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Côte d’Ivoire included its 100th patient in the Infectious and Tropical Diseases Department of the Treichville Hospital and University Center in Abidjan. Pictured here is the team involved in recrutment and follow-up of trial participants.
🚀 The 'WHO Guidance for Best Practices for Clinical Trials' will be launched! With the support from the @rbx_healthdept via the @EDCTP. 📅 Webinar on the 25th Sept (13-14.30 CEST) where Michael Makanga will be participating. Register below 👇 🔗bit.ly/4gsPEnQ
In Madagascar, the 100th patient was included at the Befelatanana site (Antananarivo), one of the 3 sites that includes 3 to 4 patients per month since Feb. 2021. See the site and coordination team, taken during the celebration of the event. Always ready for the next step!
📢Call for abstracts Don't miss this opportunity to showcase your #tuberculosis research at #TBAfricaWS! Abstract submission closes on 12 April 2024 More info 👉tinyurl.com/4kvp93da
👩🔬In 2024, €140 million will be allocated to #research projects working on #HIV, NTDs, AMR and much more! 👨💻Make sure to join our information sessions on 6 & 7 February to learn more about how & when to apply! 📥Registration here: shorturl.at/vETX8
Curious about elevating healthcare evidence through good Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs)? Join the webinar: Returning to the Principles of Good RCTs. In English, Spanish, Portuguese and French 6 February 2024, 11:30 UCT Register: zoom.us/webinar/regist… With @goodtrials
In August 2023, inclusions in the INTENSE-TBM trial have reached 50%, thanks to the great work performed by the clinical research units of 4 African countries (Madagascar, Ivory Coast, South Africa and Uganda) who coordinate the activities of a total of 13 referral hospitals.
Our latest 📨newsletter is out, with updates on: ✅Eleventh EDCTP Forum ✅2023 EDCTP Prizes: call for nominations ✅Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 joins EDCTP Association ✅Open call for @EDCTP3 Stakeholders Group ✅Events, project news & much more! Read it at 👉tinyurl.com/5n7kd43w
TB meningitis is a devastating manifestation of MTb infection, with an unacceptably high rate of morbidity and mortality. Influenced by the success of the RECOVERY trial, researchers asked if lessons could be learnt for TBM trials. Read more: tinyurl.com/53cc8frk
Esencial Proyecto INTENSE-TBM en Africa sobre meningitis tuberculosa. Dr Juan Ambrosioni de @hospitalclinic @IntenseTBM @juanambro1 #worldtbday #diamundialtb
The INTENSE-TBM trial protocol has been published in Open in BMC Trials Journal. Go to the journal page: trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… Or download pdf: rdcu.be/cZgYT @EDCTP #Tb Visit intense-tbm.org
Le #MOOC "Essais cliniques dans les #maladies infectieuses et tropicales" est officiellement lancé! Inscription gratuite jusqu'au 2 novembre. ✍️Inscrivez-vous ici: bit.ly/3yL9fup @FunMooc @institutpasteur @FondationIpsen #education #santepublique #clinicaltrials
Great @IntenseTBM capacity building for @pasteurMG TB team in Barcelona @juanambro1 @idibaps
Great @IntenseTBM capacity building for @pasteurMG TB team in Barcelona @juanambro1 @idibaps
Today in Bordeaux the 6th General Assembly of the @EDCTP INTENSE-TBM project took place. It brought together representatives of all beneficiaries as well as external members for fruitful discussions.
Really happy and proud to share the first paper of the @IntenseTBM project where we describe the Capacity Building activities in Sub-Saharan Africa during the pandemics. Tackling TB meningitis morbidity and mortality in people with and without HIV. link.springer.com/article/10.100…
🚀The #ANRSagency will host the launch of the new Global Health EDCTP3 Join this event online to learn about this program which strengthens collaborations between EU and Africa to tackle #infectiousdiseases 🗓️10 May-15:30 📍@PariSanteCampus & online 👉bit.ly/3s8n0ku
[🦠#WorldTBDay2022] 2/4 Le projet ANRS @IntenseTBM étudie une nouvelle #stratégie #thérapeutique visant à réduire la mortalité et limiter les atteintes neurologiques de la #tuberculose méningée, la forme de #TB extra-pulmonaire la plus létale. ➡️bit.ly/3Lb1jHc
💊🔬🧪La revue de littérature @Inserm - #agenceANRS #COVID19 de la semaine est en ligne ! Au menu, 24 nouveaux articles sur les #vaccins, le #variant #Omicron, le #CovidLong et l'#immunologie. 👉A découvrir ici : bit.ly/3BHja3C
🎉MOOC Innate Immunity REGISTER NOW: fun-mooc.fr/fr/cours/innat… This MOOC describes the players and the whole orchestra involved in innate immunity against pathogens. @institutpasteur @FunMooc @ImmunoBladder
We are pleased to celebrate the 100th patient included in INTENSE-TBM trial at the opening of the year 2022. Congratulations to the teams in Ivory Coast, Uganda, South Africa and Madagascar !

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