Melbourne TB Community MTBC
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The MTBC is a community involved in TB-related science and practise around Melbourne spanning research, public health, clinical care and community involvement
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Joined March 2022
Four weeks until our World TB Event! Join us as we explore New approaches to end TB. @KhaiHuang1 @AnnaCoussens @KWatts74 @justin_denholm Register here 👇🏼 https://t.co/wBzeML1E4r
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The Melbourne TB Community present World TB Day - NEW APPROACHES TO END TB
World Tuberculosis Day - New approaches to end TB 🗓️FRI 22 MAR | 3 - 5PM 📍Doherty Institute Hosted by @MTBCMelbourne with presentations on latest research, TB care and insights from TB community. Register: https://t.co/YvnlPmg781
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🤱Over 200,000 pregnant women and their infants suffer from TB. 📣 Our Maternal and Child TB Working Group led the call for research to #endTB in pregnant and lactating women. They played a vital role in @WHO's call to action and consensus statement: https://t.co/WeG17XIhOJ
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We know genomics is a critical tool for infectious disease surveillance and public health interventions, but how can it best be implemented to manage tuberculosis? Published in @LancetRH_WPac
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@justin_denholm @UniMelbMDHS @TheRMH #EndTB
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A global team co-led by WEHI's Dr @AnnaCoussens, @hanifesmail_tb (@ucl), @Rein_Houben (@LSHTM) has developed a new classification framework for TB (ICE-TB) that aims to improve focus on early TB stages & lead to better diagnosis & treatment: https://t.co/Umj3ztWO0w
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Around 2 billion globally have the TB bacteria with 5-10% developing the disease. Supported by MACH, A/Prof @SarahJDunstan1 @TheDohertyInst & team are developing tests aiming to identify who needs preventative treatment: https://t.co/lIaefyJwem
@TheRMH @WEHI_research #ENDTB
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Ahead of #WorldTBDay we chat with @SarahJDunstan1 about the use of genomics to further our understanding of tuberculosis, helping work to develop tools for control and elimination of the disease globally. Learn more 👉 https://t.co/eHpqWX6dZp
@UniMelbMDHS @TheRMH #EndTB
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📣One week to go! World Tuberculosis Day event 'New approaches to end TB'? 🗓️FRI 22 MAR | 3 - 5PM 📍Doherty Institute Hosted by @MTBCMelbourne with presentations on latest research, TB care and insights from TB community. Register: https://t.co/2qz6rteXvc
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Have you registered for upcoming World Tuberculosis Day event 'New approaches to end TB'? 🗓️FRI 22 MAR | 3 - 5PM 📍Doherty Institute Hosted by @MTBCMelbourne with presentations on latest research, TB care and insights from TB community. Register: https://t.co/2qz6rteXvc
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Join us for an online dissemination event featuring highlights from #UnionConf2023. 🗓️ Friday, 8 December, 2023 ⏰ 12.00-1.00pm 📍 https://t.co/P1jF6JnM0q
@AnnaCoussens @KhaiHuang1 DaniLin Stay up to date with MTBC - https://t.co/kK7ZOWeg6d
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📣 “World leaders are running out of excuses. The urgency to act on TB has never been greater.” - @Marks1Guy The #UnionConf2023 is officially underway 🌎🙌 Read Guy's opening speech: https://t.co/6kvvGhcFrV
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🔔 The Opening Session of #UnionConf2023 will begin at 08:30 CET🚀 Due to limited seating, the session will be streamed online on Union LIVE and across screens in Palais des Congrès. Tune in to Union LIVE here: 🔗 https://t.co/sx3wJ0vD3t
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🕒 Just 5 days to go for the much-awaited #UnionConf2023. The excitement is building up; it's not too late to register to gain valuable insights and learn about the latest scientific breakthroughs in lung health. 🎯 Register NOW 👉 https://t.co/1WtA3bGtxK
#endTB #tobaccocontrol
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Only 1 week to go 'till launch! “An international consensus on early TB (ICE-TB): The path to programmatic impact” @UnionConference symposium SP-28: 10:15am CET on Nov 17th, with @Rein_Houben @hanifesmail_tb @DrAsadZaidi @JamesSeddon10 @MikashmiKohli @RaziaFatima2 @justin_denholm
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Krista Watts will be speaking today on why words matter in TB care. Come to our #WorldTBDay2023 event this afternoon @TheDohertyInst @UniMelbMDHS
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World TB Day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the ongoing impact of the disease on health, social and economic wellbeing.
Since 2000, 74M lives have been saved by global efforts to end TB, yet this preventable and curable infection remains a leading cause of death. #WorldTBDay calls for renewed efforts to end TB 👉 https://t.co/zmm2CCaq4I
#UniMelbPursuit w/@KWatts74
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Want to learn more about @MTBCMelbourne, hosts of the #WorldTbDay event tomorrow? P.S there's still time to register! https://t.co/brRk2zzBQh
@TheRMH @UniMelbMDHS @BurnetInstitute @WEHI_research @SarahJDunstan1 @justin_denholm @KWatts74 @AnnaCoussens @KhaiHuang1 @majumdar_suman
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Tuberculosis (TB) – the oldest and most deadly pandemic – has brought together an informal group of Melbourne-based researchers, clinicians, TB survivors and advocates to strengthen interdisciplinary...
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Senior Social Worker for @TheRMH's Victorian Tuberculosis Program @KWatts74 shares the importance of person-centred care to #EndTB Join the discussion led by @MTBCMelbourne this #WorldTBDay 🗓️ Friday, 24 March, 2 - 4pm 📍Doherty Institute Register 👉 https://t.co/nzx7xXvkCE
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In 2019, TB caused more deaths than any other infectious disease. Over the last years, COVID-19 overtook TB. Thanks to vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, deaths are falling. When the data comes in TB may well be the most deadly infectious disease yet again. #EndTB #WorldTBDay
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Please help support World TB Day 2023, add a #Twibbon now!
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#YesWeCanEndTB by identifying and overcoming stigma, discrimination and other gender and human rights barriers to ensure everyone can access the TB services they need. March 24 #WorldTBDay #EndTB
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