12 days to World TB Day. Did you know? @LIGHTonTB @DrTy277 @FCDOHealthRes @NTBLCP1

Parliaments are not just legislative bodies—they are agents of change. Together, we are committed to action that builds a world where tuberculosis is no longer a threat. #InternationalDayofParliamentarism #EndTB @LIGHTonTB @FCDOResearch.

Through informed legislation, community engagement, and sustained investment, parliamentarians are helping to dismantle systemic inequalities and ensure no one is left behind in the fight against TB.

The @LIGHTonTB and @ZankliC celebrates the leadership of Nigerian MPs who are promoting gender-responsive TB care—recognising that women, men, and vulnerable groups often face different pathways and barriers to accessing life-saving TB services.

Today, on International Day of Parliamentarism, we honour the vital role of the Nigerian Parliament, particularly the Committee on HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, in championing inclusive, equitable health systems.

RT @LIGHTonTB: 🔍 New insights from 🇳🇬 #TB data:. ➡️ Women more likely to be screened.➡️ Men had worse outcomes.➡️ TB-HIV co-infection highe….

📷 Congrats to @ZankliC’s Communication Officer @princeoneal for winning the @STOPTB World TB Day 2025 photo contest! We're proud of his role in amplifying the #YesWeCanEndTB message. @ZankliC & @LIGHTonTB remain committed to raising TB awareness in #Nigeria! 🇳🇬📷@FCDOResearch

Dr. Hananiya Samuel,WHO Nigeria emphasized the urgent need to strengthen TB control in Nigeria. 🔹2.5 million Africans live with TB—5 new cases every minute.🔹Catastrophic costs push 71% of patients into poverty.🔹Solution: Scale up diagnostics, partnership & community awareness

@MaziChukwuebuk1, shared insights on his LIGHT Consortium research.✅Developing community-based TB screening interventions tailored towards gender disparities in Nigeria/Uganda.✅Addressing systemic barriers to inclusive healthcare.✅establishing community based intervention LTAG

Highlights of our WTBD Symposium.@Drty shared that @LIGHTonTB is on a mission to END TB leaving NO ONE behind.Funded by @UKaid, LIGHT aims to:.🔍Generate evidence for gender-responsive TB care. 💡Strengthen health systems & research capacity. 🤝Partnering globally for REAL impact

💡Highlights.✅Keynote by @DrTy277.✅Engaging lectures & Q&A sessions.✅Impactful skit on TB challenges & stigma.🌟Students were empowered to become TB champions in their communities.🌟Vice-Principal Mr. Benedict:"This event is a game-changer in educating young minds to fight TB"

@ZankliC and @LIGHTonTB hosted a school advocacy event at GSS Kodape, Karu, Nigeria, ahead of World TB Day, 2025. 📢 Theme: "Yes We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver." .The event educated students on TB prevention and treatment to eradicate TB. #endTB

The LIGHT Consortium’s NCAG meeting was a success! We are grateful to our NCAG for their valuable suggestions moving forward. Members appreciated the reports shared and discussed additional areas to focus on, including collaborations in advocacy and media engagements. #LIGHTonTB

RT @LIGHTonTB: 🗞️READ ALL ABOUT IT!. The @LIGHTonTB Annual e-Newsletter 2023-2024 is out now!. Explore key activities & highlights from the….

The event featured informative panel discussions, the sharing of best practices, including Light's evidence on gender-responsive TB services, and a dinner and award night. @FCDOResearch

The @LIGHTonTB joined other technical and implementing partners of the NTBLCP in a week-long Annual Programme Review. The objectives were to review the NTBLCP's implementation status against set targets and identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, among other.

The conference provided a remarkable platform to advance evidence-based policies, strengthen collaborations, and integrate gender responsiveness into TB programming for a TB-free Nigeria. 🌍💡. #NationalTBConference #EndTB #LIGHTConsortium #TBResearch @FCDOResearch

and poster presentation. @bimbaj spoke on the importance of collaboration during a plenary session emphasizing innovative strategies to address gender disparities in TB, fostering inclusivity in the fight to #EndTB.

✅ @ZankliC in collaboration with @LIGHTonTB, was honored to participate in the National TB Conference 2024, organized by @StopTBNigeria and @NTBLCP. Our contributions included highlighting gender-responsive approaches in TB care and services through our research activities

RT @LIGHTonTB: To meet global targets & the goal to #EndTB by 2030, increased investments are essential in TB research & healthcare service….