The LIGHT Consortium
@LIGHTonTB
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A consortium of health research and policy organisations working in Africa and the UK to transform gendered pathways to health for TB. Funded with UK aid.
Africa
Joined March 2020
While much progress has been made to recognise the role of gender in tuberculosis (TB), further work is needed to reduce disparities in disease burden and to ensure person-centred, equitable access to prevention and care. However, reductions in funding and shifts in global
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👩🏾⚕️ Do young men & women face different TB mortality risks? @rhodapola @ReSoKenya 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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👨🏾⚕️ How can TB services better reach men? @jaspernidoi presents at #WCLH2025: A mixed-methods evaluation of a gender-specific TB intervention in #Uganda. Extending clinic hours, using male champions & integrated screening improved men’s access to TB care. #TB #GenderAndHealth
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📸 What does life after TB look like & how can survivors shape the response? @katswincey presents his poster at #WCLH2025: “You will never be the same”: A photovoice study with TB survivors in Uganda Survivors share their challenges & strengths calling for a holistic TB response
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Huge congratulations to @ReSoKenya CEO Jeremiah Chakaya Muhwa, the well-deserved winner of The Union Medal at the World Conference on Lung Health 2025 in Copenhagen! 🏆 What an incredible achievement and contribution to lung health! #UnionConference2025
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Strong representation from the Lung Institute at the annual @LIGHTonTB meeting. We remain committed to advocating for policies and interventions that close the gaps in gender-equitable TB programming. #MLIat10 @brucekirenga @jaspernidoi @winterzie @ikimuli2020 @mnattimba
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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: https://t.co/4qiXxoFVyn
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Kenya is strongly represented at @UnionConference on Lung Health 2025! Great to see the team in Copenhagen, including: Ms. Mueni (Nairobi County), @KELINKenya team (CEO Allan Maleche, Timothy Wafula, Duke Otieno), Ms. Elizabeth (CMMB) & @Stephenshikoli1(National Co-ordinator)
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💬 Can community-wide TB screening change the epidemic’s trajectory in Uganda? Alexandra Richards (Glasgow) presents at #UWCLH! Twice-yearly #ACF drives since 2022 show strong potential to reduce #TB incidence & mortality. #TB #GlobalHealth #Epidemiology #Modelling #Uganda
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Is TB more common in cities or rural areas? New analysis by Seyed Alireza Mortazavi at #UnionConf2025: • Urban > Rural in Africa • Rural > Urban in Western Pacific • Similar elsewhere 2.3M participants 26 countries using a Bayesian model fitted to WHO data. 🤝 by @LIGHTonTB
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📢TODAY! @Natty_AZ (Karu, Nigeria) presents his e-poster at #UnionConf2025: Evaluating community-based initiatives on TB knowledge & attitudes in Nasarawa, Nigeria. Using machine learning to measure real community impact. #TB #GlobalHealth #AI #Nigeria @ZankliC
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📢 Happening today at #UnionConf2025! “No-one ever asked us before!” — Join Beate Ringwald, Mary Mpakibi, @zakiiii7637762, Rebecca Karimu, @MaziChukwuebuk1, @jaspernidoi & @rhodapola to explore participatory visual methods in TB research and community engagement. #TBResearch
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📢 Today at #UnionConf2025! @ebube_aneke shares a community-driven, gender-responsive TB intervention in peri-urban Nigeria—co-developed with local stakeholders to boost TB knowledge, reduce stigma, and improve access to care. #TBResearch #GlobalHealth #GenderAndHealth @ZankliC
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📢 Happening today at #UnionConf2025! Men often have higher TB rates than women—but does this reflect true prevalence? Join Nicole Swartwood (@HarvardChanSPH), supported by the LIGHT Consortium, as she shares new Bayesian analyses on TB by sex in LMICs. #TBResearch #GlobalHealth
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Day 1: @LIGHTonTB 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. @FCDOResearch
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🎙️ Podcast! Host @KerryMillington talks with ECRs @jaspernidoi & @MaziChukwuebuk1 about their work on @LIGHTonTB tackling gender & social barriers to #TB care in Africa With insights from Dr Mohammed Yassin (@GlobalFund) Listen👉 https://t.co/VNe7iPYU1o
#EndTB @FCDOHealthRes
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Today at Waridi Paradise Hotel marked the session with the Young TB Champions as part of the ongoing dissemination of our research findings.
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DESTINE Study 🇳🇬 @MaziChukwuebuk1's PhD research reveals how gender-responsive, locally co-created #TB care can improve access, reduce stigma, and save lives. A powerful reminder that equity begins with listening to communities. Watch → https://t.co/Oim5ZTeSN9
@FCDOHealthRes
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@LIGHTonTB partners are working with a gender lens to: 🔹 Make clinics more welcoming to men 🔹 Strengthen gender data systems 🔹 Enhance community outreach 🔹 Integrate TB care with wider health systems Read our research work in 🇲🇼: https://t.co/pmPpjdEMoi
@FCDOHealthRes
light.lstmed.ac.uk
Research activities carried out by the MLW team include:Use of Bayesian multi-level statistical modelling of TB prevalence survey data from low- and middle-income countries, synthesise available data
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Dr Augustine Choko @MLWmalawi noted that two-thirds of TB transmission is attributed to men — to other men, women, and children. 👉 Targeting men in TB interventions protects everyone. @FCDOHealthRes
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