 12pm as we discuss "Assessment of TB healthcare service provision under the #COVID19 epidemic and the epidemiological impact of #TB health service disruptions in SA". 🔗 https://t.co/DxDBRT9Hdq
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Why nuance in health messaging is important. No medical intervention comes without risk. We as consumers must balance the risk of disease against the risk of the intervention.
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The story of a Quebec man who developed a debilitating skin condition after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine has struck a chord with many Canadians, dozens of whom reached out to share their own similar...
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Shout out to #OttawaSpur where our Zulu-nanadian family can entertain our 3-year-old daughter and enjoy the yummy ribs with our older kids. Love that it's named after Canadian capital! #HeartFMSpur
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988 will become a 3-digit suicide hotline in Canada next year. Memorise it. Share it. May you never lose yourself or a loved one unnecessarily to mental illness.
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A long-anticipated three-digit suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline will come online in 2023, Canada's telecommunications regulator said Wednesday.
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Congrats to an amazing mentor who is so deserving of the honour.
Huge congrats to @DaftaryAmrita for her tenure and promotion to Associate Professor at @YUGlobalHealth 🥳 We are very excited and proud to have her teach and conduct impactful research here!
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Great news from #SouthAfrica's national #TB programme today: updated guidelines on TB preventive therapy mean shorter regimens will soon be widely available to people at higher risk of disease. Great work @NNdjeka @MvusiL @TBHIVCare @TBProof @Auruminstitute #TBThinkTank
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50,000 votes and sadly (and as expected) three quarters got it wrong… we need to raise the profile and awareness around # TB!!
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Great to see this out. The new 4-month regimen holds great potential for improving #TB adherence and outcomes.
WHO just published for the first time CONSOLIDATED guidelines on drug-susceptible #TB, also including a new recommendation on the use of a 4-month rifapentine-containing regimen (HPMZ) -- another first for TB! https://t.co/wSbtSeNcmC
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📢 a new Cochrane review: Rapid molecular tests for TB and TB drug resistance: a qualitative evidence synthesis of recipient and provider views… https://t.co/neBwksHU5m CONGRATS @nc_engel @eleanor_ochodo on sharing this important work 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼
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Have your say on integrating #tuberculosis services! Join our first live Friday Forum discussion 🗓️this Friday 29 April, 14:00-15:00CET ➡️ https://t.co/c2pArkTiaF
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WHO announces updates on new TB antigen-based skin tests for the diagnosis of TB infection https://t.co/dJmcAoIOi5 Overall, the new TBST class of tests were as sensitive as TST and IGRA, making them suitable alternatives.
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63,000 people died in #SouthAfrica from COVID last year. 61,000 died from #TB. Both are air-borne diseases that affect the lungs. Why aren't we talking about the TB pandemic? #WorldTBDay #InvestToEndTB
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📷 TB social science scholars & students share projects and favourite social science theories! Full video in bio! Rachel Hennein, @DaftaryAmrita, @Zimasa21289783! Don’t forget 👉🏼 register for our webinar TOMORROW to hear from about social science & TB https://t.co/KihwiG52ed
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