@dopapus @LGosce @AGasparrini75 @ra_clark18 @juliapescarini @richardwhite321 @Rein_Houben @lshtm_tbmod @LSHTM_TB @LSHTM.

There's an urgent need for integration of TB response into national, regional & global climate response strategies, esp in areas w high burden of TB. Failure to act will not only stall progress to #endTB but will also exacerbate global health inequities and social disparities.

But no studies directly linking climate change and TB, warranting research to build evidence for action.

We reviewed the literature for key pathways, including food and water insecurity, displacement, and disrupted healthcare access. We found extensive evidence supporting the existence of plausible links between climate change and TB.

We drew on existing knowledge of TB determinants, identified those likely to be sensitive to the effects of climate change, and conceptualised mechanistic pathways through which this might occur.

TB & climate change: @WHO report out now, building on an analytical framework we developed to explore the intersections and implications for the TB epidemic. Key message? TB should be considered a climate-sensitive disease

Starting now, @tb_mac seminar by @kc_horton on the potential impact of reducing gender disparities in TB burden and care in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, and Uganda.

RT @farukshaikh: Well researched story by @RupsaChak on #Tuberculosis and how a poor diet can lead to serious health issues and death. Must….

RT @UN_News_Centre: .@UNReliefChief Tom Fletcher briefed the UN Security Council on the humanitarian situation and the protection of aid wo….

RT @dr_madhavib: Did you register for the Nutrition-TB course at the @McGill_SPGH?.Join us with an exciting line-up of faculty & panelists….

RT @LSHTM_TB: The Effects of Reductions in United States Foreign Assistance on Global Health @SSRN @kc_horton @CFMc….

There is a pressing duty to address unmet chronic health needs of displaced people, including estimating burden & assessing current provision to effectively intervene. The need is there,& only likely to increase.@LSHTM @LSHTM_TB @petedodd24 @KevinvZandvoort @dopapus @imuzk.

In our letter @GlobalHealthBMJ, with incidence of 170,000 we found displaced people bear ~2% of global TB incidence burden, & 4% of TB deaths. TB also accounts for 3.5% of all deaths in IDPs. As rates of displacement continue to climb this could reach 11% of all TB deaths by 2035.

In 2024, 68million people were displaced by humanitarian crises, & are at increased risk of TB, the world's biggest infectious disease killer. We urgently need estimates to identify the scale of this problem & drive our response. We provide initial numbers

RT @cmmid_lshtm: 🦠 On World TB Day, we wanted to highlight some of the Centre’s research in #tuberculosis. One recent publication from @CFM….

RT @dranuragb: A timely piece in light of initiatives in TB-nutrition in India, as well as the WHO's keenly awaited revision of its guidel….

Lots more to read in the paper, thanks to long discussions in @TheUnion_TBLH .Nutrition working group, with @dr_madhavib @Ptisile @ChelsieCintron @JanikaHauser @KobtoKoura @Rein_Houben @dranuragb .@LSHTM @LSHTM_TB.

At end of treatment: we recommend reassessing anthropometric measures to assess nutritional recovery. Those who remain underweight should receive close follow-up to detect early relapse.

During treatment: we recommend weight monitoring, where lack of weight gain at end of intensive phase should prompt investigation of food insecurity/poor treatment adherence/malabsorption/uncontrolled diabetes/drug resistance.

At treatment initiation: we recommend standard nutritional assessment with anthropometric measurements & haemoglobin estimation, as well as macronutrient & micronutrient support with counselling.