Close
Date: 11 February 2025
Time: 12:30 - 14:00 (GMT)
Format: Hybrid
Location: Manson Lecture Theatre, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT
Join: https://lshtm.zoom.us/j/93881522214
Families affected by tuberculosis (TB) face many challenges because of different health, social, and structural problems which overlap and interact. Traditional approaches to tuberculosis screening do not address pre-existing risks. In this symposium we will explore recent research findings on the multiple impacts of tuberculosis on members of affected households, and discuss how programmers, policy makers and funding agencies can support person-centred tuberculosis screening.
PROGRAMME:
CHAIRS:
Lele Rangaka
Katharina Kranzer
Setting the Scene – A Civil Society Perspective on Person-Centred Care
Tenzin KunorBurden of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases Among Household Contacts in Tanzania and South Africa
Tina MinjaIntegrated Multi-Component Health Checks for TB Household Contacts in Zimbabwe
Edson MarambireEvidence from an Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis on Comorbidities Among TB Household Contacts
Yohhei HamadaGlobal Perspectives on Integrated TB Screening and Care for Household Contacts
Claire CalderwoodPanel Discussion / Audience Q&A
"Where Do We Go From Here?"
Biosketches
Tenzin Kunor is an MDR-TB survivor and a member of We Are TB, a TB survivor-led advocacy and support organization in the United States. He is a global policy senior associate for RESULTS. Tenzin has a strong passion for combining affected community narratives with research to understanding of lived experiences, empower communities, and to power movements. Through his work he strives to strengthen communities and addresses social inequities in health and education.
Yohhei Hamada is an Infectious Disease trained Clinical Research Fellow at UCL. He has experience in policy development and technical assistance related to tuberculosis prevention at the global and national level, including leading evidence reviews to inform WHO guidelines. He is a co-investigator of a tuberculosis prevention trial in people with diabetes and a lead investigator of a multimorbidity sub-study in the CUT-TB project.
Lilian Tina Minja is a medical doctor and researcher at the National Institute for Medical Research - Mbeya Centre. Dr Minja has a Masters’ in internal medicine and more than 10 years’ experience in tuberculosis clinical trials and implementation research, ranging from evaluation of new diagnostics, shorter treatment regimens, preventive therapy, tuberculosis among people who use drugs and post tuberculosis lung disease.
Edson Marambire is a public health expert, clinical researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Munich (LMU), Germany. With a strong background in clinical research and public health in Zimbabwe, Edson's has over a decade’s experience implementing HIV and TB programmes. His research aims to address the unique challenges faced by vulnerable populations in resource-limited settings while integrating innovative, community-focused solutions.
Edson.Marambire@lrz.uni-muenchen.de
Claire Calderwood is a medical doctor and researcher at The Health Research Unit Zimbabwe and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK. As part of a Wellcome-funded Clinical PhD Fellowship in Global Health, her research is exploring the multimorbidity and person-centred tuberculosis screening among TB-affected households in east and southern Africa.
Claire.calderwood2@lshtm.ac.uk
Note that details may change. Contact us at tb@ucl.ac.uk if you have questions.